In the Competition Board’s preliminary inquiry decision dated 20.05.2021 and numbered 21-26/324-150, it was found that Unmaş Unlu Mamuller Gıda San. ve Tic. AŞ (UNMAŞ) engaged in activities aimed at de facto exclusivity at retail outlets however undertaking’s such activities benefited from block exemption within the framework of the Block Exemption Communiqué no 2002/2 on Vertical Agreements. Depending on the finding, it was concluded that it was not necessary to initiate an investigation about the undertaking pursuant to article 41 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the Act no 4054). In addition, in the same decision, it was decided to initiate an examination about UNMAŞ to determine whether the block exemption UNMAŞ benefits from would be withdrawn.

As a result of the examination, in its meeting on 07.07.2022, the Competition Board took the decision no 22-32/506-203 that the exemption granted to Unmaş Unlu Mamuller Gıda San. ve Tic. AŞ with the Block Exemption Communiqué no 2002/2 on Vertical Agreements would be withdrawn according to article 13(1)(a) of the same Act and article 6(1) of the aforementioned Communiqué depending on the finding that there were effects that did not comply with the conditions listed in article 5 of the same Act.