Table of Contents
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Greek Business Law
A Handbook for Businesses and Legal Practitioners
10.2. The Hellenic Competition Authority (HCC)
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10.2.1. Prioritization of cases
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10.2.2. Time-frame for the issuance of decisions
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10.3. Anticompetitive agreements
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10.4. Abuse of dominant position
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10.5. Prior notification of concentrations
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10.5.1. Definition of concentrations
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10.5.2. Obligation for pre-notification of concentrations
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10.5.3. Notification procedure
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10.5.4. Two-phase examination
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10.5.5. Post-merger notification
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10.6. Judicial review
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10.7. Sanctions
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10.7.1. Administrative sanctions
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10.7.2. Criminal sanctions
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11. Unfair Competition
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11.1. Legal framework
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11.2. Scope of application
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11.3. Legal defence
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12. E-commerce
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12.1. Introduction
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12.2. Commercial communications
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12.2.1. Conditions under which electronic information may be communicated
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12.2.2. Unsolicited commercial communications
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12.2.3. Marketing campaigns and spamming
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12.2.4. Regulated professions/occupations
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12.3. Contracts concluded by electronic means
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12.3.1. Conclusion of e-contracts
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12.3.2. Issuing and storing e-invoices for online transactions
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12.3.3. Right of withdrawal
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12.4. Liability of Intermediary Service Providers
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12.4.1. Online intermediaries
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12.4.2. Limitation of liability
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