The Athens Administrative Court of Appeals by judgment no. 458/2011 annulled fining decision no. 437/V/2009 of the Hellenic Competition Commission against FIAT (see news item on 14-Apr-09). The Court took…
The automatic removal of restrictions to professional freedom, in terms of access to and practice of professions, took effect as of July 2nd, 2011, by virtue of law 3919/2011 (see…
As of today, the setting up of a company in Greece should take no more than two working days. The new system is in place and has started its operation,…
Law 3919/2011 (A’ 32/2-3-2011) “Principle of professional freedom, abolition of unnecessary restrictions to accessing and practicing professions”, introduces a horizontal prohibition against all restrictions currently in force which have the…
The European Commission has revised its rules for the assessment of co-operation agreements between competitors, so called horizontal co-operation agreements. The new rules, which consist of the Horizontal Guidelines and…
A draft of the proposed text of the new Law, which will replace altogether the existing Law 703/1997 and its modifications, has been made available to the public. The draft…
Law 3898/2010, in force as of 16-12-2010, implements Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and…
By decision No.495/VI/2010 of 15 July 2010, the HCC found that Carrefour Marinopoulos SA violated articles 1 and 2a Law 703/77 and 101 EU Treaty. According to the HCC, specific…
Under the latest tax reform, in particular the provisions of Law 3842/23-4-2010, the exemption from VAT on legal services is abolished with effect as of July 1st. This change affects…
