In the Greek market fuel The second views report released today (10.7.2025) by the Competition Committee (EA), in the context of its regulatory intervention in the industry, and as it emerged, there are no conditions for effective competition, in the stages of refining, trading and retail.
As a result, the EA proposes specific regulatory measures with the aim of improving competition conditions and facilitating the entry of new players, especially non -parted, in the fuel market and puts the proposed measures in public consultation.
Basic proposed measures include:
- Establishment of a Central Inventory Conservation Agency (CRD) to facilitate imports.
- Recording and supervision of storage spaces to enhance transparency and access.
- Abolition of exclusivity resources in storage conventions to lift obstacles in competition.
- Reduce transparency in refining values to reduce tacit collusion.
- Increase in retail transparency, with a digital application of consumer information in real -time consumer prices.
The second report of the Competition Committee is on public consultation until September 26, 2025, and all interested parties are invited to submit their observations, “with the aim of finalizing measures that will enhance competitiveness and benefit consumers in the fuel market”.
In detail the EA announcement is as follows:
Regulatory intervention in the oil sector / Publication of Second Opinions and Public Consultation on proposed measures
The Competition Committee has initiated the process of regulatory intervention in the economy sector in accordance with no. 11 of Law 3959/2011, in order to examine the petroleum industry and in particular to evaluate whether conditions of effective competition in the three stages of production and distribution (refinement, marketing and retail) prevails in the markets of the petroleum products of the Hellenic Pettland, 95 octane petrol markets.
The process of regulatory intervention focuses on examining specific market conditions, which can lead to problems in the operation of the competitive process, which cannot be resolved by the application of Articles 1, 2 and 5 to 10 of Law 3959/2011. The Competition Committee must publicize its views on the absence of competition conditions in the industry in question and put them in public consultation.
It is recalled that the EA’s first views report was published in August 2024. This report analyzed
- the structure and conditions of competition at every stage of the industry’s supply chain (refinement, marketing and retail),
- The institutional framework of the petroleum market in Greece,
- the evolution of prices, trade flows and profitability indicators in the stages of refinement and marketing,
- how to pricing the products in question and the factors that influenced price levels in the reference period and
- The phenomenon of asymmetry in Rockets and Feathers.
The first views report was put into a public consultation, which was completed in November 2024. In response to requests for clarification, the EA published a complementary technical annex, which describes in detail the economic model used.
This second -view report is published in accordance with para Competition.
The EA Second Opinion report, which includes the proposed measures, is published today and is put into public consultation.
In public consultation, any person can participate, regardless of the invocation of a legitimate interest. The legal person’s views involved in the consultation shall be submitted by his legal representative.
It is noted that all observations and views of those interested in participating in the consultation and to disclose any information they have and which are useful for formulating the decision of the Competition Committee are welcome.
The duration of the consultation lasts until September 26, 2025 and interested parties are invited to submit their observations in writing and branded electronically (in editable form) at [email protected].