At its meeting on May 3rd, 2018, the Italian Competition Authority decided to launch an investigation procedure towards the following companies: Ferrovie dello Stato S.p.A., Rete Ferroviaria Italiana S.p.A. and Trenitalia S.p.A., to ascertain if they had carried out an abuse of dominant position, breaching article 102 of the TFUE, in relation to the concession of the public transport railway services to Trenitalia by the Veneto Region, which is of regional and local interest.

In particular, the three companies of the FS Group would have adopted, between 2015 and 2017, an overall strategy created to improperly take advantage of the position of legal monopoly held by RFI on the railway infrastructure management market, as to preserve the position of the incumbent held by Trenitalia on the railway supply market services of regional and local transportation in the Veneto Region.

On May 10th, 2018, the Officers of the Italian Competition Authority have carried out inspections in the company offices, with the help of the Special Antitrust Unit of the Guardia di Finanza.

This procedure will end by May 30th, 2019.

Rome, 10 May 2018