A new block exemption Regulation (EU No 330/2010) and Guidelines for vertical agreements came into force on 1 June 2010, following expiry of the previous Regulation 2790/1999. Main changes in…
Greece’s Council of State and the Supreme Court of Civil and Penal law (Areios Pagos) both had examined whether the measure of detention for public debts runs afoul the Constitution,…
By decision 468/VI/2009, the Hellenic Competition Commission defined the contents of the notification of concentrations under article 4a L.703/77 (concentrations notified within a month from implementation) and issued the relevant…
Law 3784/2009, published in the Government’s Gazette on 7 August 2009 (in force as of 30 days from publication), has amended a number of provisions of law 703/1977 on free…
By decision No.560/2009 (regular procedure) the multi-member CFI of Patra found in favour of the plaintiff -a software company, granting it exclusive ownership of IP rights over a computer software…
By unanimous decision No. 437/V/2009 of 19 March 2009, the HCC found that Fiat Auto Hellas SA violated articles 1 Law 703/77 and 81.1 EC Treaty (a) by imposing from…
The Minister of Development announced plans to modify certain provisions of Law 703/77 on protection of free competition, aiming at strengthening the Hellenic Competition Commission’s powers and operational effectiveness. The…
Article 26 of Law 3728/18-12-08 introduced the new transfer pricing rules that apply between related undertakings. They have been further elaborated by Ministerial Decision A2-8092/31-12-2008. The new rules follow the…
By decision dated 20-Nov-08, the HCC imposed fines on BP Hellas SA and Shell Hellas SA (30.066.585 and 19.664.888 euro respectively) on the grounds that the two petroleum companies violated…
The HCC’s Directorate General of Competition, acting on a lawyer’s complaint, had taken the view that the long-standing legal restrictions on lawyers to represent their clients in courts (in particular…
