Fines imposed on fuel stations over price cap

Violations successful substance pricing were identified during inspections by the Independent Authority for Market Control and Consumer Protection, and fines totaling €54,000 will beryllium imposed connected 9 substance stations.

As announced by the authority, coordinated inspections were carried retired implicit the past three weeks successful Crete, Aitoloakarnania, Magnesia, Thessaloniki and Trikala, arsenic portion of intensified efforts to enforce the substance terms cap.

The inspections recovered that the maximum terms limits were exceeded for some unleaded gasoline and diesel astatine three stations successful Aitoloakarnania and six successful Thessaloniki. Additionally, some stations failed to registry required information successful the Fuel Price Observatory, successful violation of their obligations.

The administrative fines will beryllium imposed connected each 9 stations for these violations. The authorization emphasized that it conducts systematic and targeted inspections crossed the state and will amusement zero tolerance for practices of unfair profiteering.