The Athens Administrative Court of Appeal annuls the decision of the Hellenic Competition Commission on a refusal to supply in the film distribution sector (Technopolis Cine)

Introduction On 29 October 2010, the Athens Administrative Court of Appeal (Dioikitiko Efeteio Athinon, hereafter: the Court) delivered Decision No 2498/2010 annulling Decision No 429/V/2009 [1] of the Hellenic Competition Commission (Elliniki Epitropi Antagonismou, hereafter: HCC) which rejected the complaint of Technopolis Cine. The HCC had found that neither the dominant position of the film distribution company ODEON nor an abuse of economic dependence was established. As to the second finding, the Court ruled that economic dependence does not require previous business relations between the parties and rejected the contrary arguments of the HCC. Consequently, the case has been remitted to the

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Dimitrios-Panagiotis Tzakas, The Athens Administrative Court of Appeal annuls the decision of the Hellenic Competition Commission on a refusal to supply in the film distribution sector (Technopolis Cine), 29 October 2010, e-Competitions October 2010, Art. N° 37150

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