* The report of the European Commission has been sent to the companies targeted by the probe
The Competition Council (CC) has sent the Report of the European Commission (EC) concerning the investigation of the Romanian fuel market to the companies operating in the industry.
Constantin Tampiza, the advisor of the president of "Lukoil" for the projects of Romania, said that the report sent a few days ago by the EC contains about 100 pages.
Players in the industry all said in unison that they would express their opinions on the report after having analyzed it and after the completion of the legal procedures which are still ongoing at the Competition Council.
These procedures, which consist of the hearing, by the end of this year, of companies in the domestic oil market, are the final steps prior to the final outcome of the investigation.
Thus, according to Bogdan Chiriţoiu, the president of the Competition Council, the first stage of the investigation which began six years ago will be completed.
One thing is certain: for the first time after all these years, some information concerning the goal of the investigation has surfaced.
In this respect, "OMV Petrom" said: "< OMV Petrom > has received a report about an investigation conducted by the Competition Council concerning the alleged violation of the regulations concerning competition, due to the pulling from the market of the "Eco Premium" (unleaded gas with lead substitute added). (...) The findings of the investigation of the Competition Council, including the potential sanctions, will be mentioned in the final decision of the Competition Council, which will be issued after < OMV Petrom > will have provided a response on the current version of the investigation report and after the hearing with the Competition Council".
The company considers that this "alleged vi
