“The Competition Council has sent a document to the EU which reveals possible price-fixing of unleaded gasoline. The document presents the preliminary findings of a probe launched by the Council,” people familiar with the matter told MEDIAFAX Monday.
Bogdan Chiritoiu, president of the Council, confirmed for MEDIAFAX that the document was sent to the authorities in Brussels, but declined to make any comments on its content.
The EU should issue an opinion on the report later this month, Chiritoiu said.
Romanian authorities have started an inquiry into the local fuel market in 2005, after repeated price increases from local retailers. The probe was resuscitated in 2009, when the team working the case was replaced.
According to a report from Romania’s fiscal authority ANAF, the oil companies have been raising pump prices unjustifiably.