Based on the complaint of JSC Insurance Company GPI Holding, the alleged violation of Article 10 of the Law of Georgia on Competition by Sakaeronavigatsia Ltd has not been confirmed as a result of the investigation conducted by the Agency. The issue concerned the conditions set out in the tender documents by the defendant in the electronic tender - the request for confirmation from the reinsurance company and the announcement of the tender in such a way that civil, liability, property, employee health, and life insurance services were combined in one lot. The violation was not confirmed by the Agency however, the defendant was given a mandatory recommendation for consideration to improve the competitive environment.
An individual entrepreneur, Shota Lominashvili, has submitted the application to the Competition Agency of Georgia regarding the possible violation of the competition legislation in the process of creation/organization of the periodical technical inspection centers by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The investigation constituted the violation of the Law of Georgia on Competition by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development which was given mandatory recommendations for the improvement of competitive environment on the relevant market.
Insurance Company Unison submitted the complaint to the Competition Agency of Georgia on the alleged restriction of competition by the Roads Department of Georgia in the public procurement by required through tender conditions that the essential bank guarantees should only be issued by the commercial banks. Agency decided that the tender requirement was a restriction for the insurance companies and the Roads Department of Georgia infringed the Georgian law on Competition. The respondent was entrusted to protect competition in the public procurement process.
LTD “Libo” submitted the complaint to the Competition Agency of Georgia against the Batumi Municipality City Hall. The complainant indicated that the respondent restricted the competition in the process of prolonging the validity of permission on outdoor advertisement activities in Batumi. The Agency established the breach of competition law by the Batumi Municipality City Hall and entrusted the respondent to take appropriate measures for competition restoration.
Insurance Company Unisoni submitted the complaint to the Competition Agency of Georgia on the alleged restriction of competition by the Georgian public procurers by requiring/accepting the contract performance guarantees issued only by the commercial banks. According to the complainant, the behavior of the public procurers was a breach of the Law of Georgia on Competition and restricting the whole insurance sector. The investigation established the violation of the Georgian law on Competition by the LEPL Municipal Development Fund of Georgia, Roads Department of Georgia, Batumi City Hall, Khashuri City Hall and Tbilisi City Hall. The public procurers were entrusted to protect the competition in the public procurement process.
Insurance Company Unisoni submitted the complaint to the Competition Agency of Georgia on the alleged restriction of competition by the LEPL “Georgian National Communication Commission”, LTD “Georgian Post” and LTD “Mountain Resorts Georgia” by establishing the discriminatory conditions (experience/sum of accumulated premium) in the public procuring of health insurance. As the result of investigation, the disputed terms were regarded to be restrictive for competition, however, since the defendants were not subjects to the Article 10 of the Law of Georgia on Competition, no violation of the law was established by the agency.
N(N)LE “Alliance for Progressive Health Care” submitted complaint to the Competition Agency of Georgia on the alleged restriction of competition by the LEPL State Regulation Agency for Medical Activities expressed by the its activities restricting the “parallel import" (different packaged-labeled imports). As a result of the investigation, the violation of the Law of Georgia on Competition was established by the Regulatory Agency and it was entrusted to abolish the unlawful decision.
LTD “Intertechnics” submitted application to the Competition Agency of Georgia on the alleged restriction of competition by the local self-government authorities (namely, by the Khashuri Aspindza and Abasha municipality city halls) by granting advantages to certain economic agents in public procuring of the earthmoving and excavating machineries. The investigation established the breach of the Law of Georgia on Competition by the procuring state authorities and they were entrusted to protect competition in the public procurement process.
LTD “Optimal Group+” submitted application to the Competition Agency of Georgia on the alleged restriction of competition by the state authorities participating in public procurement. The restriction was related to the fact that in the public procuring of design / construction / engineering works the state authorities were requiring/accepting decisions issued only by the LEPL Levan Samkharauli National Forensics Bureau. The investigation established the breach of the Law of Georgia on Competition by the procuring state authorities and they were entrusted to protect competition in the public procurement process.
LTD “Georgian Trans Expedition - Poti” submitted application to the Competition Agency of Georgia on the alleged restriction of competition by the LEPL Revenue Service of Georgia by providing the grounds for LTD “Inland Container Terminals” to achieve the dominant position and hinder activities of its competitors. The investigation established the breach of the Law of Georgia on Competition by the revenue service of Georgia and the respondent was entrusted to change its behavior in consistent with the competition legislation.
