SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT DECISION: STATEMENT BY COMPETITION AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN GIUSEPPE TESAURO
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Statement by the Chairman, Giuseppe Tesauro, on the ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court Regarding the investigation of vehicle fuel supply agreements
"I accept with equal respect all the rulings of the administrative judges, both when favourable and when contrary to our decisions. Without wishing to comment in any way on this judgment, whose substance I have not yet been able to examine, I can however say that as far as vehicle fuels distribution is concerned there is not sufficient competition and this situation has negative effects on consumers. It is my hope that, even without the specific goading of our resolution, the substance of our intended message will be taken up, and that legislation and the conduct of the companies concerned will be brought more closely into line with the rationale of the market and competition".
Rome, 28 June 2001