The antitrust watchdog said it might be a commercial policy implemented by Samsung Electronics Romania on the Romanian market of electronic and IT&C products.
The investigation targets the relation between Samsung Electronics Romania SRL and its partners, among which Altex Romania SRL, Flanco Retail SA and Dante International SA.
Samsung Electronics Romania SRL is the local subsidiary of Samsung Group, a global producer and distributor of electronic and IT&C products.
Altex and Flanco sells online and through national store chains a wide range of products in the category of electronics, IT&C, home appliances and multimedia products.
Dante manages the online platform eMAG.ro, through which it sells a wide range of products, equipment and IT components, electronics, home appliances etc.
The antitrust body’s unannounced checkups are authorized by the Bucharest Court of Appeals and justified by the need to obtain all information and documents necessary to clarify the potential anti-competitive practices under scrutiny.