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Kostis Kostopoulos

Hellenic Competition Commission (Athens)

Case Officer

Dr. Kostis Kostopoulos is currently working as a legal expert at the Greek Competition Authority (Hellenic Competition Commission), providing legal assessments on various cases. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toulouse, for which he was honored with the 1st Award of the French Academy in the field of Air Transport (unanimous decision). His doctoral thesis examined the public service obligations for air routes and airports under EC competition law. He has also received the Air Law Scholarship from the Greek State Foundation IKY. Kostis holds an LL.M. in European Law from the University of Toulouse and an LL.B. from Athens University, Faculty of Law (including Erasmus at the University of Rouen in France). Being a qualified lawyer of the Athens Bar Association since 1997, he has also working experience at the European Court of Justice (Chambers of the Advocate General Philippe Léger) and the European Commission (DG TREN - Air Transport Unit). He has published several articles and case notes in Greek and French legal reviews, especially in the fields of air transport and competition law. Kostis is a member of the Société Française de Droit Aérien et Spatial (SFDAS) and the European Air Law Association (EALA), and speaks Greek, French, English and Spanish.

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21362 Bulletin

Kostis Kostopoulos The Hellenic Competition Authority condemns three shipping companies for abuse of dominant position (Samos cruises)

29 December 2008 1511

There are two main points of law in this interesting decision (426/V/2008) that is worth to be mentioned. The first (1) concerns the term of “undertaking” under the provisions of competition law and the second (2) the possibility of publishing a decision of the Greek Competition Authority (...)

Kostis Kostopoulos The Greek Competition Authority condemns two multinational companies for a rebate scheme in the gasoline market (BP / Shell)

20 November 2008 1915

The case concerned the common conduct from the two multinational companies in the Greek gasoline market BP and Shell (40% of the internal market) from 1st January 2003 until 31 Decemer 2003. In particular, the investigation carried out ex officio by the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) (...)

Kostis Kostopoulos The Greek Competition Authority establishes non-compliance with regard to a previous decision but without being able to impose fine again (Karelia)

27 September 2007 2577

The case concerns the conduct of an undertaking (Karelia) that has been condemned by a former decision of the Greek Competition Authority (Hellenic Competition Commission, thereafter HCC), but afterwards did not comply with it. More specifically, in 2000 the HCC found that the producer of (...)

Kostis Kostopoulos The Administrative Court of Appeal of Athens upholds a decision of the Greek Competition Authority condemning eight gas stations for price coordination (Gas stations)

5 May 2007 2613

The case concerned the fixing of uniform prices from eight gas stations in the region of Arta (Northwest of Greece) during 2003. This practice has been discovered and condemned by the Greek Competition Authority (Hellenic Competition Commission, thereafter HCC) in 2004 (Decision 263/IV/2004). (...)

Kostis Kostopoulos The Greek Competition Authority considers that a cemetery can not be regarded as an undertaking according to competition law (Municipal cemetery)

12 April 2007 3210

An individual lodged a complaint with the Greek Competition Authority (Hellenic Competition Commission, thereafter HCC) against a municipal cemetery accusing it of acting in a way that consisted to an abuse of a dominant position. The legal issue at stake was not the conduct of the defendant (...)

Kostis Kostopoulos The Administrative Court of Appeal of Athens upholds a decision of the Competition Authority condemning the two major national airlines for concerted practice (Olympic Airways / Aegean Airlines)

18 November 2004 4907

The case concerned the common conduct from the two major Greek airlines (100% of the internal market) to travel agencies during 2001 and 2002. This behaviour has been condemned by the Greek Competition Authority (Hellenic Competition Commission, thereafter HCC) in 2003 (Decision 249/III/2003). (...)

Kostis Kostopoulos The Greek Administrative Court of Appeal upholds a decision of the NCA condemning the two major press distribution agencies for concerted practice (Press Agencies)

30 July 2004 2620

The case concerned the common conduct from the two major press distribution Greek agencies in the island of Crete (South of Greece) during 1999 and 2000. This behaviour has been condemned by the Greek Competition Authority (Hellenic Competition Commission, thereafter HCC) in 2003 (Decision (...)

Kostis Kostopoulos The Administrative Court of Appeal of Athens quashes a decision of the Hellenic Competition Authority which condemned 22 bakeries for concerted practice (Bakeries)

11 May 2004 2009

The case concerned the common conduct of 22 bakeries in the region of Fokida (Central Greece) in November 2001. This behaviour has been condemned by the Greek Competition Authority (Hellenic Competition Commission, thereafter HCC) in 2002 (Decision 225/III/2002). Fines of 2% of the total (...)

7184 Review

Kostis Kostopoulos, Nikolaos Zevgolis Efficiencies in horizontal and vertical relationships

February 2008 7184

I. Introduction 1. The assessment of a horizontal agreement or vertical in competition law requires the research and evaluation of efficiency gains of this agreement. To examine these gains, the competent body to assess the cartel1 in must address them in such a way as to comply with the (...)