Increase in the license price, the Competition Authority suspends the agreement between DPSHTRR and driving schools

2023-03-01 13:57:53Biznes SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Increase in the license price, the Competition Authority suspends the agreement
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The Competition Authority has temporarily suspended the agreement signed between the General Directorate of Road Transport Services, the "National Driving School Association", the "Road Safety" Driving School Association and the General Directorate of Taxes, according to which the increase in the price of theoretical and practical course for the driving license device.

" In compliance with Article 44 of Law no. 9121/2003 "On the Protection of Competition", the Competition Commission assessed that the Agreement Act on the determination of the payment fee and the minimum fiscal cost for the preparation and equipment with a driving license, through the determination of the minimum fee there is an eminent risk of causing serious and irreparable harm to competition in the provision of these services, seriously reducing the benefits that competitive markets provide to consumers.

As above, the Competition Commission, with decision no. 964, dated 01.03.2023 decided:

I. Taking temporary measures against the signatories of the Agreement Act no. 2729 prot., dated 13.02.2023: to the General Directorate of Road Transport Services, the Association "National Driving Schools", the Association of Driving Schools "Safety on the Road" and the General Directorate of Taxes, as follows:

1. Prohibition of the implementation of Agreement Act no. 2729 prot., dated 13.02.2023, regarding the determination of the payment fee and the minimum fiscal cost for the preparation and equipment with a driving license;

II. The deposition before the CA of all the practice followed until the signing of this Agreement Act, in order to carry out its legal assessment, based on Article 4, Article 69 and 70 of Law no. 9121/2003 "On the Protection of Competition";

The temporary measure is taken for a period of time until the end of the administrative procedure and the final decision of the Competition Commission.

III. The non-implementation of this decision constitutes a serious violation of competition in the sense of Article 74, point 1, letter b), of Law no. 9121/2003, states the decision of the Competition Authority.


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