The antitrust body will look into the evolution of prices of the main building materials (for instance, bitumen for road construction, autoclaved cellular concrete (ACC, bricks and ceramic blocks, polystyrene used for thermal insulations, iron, steel and laminated products, products based on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polypropylene, cement etc.) in order to spot any potential market dysfunctions and the factors triggering price increases.
Following the inquiry, the antitrust authority may propose recommendations, respectively measures in view of further remediation, attenuation and prevention of any negative effects on the competition and implicitly on consumers. In case of law breaches, the antitrust body will proceed to sanctions.