The Organizational Chart of Hellenic Competition Commission

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE HELLENIC COMPETITION COMMISSION

The new Internal Organisation of the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) brings about significant changes in the structure of the Directorate-General for Competition (DG), by setting up sectoral Directorates (i.e. 'mixed' directorates that focus on one or more adjacent economic sectors), ‘horizontal’ Units dedicated to Economic Research&Documentation and Forensic Detection, as well as a Chief Legal Officer Directorate.

Furthermore, new Directorates that report directly to the President of HCC are created, as well as an Office of the Legal Council of the State at the HCC.

More specifically, the organisational chart of the DG (which reports to the Director-General) is as follows:

• Directorate of Industrial and Consumer Products (Directorate A), consisting of Unit A of Economic and Market Impact Analysis and Unit A of Legal Analysis;
• Directorate of Health and Related Products and Services (Directorate B), consisting of Unit B of Economic and Market Impact Analysis and Unit B of Legal Analysis;
• Food Products Directorate (Directorate C), consisting of Unit C of Economic and Market Impact Analysis and Unit C of Legal Analysis;
• Directorate of Financial Services and Insurance (Directorate D), consisting of Unit D of Economic and Market Impact Analysis and Unit D of Legal Analysis;
• Directorate of Energy and Transport (Directorate E), consisting of Unit E of Economic and Market Impact Analysis and Unit E of Legal Analysis;
• Directorate of Media, Online Services and E-Infrastructure (Directorate F), consisting of Unit F of Economic and Market Impact Analysis and Unit F of Legal Analysis;
• Directorate of Chief Legal Officer, consisting of the Chief Legal Unit and the Personal Data Protection Bureau;
• Directorate of Administrative and Financial Support, consisting of an Administrative Support and Infrastructure Unit, a Human Resources Unit and a Financial Support Unit;
• Information Technology Systems and Forensic Directorate, consisting of the Information Technology & Telecommunication Systems Unit and the Forensic Investigation / Detection Unit;
• Competition Advocacy Unit;
• Market Mapping and Research Unit.

In addition, the following Directorates report directly to the President of the HCC:

• Directorate of Coordination and Secretariat of the HCC, consisting of the Office of Internal Control and the Secretariat Unit; and
• Directorate of International Relations and Communications, consisting of the International Relations Unit and the Digital Communication and Public Relations Unit.