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Greece fines BP, Shell for price-fixing

Posted: 26 November 2008 0141 hrs

ATHENS: Greece’s state competition watchdog has fined British energy giant BP and Anglo-Dutch counterpart Royal Dutch Shell nearly 50 million euros (US$63 million) for price-fixing, the body said on Tuesday. 

The two companies had a “concerted practice” of setting discount policy in gas stations around the country, which amounted to price-fixing, the competition commission ruled. 

At a November 20 meeting, the commission voted by majority to slap a 30-million fine on BP Hellas and a 19.7-million fine on Shell Hellas. 

“The commission found that (the two companies) had no intention of competing against each other and converged their net wholesale prices through proportionally adjusted discounts,” the watchdog said. 

Failure to comply with the ruling within 90 days will incur an additional penalty of 10,000 euros per day, the commission added. 

The ruling is open to appeal at Greece’s administrative courts. – AFP/de

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