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Tuesday, 12 January 2021

Press Release - Ex officio investigations in the market of press distribution in Greece

Subject: Ex officio investigations in relation to alleged infringements of Articles 1 and 2 of Law 3959/2011 and Articles 101 and 102 TFEU in the market of press distribution in Greece and pursuant to the HCC Decision No. 659/2018[1]

Following the Press Release of Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) on 21st of December 2020[2], it is noted thatthe hearing of the Plenary Session of HCC, which had been set to take place on 13th of January 2021, is postponed for the 10th of February 2021 (10:00 a.m., local time). It is also noted that, according to article 23, §§2, 3 of Rules of Procedure& Management of HCC (RPM)[3], the deadline for the submission of memorandum by parties that are not involved in the above mentioned ex officio investigations of HCC, is set until 26th of January 2021* (15:00 p.m., local time), while the deadline for the service of the said memorandum to the involved parties in the ex officio investigations of HCC, is set until 1st of February 2021.

 

* By mistake, Wednesday 27/1/21 was initially set as the deadline instead of the correct one, which is Tuesday 26/1/21.

[1] See https://www.epant.gr/en/enimerosi/press-releases/item/1157-press-release-statement-of-objections-following-an-ex-officio-investigation-in-the-market-of-press.html

[2] See (in Greek) https://www.epant.gr/enimerosi/deltia-typou/item/1249-deltio-typou-aftepaggelti-erevna-stin-agora-dia­nomis-entypou-typou.html. See also (in Greek) https://www.epant.gr/enimerosi/deltia-typou/item/1156-deltio-typou-eisigisi-epi-tis-aftepaggeltis-erevnas-stin-agora-dianomis-entypou-typou.html

[3] See also article 16 of Law 3959/2011.