The administration of the company “47-th Parallel”, which manages the shop chain No.1, was fined almost 5 million lei for not allowing carrying out an unplanned inspection ordered by the Competition Council.
Contacted by IPN, the head of the Council’s PR Division Veronica Cojocaru said the investigation into this case goes on and they cannot yet provide details as they can affect the examinations.
The Competition Council ruled that the Competition Law was broken by the refusal to allow carrying out the unplanned inspection and by presenting only some of the documents required by the inspectors. As a result, there was imposed a fine that is to be paid into the state budget by May 6.
If the fine is not paid voluntarily, the legislation allows taking the money from the company’s accounts by force.
