FCC Romania SRL is the operator of the landfill in Arad and, at the same time, provides collection, transportation and trading services of non-hazardous industrial solid waste.
Following an investigation, the competition authority found that between 2019 and 2023 FCC Environment Romania prohibited its clients – companies producing/collecting, transporting and trading non-hazardous solid waste – from accessing the landfill in Arad, which it operates.
Thus, FCC Environment Romania imposed abusive access conditions to the landfill to eliminate the competing companies from the market of production/collection, transportation and trading services for non-hazardous solid waste, a market in which FCC Environment Romania is also active.
The investigation was initiated following the complaint submitted by Georgia Recycling WMC SRL, a client of the landfill in Arad.
Following the initiation of the investigation, FCC Environment Romania SRL implemented an internal program of compliance with the competition rules.
As part of the investigation launched on the market for the collection, transportation and trading services of non-recyclable waste, inspections were carried out at the premises of FCC Environment Romania SRL. The unannounced inspections were authorized by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, justified by the need to obtain all the necessary information and documents.
We specify that the Competition Law (No 21/1996) prohibits one or more companies from abusing a dominant position on the Romanian market.