Press Release: Public procurement: The Commission reacts to Greek legislation excluding certain companies from public procurement

Having sent the Greek Government a letter of formal notice on 18 October 2006 and a reasoned opinion on 15 December 2006, the European Commission has decided to take legal action against Greece before the European Court of Justice concerning the compatibility of Joint Ministerial Decision No 24014/2005 on the evidence required for the application of Law No 3310/2005, as amended by Law No 3414/2005. That act provides that both participants and other so-called "interconnected" persons operating in the media market must systematically submit to the Greek National Council for Radio and Television a series of 'extracts from the judicial record' as well as other certificates and statements, otherwise they will be disqualified.