Investigation Conducted on 5 Ready-Mix Concrete Producers Operating in Sinop Concluded (24.2.2016)

The investigation launched in order to determine whether article 4 of the Act no 4054, in accordance with the Board decision dated 26.03.2015 and numbered 15-13/184-M was violated by

− Ramazan Çetin Teknik Hazır Beton Ortaklığı
− Çakılsan Yapı Mal. Taş. İnş. Taah. Hafr. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Çetin Nakl. Yakıt San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Dostlar Kum Çakıl İnş. Müt. İhr. İth. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., and
− Magtaş Mad. İnş. Pet. Ür. Oto. Taş. Ürt. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
was concluded.

The investigation was initiated as a result of the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that the companies in question collusively hiked prices and maintained their operations through a company they established jointly.

As a result of the disccusion of the file by the Competition Board on 18.02.201, it was decided that
− Çakılsan Yapı Mal. Taş. İnş. Taah. Hafr. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.,
− Çetin Nakl. Yakıt 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., and
− Ramazan Çetin Teknik Hazır Beton Ortaklığı
should be imposed administrative fines for violating the Act no 4054.

Click here for the text of the pronouncement (in Turkish) for the decision dated 18.02.2016 and numbered 16-05/117-52, the reasoned version of which will be notified later and which can be appealed before Ankara Administrative Courts.