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Competition fines fertiliser companies 190ml lek

2022-03-25 17:06:59Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Competition fines fertiliser companies 190ml lek

The Competition Commission has fined 3 companies dealing with the import and sale of chemical waste in Albania, after immediately raising prices, directly determining selling prices and dividing markets.

The largest fine is imposed on the company "AGRO BLEND", which has been fined 1.189 billion old money. This company has as its shareholder the former mayor of Vora, Fiqiri Ismailin, along with Hava Ismaili and Lion Beta.

Another company fined is MBM CEC, owned by Kadri Malja, Salvage Mansak and Rolandi Bamllar, which has been fined more than 660 million old money.

The other company to which the administrative measure has been taken is "CACA CEC", fined more than 70 million old money. Meanwhile, the Competition Authority announces that it decided to keep the import and wholesale market of DAP, Nitrat and Ure chemical waste under surveillance for a period of 1 year.

Full announcement:

Today, on 25.03.2022, the Competition Commission with decision No. 874, at the conclusion of the "deepened investigation procedure in the import market and wholesale sale of Dap, Nitrat and Ure fertilisers, to companies: ARLI INTERNACIONAL CEC, AGRO BLEND CEC, MBM CEC, ECO-GREEN CEC, LILA CEC, AGRO-MENS CEC, CAÇA CEC, IAM CEC, AGROHELP-SA CEC and BESNIK CEC", decided:

– Fine of the company AGRO BLEND CEC in amount 118,978,015 Money, for violation of article 4, point 1, germs a) and c), law No. 9121/2003.

– Fine of the COMPANY MBM CEC in sum 66,088,573 Money, for violation of Article 4, point 1, germs a) and c), law No. 9121/2003.

– Fine of the CACA CEC company in sum 7,087,994 Money, for violation of Article 4, point 1, germs a) and c), law No. 9121/2003.

Nearly a year ago, the Competition Commission, with Decision No.783, dated 12.03.2021, decided to open the preliminary investigation into the market for the import and wholesale sale of chemical waste and agricultural inputs, to assess whether there are signs of competition restriction, according to the projections of law no.9121/2003 "For the Protection of Competition".

Referring to the conclusions of the preliminary investigation, The Competition Commission by decision no.806, dated 04.06.2021, established the opening of the procedure of the investigation deepened in the import and wholesale market of dap, Nitrat and Ure chemical fertilisers, to companies: ARLI INTERNACIONAL, AGRO BLEND CEC, MBM CEC, ECO-GREEN CEC, LILA CEC, AGRO-MENS CEC, CACA, IAM CEC, AGROHELP-SA and BESNIK CEC, for the time period from 01.01.2020 – 30.09.2021.

In respect of the Competition Protection Act, for collecting the necessary facts and data regarding the investigation and drafting of the report with the final findings, the Competition Authority requested data and information from: companies operating in the market subject to investigation; Directorate General of Customs; National Business Centre; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; State Entity of Seeds and Fidans; The Directorate General of Tax, as well as held hearings with representatives of several underinvestigation companies and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

In conclusion, referred to the analysis of indirect evidence regarding the conduct of companies under investigation, such as: increase in concentration indicators, simultaneous and immediate increase in wholesale price by directly determining selling prices and dividing markets, the Competition Commission estimated that, the conduct of Agro Blend COMPANIES, MbM CEC and CACA CEC, during the period under investigation, conflicted with Article 4 points 1, germa a) and c), law No. 9121/2003 "For the Protection of Competition".

Beyond fining the three companies, the Competition Commission also placed the placement under monitoring of the import market and wholesale sale of DAP, Nitrat and Ure chemical waste, for a period of 1 (one) year from the date of the release of this decision.


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