Competition Assessment of Laws and Regulations in Four Sub-Sectors of the Manufacturing Industry in Greece
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Competition assessment of laws and regulations in four sub-sectors of the manufacturing industry in Greece This project has received funding from the European Union ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT The OECD is a unique forum where the governments of 34 democracies work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of globalisation. The OECD is also at the forefront of efforts to understand and to help governments respond to new developments and concerns, such as corporate governance, the information economy and the challenges of an ageing population. The Organisation provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies. 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Requests for permission to photocopy portions of this material for public or commercial use shall be addressed directly to the Copyright Clearance Centre (CCC) at [email protected] or the Centre français d’exploitation du droit de copie (CFC) [email protected]. 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report is the result of the project on Competition Assessment of Laws and Regulations in four sub-sectors of the manufacturing industry in Greece. This project was financed by the European Union, and was organised in the context of the technical assistance provided by the European Union Task Force for Greece. Our thanks go to Maria Velentza, Advisor, Helen Gonzales, Member, and Evi Papantoniou, Member, of the Task Force for Greece for providing support and contributing to the task of co- ordinating a project of this complexity. Our particular thanks go to the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) which supported the project from its inception and contributed staff on a full-time basis to work with the core project team. In addition to the seconded HCC staff members, Giannis Stefatos (economist) and Charitomeni Bouga (lawyer), we would like to thank Dimitris Loukas, Vice-Chairman, Lefkothea Nteka, Commissioner- Rapporteur, Dionysia Xirokosta, Director-General and Kelly Benetatou, Director, for all their preparatory work and for the follow-on support by the HCC throughout the project. We would also like to thank Assimakis Komninos, former Commissioner-Rapporteur, for initially supporting the competition assessment work in Greece that ultimately began in 2013. We are grateful to Georgios Stergiou, Secretary General of Industry, Ministry of Development and Competitiveness, and National Contact Point for the project, for his constructive contribution and for ensuring the necessary inter-ministerial co-ordination structure. We would like to thank the members of the High-level Committee (HLC) who participated in meetings to discuss the findings of the project. The HLC was chaired by Georgios Stergiou. The members were Patroklos Georgiadis, Secretary General of the Ministry of Development and Competitiveness; Stefanos Komninos, Secretary General of Commerce, Ministry of Development and Competitiveness; Ekaterini Savaidou, Secretary General of Public Revenue, Ministry of Finance; Moschos Korasidis, Secretary General of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food; Nikos Stathopoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks; Konstantina Giannakopoulou, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change; Konstantinos Mathioudakis, Secretary General of Energy and Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change; Christina Papanikolaou, Secretary General of Public Health, Ministry of Health; Dimitris Ptochos, Secretary General of Government Co-ordination. For their help with the project organisation and co-ordination we would like to thank Anastasia Mitanidi, office of the Secretary General of Industry, Aggeliki Asvesti, office of the Minister of Development and Competitiveness, Vasiliki Georgakopoulou, Secretariat General of Government Co- ordination, and Ioanna Gkergki, Secretariat General of Government Co-ordination. In addition, we acknowledge the input from government experts who participated actively in the project by providing information, advice and feedback throughout the project from the following divisions: Secretariat General of Industry and Secretariat General of Commerce, Ministry of Development and Competitiveness; Hellenic Organisation for Standardisation (ELOT); Secretariat General of Public Revenue, Ministry of Finance; General Chemistry Laboratory of the State, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Rural Development and Food; Secretariat of Public Health, Ministry of Health; Secretariat General of Energy and Climate Change and Secretariat General of the Ministry, 3 Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, and Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. We would also like to thank the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV), its member companies and all affiliated sectoral associations for their constructive input and help. In particular, we would like to convey our thanks to the Hellenic Clothing Industry Association, Hellenic Fashion Industry Association, Association of Greek Bottling Industries of Natural Mineral Water, Association of Industries in Thessaly and Central Greece, Hellenic Petroleum Marketing Companies Association (SEEPE), Greek Association of Leather Producers, Hellenic Association of Laboratories, Greek Federation of Spirits Producers, and Greek Wine Federation. We are grateful to Svetoslav Danchev, Head of Microeconomic Analysis & Policy, Alexandros Moustakas, economist, and Dimitris Mokas, intern, from the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) and Manos Papadakis, economist, for the preparation of the economic overviews of the sub-sectors and the review of regulation in other EU Member States. The opinions expressed in the report do not necessarily reflect the views of the above-mentioned organisations or individuals. The Competition Assessment Toolkit was developed by the Working Party No. 2 of the Competition Committee with the input of members of many delegations to the OECD, both from member and non-member jurisdictions. The materials were drafted at the OECD Secretariat under the leadership of Sean F. Ennis, Senior Economist at the Competition Division. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements 3 Executive Summary 6 1. Methodology 10 1.1 Stage 1 ........................................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Stage 2 ........................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Stage 3 ........................................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Co-operation with the Greek administration ................................................................. 13 2. Manufacture of beverages 14 2.1 Definition and sector overview ..................................................................................... 14 2.2 Sector findings .............................................................................................................. 18 2.3 Main recommendations ..................................................................................................... 20 2.3.1 Excise duty on beer production ................................................................................... 20 2.3.2 Legal framework for small distillate producers .......................................................... 23 2.3.3 Limits on wine production .......................................................................................... 28 2.3.4 Prohibition of co-location ........................................................................................... 32 2.3.5 Minimum requirements ............................................................................................... 35 2.3.6 Labelling and storage of bottled water .......................................................................