The Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency (GCCA) has decided to dismiss the complaint filed by citizen Beka Kobriashvili without consideration. During the formal admissibility review, the GCCA determined that the complaint did not meet the legal requirements for submission. The complainant was given a deadline to provide clarified information to address the deficiencies, but no revised complaint was submitted in accordance with the established procedure. Consequently, the Agency decided to dismiss the complaint without consideration. The complaint alleged potential violations of Articles 6, 7, and 11(3) of the Law of Georgia on Competition by LLC "Glovoapp Georgia" and LLC "Wolt Georgia".
The dismissal does not preclude the complainant from resubmitting a request to the GCCA for review of the same issue on the same grounds. In 2025, the GCCA issued decisions to dismiss seven complaints without consideration.
Pursuant to the decision of the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency (GCCA), the complaint submitted by LLC “GoTrip” against LLC “TripHub” concerning an alleged violation of Article 113 of the Law of Georgia on Competition has been declared inadmissible.
Following an assessment of the case circumstances, it was determined that legal proceedings involving the same parties and the same subject matter are currently ongoing before the Tbilisi City Court. In accordance with the applicable legal framework, the Agency is not authorized to initiate an investigation where a dispute concerning the same matter between the same parties is already under judicial consideration.
The Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency has adopted a decision to leave the complaint submitted by LLC “Food and Wine” without consideration. At the stage of assessing the formal admissibility of the complaint, it was determined that the submission did not comply with the formal requirements established by applicable legislation. In order to rectify the identified deficiencies, the Agency granted the complainant a deadline. However, the revised complaint was not submitted within the prescribed timeframe and in accordance with the Agency’s procedures. Consequently, the decision was made to leave the complaint without consideration. The complaint concerned a possible infringement of Article 11³ of the Law of Georgia on Competition allegedly committed by LLC “Triphub”.
A decision to leave a complaint without consideration does not preclude the complainant from reapplying to the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency on the same matter and grounds.
The Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency (GCCA) has issued a decision to leave without consideration a second complaint filed against LLC “Online Mall”. Upon reviewing the formal admissibility of the complaint, it was found that the submission did not comply with the legal procedural requirements. The complainant was afforded an opportunity to address the identified deficiencies; however, the amended complaint was not submitted within the established timeframe or in accordance with the required procedures. As a result, the Agency rendered a decision to leave the complaint without consideration.This case concerned a potential violation of Article 113 of the Law of Georgia on Competition by LLC “Tsitelkuda XXI”.
A decision to leave a complaint without consideration does not preclude the complainant from reapplying to the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency on the same matter and grounds.
The Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency (GCCA) has issued a decision to leave without consideration a complaint filed against LLC “Online Mall”. During the assessment of the complaint’s formal admissibility, it was determined that the submission did not meet the procedural requirements established by law. Although the complainant was granted a deadline to correct the deficiencies, the revised complaint was not submitted to the Agency within the prescribed timeframe and in accordance with the established procedure. Consequently, the Agency decided to leave the complaint without consideration. The case concerned an alleged violation of Article 113 of the Law of Georgia on Competition by individual entrepreneur Nazi Zhorzholiani.
The Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency has approved a concentration in the market for the extraction, purchase, and sale of manganese ore, resulting from the acquisition of 100% of the shares of LLC "MNCorp" by natural person Guram Talakvadze. According to the Agency’s market analysis, in 2023, over 30 undertakings were operating in the national export market of ferrosilicomanganese. The total market volume amounted to 149,755,401.50 kilograms. The corresponding Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) was calculated at 2,849.7, indicating a highly concentrated market. In the manganese ore extraction market, five undertakings were active nationwide in 2023. The total market volume reached 967,242 tons, with the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) standing at 9,871.5, also signifying a highly concentrated market.
The Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency dismissed a complaint submitted by LLC "Delta Development Group". During the preliminary assessment of the complaint’s formal admissibility, it was established that the submission failed to meet the formal requirements as prescribed by the applicable legislation. The Agency granted the complainant a deadline to address the identified deficiencies; however, the revised complaint was not submitted within the prescribed timeframe or in compliance with the applicable procedural requirements. Accordingly, the Agency resolved to leave the complaint without consideration. The complaint related to an alleged violation of subparagraphs (a) and (g) of Article 113, paragraph 2 of the Law of Georgia on Competition by LLC „Intellect Market”.
It should be noted that the decision to leave a complaint without consideration does not preclude the complainant’s right to resubmit the matter to the Agency for review, provided that it concerns the same subject and is based on the same grounds.
The Agency has approved the concentration resulting from the acquisition of a 40% ownership share in LLC "Agro Motors" (I/N 401990093) by natural person Iuri Korotchenko, which operates in the wholesale trade sector of agricultural machinery, equipment, and related assets. Market analysis indicated that in 2023, approximately 120 undertakings were active nationwide in the wholesale trade of agricultural machinery and equipment. The total market volume amounted to GEL 200 698 294.23. The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) for market concentration was calculated at 651.82, reflecting a low level of market concentration. Furthermore, since other undertakings controlled by Iuri Korotchenko were not engaged in the wholesale trade of agricultural machinery, equipment, and related assets prior to this transaction, the HHI index will remain unchanged as a result of this concentration.
The Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency has completed its investigation, launched following a joint complaint from car importers. As part of the investigation, it was established that LLC “Rustavi Auto Market “ and LLC “Mikado Georgia“ had abused their dominant market position by setting unfairly high prices, in breach of subparagraph “a” of paragraph 2, Article 6 of the Law of Georgia on Competition. As a result, the Agency imposed a combined fine of 848 276 GEL on the two respondent entities. To enhance competition in the sector and prevent future abuse of market dominance, the Agency also issued a mandatory recommendation for consideration.
