The competition authority has indications that the companies Andrem Strategy S.R.L. and Electro Strategy S.R.L coordinated their commercial policies to share contracts in public procurement procedures organized by entities such as Distributie Energie Electrica România, E Distributie Muntenia, Distributie Energie Oltenia, Societatea de Distributie a Energiei Electrice Transilvania Sud S.A., Societatea de Distributie a Energiei Electrice Muntenia Nord S.A. and E-Distributie Banat S.A.
In this context, the Competition Council conducted dawn raids at the premises of the companies involved in the investigation, as well as at Servelectro Integral S.R.L. and Serv H.R. Integral S.R.L., due to their commercial links with Andrem Strategy S.R.L.
The documents collected are being analyzed by the Romanian competition authority as part of the specific procedures.
Dawn raids are a crucial step in investigating potential anti-competitive behavior, but their execution does not constitute a pre-judgment by the Competition Council regarding the existence of competition law violations.
The raids were authorized by the Bucharest Court of Appeal and are justified by the need to obtain all necessary information and documents to clarify the potential anticompetitive practices under review.
If the Competition Council determines that competition rules have been violated, the companies involved could face fines of up to 10% of their turnover. However, companies that cooperate with the competition authority under the leniency program may receive immunity from fines or significant reductions in fines.