The platform e–katanalotis, which was created to enable users to find the cheapest products in each supermarket chain throughout Greece, is being revamped with the arrival of the household basket, as a new application on the same platform will allow consumers to compare the prices of 51 selected products.

How will prices be compared?

In particular, according to Yiannis Doxaras, CEO of WARPLY, who spoke on OPEN TV, 20 supermarket chains participate in the platform e-consumer allowing citizens to search by product category or brand and find the cheapest price.

According to him, in the case of household basket the consumer will be able to access the application and click on each chain supermarket and view the products in the basket and their prices, while also being able to create their own basket by seeing which chain the entire list belongs to. cheaper.

As shown in the video above, each consumer will be able to view the products for each supermarket separately. «Can a super market put, for example, in flour one, two, or as many products as it wants, it is up to each company,» he said.

Consumers will also be able to type in a product (e.g., pasta) and compare prices at 20 supermarket chains or put whatever products they want in their own «basket» with as many products as they want and then compare the final amount to see what is best for them. There is no need to search for each product or each supermarket separately.

As shown on OPEN TV's «Open Communication» program, there will be a separate banner at the bottom of the app called «The Household Basket,» where consumers will be able to see all the chains and their products. This is a separate subcategory within the app.

It should be noted that each supermarket will be able to add its own products to the basket. Therefore, it is very important that citizens are able to search for the prices of each product at any time in any supermarket they wish.

The measure begins tomorrow.

Following the signing of the ministerial decision by the Minister of Development, Adonis Georgiadis, from tomorrow, Wednesday, November 2, the «household basket» measure will come into effect, which aims to keep prices for basic supermarket products at a certain level. However, the basket has come under fire from consumer associations, who say it is a «public relations» measure that will not particularly benefit consumers.

As provided for in the Ministerial Decision, pursuant to Article 87 of Law 4986/2022, food and other product hypermarket companies engaged in retail activities (supermarkets) with an annual turnover exceeding €90,000,000 per year, are required to send the Ministry of Development & Investment a list of consumer products («household basket») that are necessary for a decent standard of living and, in particular, at least one product from each of the following 51 product categories included in the «household basket».

The products

Rice
Bread for toast
Bread loaf (standardized/packaged)
Toast
Pasta No. 6
All-purpose flour
Legumes (at least one type)
Turkey and/or pariza
Frozen fish
Fresh pork (packaged or unpackaged)
Fresh chicken (packaged or unpackaged)
Fresh whole milk
Fresh low-fat milk
Evaporated milk
Plain cow's milk yogurt
Low-fat plain cow's milk yogurt
Feta cheese
Gouda cheese
Low-fat cheese
Preserved tomato juice
Eggs (cage and barn)
Margarines
Virgin olive oil
Sunflower oil
Frozen vegetables (at least one of peas, okra, green beans)
White sugar
Baby formula (infant food)
Infant milk (baby food)
Greek coffee
Instant coffee
French coffee
Tea or chamomile
Cocoa powder
Orange juice
Hand sanitizers / antiseptics
Laundry detergents (liquid and powder – no tablets)
Detergents for mopping and cleaning surfaces – bleach
Dishwashing detergents for hand washing
Kitchen paper
Toilet paper
Toothpastes
Servettes
Tampon
Shampoo
Soaps in solid form
Incontinence diapers
Baby diapers
Baby wipes
Baby shampoo
Dog food
Cat food

The list of consumer products must be sent on a weekly basis, every Wednesday by 9:00 a.m. The product list for companies that are required to submit data to the e-katanalotis electronic platform will be sent via the e-katanalotis platform. For other businesses, the lists will be sent via email to gen-sec@mindev.gov.gr.

Informing consumers about products participating in the initiative «household basket» initiative can also be done through a special label placed on the products or in the physical or electronic space where they are sold, or in any medium through which the products are advertised to consumers.

Companies participating in the «household basket» initiative can access the special label by sending a request to gen-sec@mindev.gov.gr. The use of the special label referred to in paragraph 1 is prohibited for companies that do not participate in the «household basket» initiative. Companies that violate the above prohibition shall be subject to administrative penalties in accordance with Article 13a of Law 2251/1994.

The competent authority for monitoring the implementation of the «consumer basket» is the Directorate for Data Management, Statistics and E-Commerce Supervision of the Interdepartmental Market Control Unit (DIMEA). Penalties for failure to submit or incomplete submission of product lists by those responsible (an administrative fine of €5,000 for each day of delay in submitting a complete list) are imposed by decision of the Director of D.I.M.E.A. An appeal against the decision to impose a fine may be lodged with the administrative courts within the prescribed time limit.

The penalties imposed are collected in accordance with the Public Revenue Collection Code (K.E.D.E.) and are paid into the state budget.