Investigation Concerning Five Ready-Mixed Concrete Producers Operating in Sinop Initiated (10.4.2015)
The Competition Board took a decision as a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted about the claim that some of the undertakings operating in the area of ready-mixed concrete production in Sinop colluded to fix prices and carried out their activities through the firm they established.
After discussing the information, documents and findings acquired in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 26.03.2015, the Board considered that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision numbered 15-13/184-M that an investigation shall be initiated on the following undertakings:
- Ramazan ÇetinTeknik Ready-Mixed Concrete Partnership and the following undertakings that participated to the establishment of this Partnership:- Çetin Nakl. Yakıt San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
- Çakılsan Yapı Mal. Taş. İnş. Taah. Hafr. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
- Dostlar Kum Çakıl İnş. Müt. İhr. İth. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
- Magtaş Mad. İnş. Pet. Ür. Oto. Taş. Ürt. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
As it is known, article 4 of the act no 4054 prohibits agreements and concerted practices between undertakings that restrict competition. The investigation was initiated in order to determine whether the abovementioned undertakings violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 by allocating production factors for each other's use and establishing a partnership and making coordination to this end.