The Spanish National Competition Commission rules that neither inter- nor intra-brand competition is affected by restrictive practices in the postal sector (Logimail / Unipost)

KEYWORDS
Reference

Spanish National Competition Commission, Logimail, Unipost, Gestion Integral de Correo, S.L. (GIC), Decision No. 618/06, 23 October 2007 (Spanish)

On April 29th, 2005, Logimail filed a complaint against Unipost. Logimail is a postal operator that performs pickup services, sorting and even distribution. To complete the distribution, however, it outsources the service to other postal operators. Unipost is one of the main postal-services providers in Spain. It carries out its activity either directly or through franchisees, one of them being GIC. The practice denounced by Logimail was the constant and unjustified refuse to receive and place a number of postal deliveries -a practice that restrict competition and therefore forbidden by the Spanish Competition Act (‘the Act') [1]. The Servicio Nacional de la Competencia (‘the Service') supported the Logimail complaint and decided to investigate. The Service ended the investigation

Access to this article is restricted to subscribers

Already Subscribed? Sign-in

Access to this article is restricted to subscribers.

Read one article for free

Sign-up to read this article for free and discover our services.

 

PDF Version

Author

  • University College London
    United Kingdom 6 contributions 12869 visits

Quotation

Javier Tapia, The Spanish National Competition Commission rules that neither inter- nor intra-brand competition is affected by restrictive practices in the postal sector (Logimail / Unipost), 23 October 2007, e-Competitions Franchising, Art. N° 15162

Visites 7053

All issues

  • Latest News issue 
  • All News issues
  • Latest Special issue 
  • All Special issues