The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against the supermarket chain Rendic Hnos. S.A., for abuse of a dominant position, which allegedly would have materialized in the defendant’s decision to discount a percentage of its providers’ bills, as contributions for the inauguration of three new stores that were acquired by Rendic Hnos.
Despite the dismissal, the Tribunal warned this company, stating that from now on it must explicitly agree terms for possible contributions on investments and publicity expenses, following objective and reasonable criteria.
In December 29, 2005, the Supreme Court confirmed the Competition Tribunal’s ruling.