Hellenic Competition Commission

What Hellenic Competition Commission does

The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) is the independent national competition authority of Greece, established in 1995 and headquartered in Athens. It enforces Greek Competition Law 3959/2011 and Articles 101-102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), with statutory powers to investigate cartels, abuse of dominance, merger reviews, and sector inquiries, and to impose fines up to 10% of global turnover. Its core product surface is regulatory enforcement services rather than commercial offerings: these include a digital Anonymous Information Provision System for whistleblowers, an online submission portal for merger notifications, complaints, leniency applications, and commitment proposals, a 30-year searchable decision archive, plus market mapping studies, sector inquiries, and regulatory interventions across banking, fintech, e-commerce, health, and consumer goods.

The commission is governed by a 10-member plenum including the President and Vice-President, supported by a General Directorate of Competition and currently 82 employees. Its operating model is state-funded through the Greek national budget, supplemented by statutory filing fees (paravolo) for merger notifications and annual contributions (antapodotiko telo) from undertakings subject to competition law; as a public-interest administrative authority, services are not commercially priced. Distribution is digital-first via the epant.gr portal and social channels (LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Instagram, Vimeo, Bluesky), with in-person service at the Athens Protocol Office. Distribution is complemented by deep international cooperation including participation in the European Competition Network and bilateral MOUs with the competition authorities of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Portugal, announced 2026-07-03. The entity is currently expanding capacity by recruiting 51 additional Special Scientific Personnel and has broadened its mandate to include market mapping (Law 4886/2022) and a Sustainability Sandbox.

Name

Hellenic Competition Commission

Legal name

Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού

Website

https://epant.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Hellenic Competition Commission is Greece's independent national competition authority, enforcing competition law and EU TFEU Articles 101-102 through cartel investigations, merger reviews, sector inquiries, and market mapping, serving all Greek businesses, citizens, and public contracting authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Competition Law Enforcement and Regulatory Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro primary industry

Competition/Antitrust & Market Conduct Regulators (BPAIAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Competition Policy, State Aid & Public Procurement Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAO)

Keywords

• Competition law enforcement
• Merger control review
• Antitrust investigations
• Whistleblowing platform
• Regulatory authority

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Fees and State Funding: As a regulatory authority, the Hellenic Competition Commission operates on state funding and regulatory fees. Revenue is generated through filing fees for merger notifications (paravolo symgkentrosis), annual contributions from undertakings under competition law, and operational fees as prescribed by law.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Hellenic Competition Commission (Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού) is Greece's national competition authority, enforcing Greek Competition Law 3959/2011 and Articles 101-102 TFEU. It investigates cartels, abuse of dominance, and bid-rigging; reviews merger notifications; runs the Leniency Programme and settlement procedures; conducts sector inquiries and market mappings; and operates an anonymous whistleblowing platform and digital submission portal for citizens, businesses, and public contracting authorities.

Product overview

The Hellenic Competition Commission (Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού) is Greece's national competition authority, responsible for enforcing competition law (N. 3959/2011) and Articles 101-102 TFEU. The organization's offerings consist of regulatory enforcement services, not a unified commercial product. Key digital services include the Anonymous Information Provision System (whistleblowing platform), Digital Services Portal for submissions, Decision Archive, and various publications (sector inquiries, market mappings, annual reports, guides). Enforcement tools include the Leniency Programme, Settlement Procedure, and sector-specific investigations in banking, fintech, e-commerce, healthcare, and consumer goods markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anonymous Information Provision System (Whistleblowing) Anonymous whistleblowing platform enabling citizens and businesses to report anti-competitive practices such as cartels, price-fixing, market sharing, and bid-rigging, with anonymity protections for whistleblowers.
• Digital Services Portal (Submission of Requests) Online portal for submitting merger notifications, complaints, leniency applications, commitment proposals, and other formal requests to the competition authority.
• Market Mappings Competition mapping studies of Greek markets including Feta cheese, animal feed, veterinary medicinal products, plain yoghurt, fresh cow's milk, and laundry detergents, analyzing market structure and competitive dynamics.
• Sector Inquiries In-depth investigations into specific Greek economic sectors including coastal shipping, bank deposits, waste management, health services, fintech, e-commerce, and basic consumer goods.
• Regulatory Interventions Regulatory interventions in the petroleum, press distribution, and construction sectors providing market guidance and competition recommendations.
• Publications and Reports Research publications, newsletters, annual reports, guides, and OECD reports documenting competition authority activities and findings.
• Leniency Programme Programme offering leniency to undertakings that disclose participation in cartels and provide evidence, enabling reduced fines or full immunity from penalties.
• Settlement Procedure Procedures for settling competition cases, enabling faster resolution of investigations through negotiated outcomes between the authority and the undertakings concerned.
• Decision Archive Comprehensive public archive of competition authority decisions from 1995 to the present, organized by year and searchable by keyword, providing transparency over enforcement outcomes.
• Whistleblowing for Contracting Authorities (Bid-Rig Alert) Dedicated whistleblowing channel for Greek public procurement contracting authorities to report bid-rigging and public procurement fraud.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Austrian Federal Competition AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026
• Belgian Competition AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026
• Czech Competition AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026
• Irish Competition and Consumer Protection CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026
• Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026
• Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 July 2026
• European Competition Network (ECN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC): Spain's national competition and markets authority with combined competition and regulatory functions. Comparable to HCC in regulatory scope, Mediterranean EU peer with similar sectoral coverage.
• Bundeskartellamt: Germany's federal competition authority, the most powerful national competition regulator in the EU by case volume and precedent-setting decisions. Direct peer operating in a different geography with similar mandate under EU competition law.
• Competition and Markets Authority (UK): UK's competition authority with enforcement, merger review, and market investigation powers. Although post-Brexit it operates outside ECN for some matters, it remains a comparable direct peer with similar enforcement toolkit and sector inquiry capabilities.
• Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM): Italy's national competition authority operating under similar EU competition law framework. Closest geographic peer to HCC in Southern Europe with comparable case portfolio and regulatory philosophy.
• Portuguese Competition Authority (Autoridade da Concorrência): Portuguese national competition authority with bilateral cooperation agreement with HCC. Closest Southern European peer with similar market structure, regulatory priorities, and ECN integration.
• Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB): Austrian national competition authority with bilateral cooperation agreement with HCC. Direct peer in a different EU member state operating under the same EU competition law framework.
• Autorité de la concurrence: France's national competition authority with full enforcement, merger review, and sector inquiry powers analogous to HCC. Comparable mandate structure under French Competition Code and EU law.
• ACM (Authority for Consumers and Markets, Netherlands): Dutch competition and consumer protection authority with whom HCC has a bilateral cooperation agreement. Direct peer operating in a different geography with similar digital markets focus and enforcement toolkit.

Others

• OECD Competition Division: International policy body that HCC engages with for cross-jurisdictional competition policy coordination, peer reviews, and best-practice dissemination. Indirect peer at the policy and standards-setting layer rather than direct enforcement.

Broad incumbents

• European Commission DG COMP: The EU-level competition authority enforcing Articles 101 and 102 TFEU across all member states. DG COMP is the broad incumbent that takes precedence over national authorities on cross-border cases, making it the most consequential peer for the HCC's enforcement scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ea_hcc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ea_hcc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hellenic-competition-commission
• Instagraminstagram.com/epitropiantagonismou

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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