The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the application claiming that some members of the Steel Guardrail and Road Safety Systems Association and certain affiliates thereof violated article no 4054 by collusive bidding and price fixing.

The Board, after discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations made during the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 27.04.2017, took the decision no 17-14/208-M to launch an investigation on

• Steel Guardrail and Road Safety Systems Association 
• Alka San. İnş. ve Tic. A.Ş. 
• Çepaş Galvaniz Demir Çelik Madencilik A.Ş. 
• Kıraç Galvaniz A.Ş. 
• Kisan Group A.Ş. 
• Şa-Ra Enerji İnşaat Tic. ve San. A.Ş. 
• Yimtaş Mühendislik İnşaat Taah. Turz. Metal. San. Tic. A.Ş. 
• Antakya Galvaniz Metal San. Tic. Ltd. Şti.

in order to determine whether article 4 of the Act no 4054 was violated.

Article 4 of the Act no 4054 prohibits anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices between undertakings.

* Investigation decisions taken by the Competition Board are announced to the public following the notification of the decision to the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation. These declarations, which are made within the framework of informing the public on Competition Board decisions, cannot be interpreted to mean the undertakings or associations of undertakings under investigation have violated the Act no 4054 and that they have faced or will face sanctions under the Act.