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| The Application Regarding the Acquisition of Sabmiller Plc’s Control by Anheuser-Busch Inbev put under Final Examination | 5.7.2019 | ||
| The Competition Board reevaluated the application regarding the acquisition of Sabmiller Plc’s control by Anheuser-Busch Inbev upon the decision of Ankara 6th Administrative Court. The acquisition in question was previously authorized unconditionally by the Board Decision dated 01.06.2016 and numbered 16-19/311-140. However, the Board decision in question was annulled by the decision of Ankara 6th Administrative Court dated 01.11.2018 and numbered E: 2017/717, K: 2018/2508. The Competition Bo... | |||
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| English version of the Competition Authority’s Strategic Plan for 2019-2023 published | 5.7.2019 | ||
| Competition Authority’s Strategic Plan for the 2019-2023 term, which was prepared to facilitate the conduction of the Authority activities according to a plan and a program within the framework of the previously determined mission, vision and principles, and with a focus on the strategic plan and on achieving the goals and targets established in that plan, and which was announced to the public in March has been published in English. Please click here for the English version of the Strategic P... | |||
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| Investigation initiated about 12 Undertakings Active in Wheat Flour Market | 3.7.2019 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claim that undertakings active in wheat flour market increased the prices through collusion. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 13.06.2019, the Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took the decision no. 19-21/305-M to initiate an investigation about the following undertakings to determine ... | |||
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| Investigation concerning Novartis Sağlık Gıda ve Tarım Ürünleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Roche Müstahzarları San. A.Ş. Initiated | 3.7.2019 | ||
| Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry conducted in response to the claim that Novartis Sağlık Gıda ve Tarım Ürünleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Roche Müstahzarları San. A.Ş. violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 in order to increase the usage of the drug Lucentis which is more expensive than Altuzan, both of which are used in the treatment of eye diseases. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 13.06.... | |||
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| Investigation about 6 Undertakings active in Hot Air Ballooning - Paragliding Business and Tourism Agency Business Market in Pamukkale Region Initiated | 2.7.2019 | ||
| The Competition Board concluded the preliminary inquiry, conducted ex officio, whether undertakings active in hot air ballooning/paragliding and tourism agencies in Pamukkale region violated the Act no. 4054 by means of establishing a common booking and sales channel. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting of 23.05.2019, the Competition Board concluded that the findings were significant and sufficient, and took t... | |||
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| Investigation about Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Initiated | 2.7.2019 | ||
| Upon the decision of the 13th Chamber of the Council of State, the Competition Board reevaluated the claims that Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. complicated its competitors’ activities, pressured the sales points to ensure that competing products were not sold and its contracts with on premise sales points included exclusivity provisions. The preliminary inquiry made previously due to the said complaint examined the practices in question. Consequently, the decision numbered 11-57/1476-532 was take... | |||
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| Hearing for the investigation concerning 6 undertakings active in preparing chemotherapy drugs to be held on August 7, 2019 | 27.6.2019 | ||
| Investigation whether İnvotek Sağlık Teknolojileri Tic. Ltd. Şti., Korulu Grup Sağlık Hizmet İnşaat Taahhüt Makina Temizlik San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Meditera İthalat ve İhracat A.Ş., Oncosem Onkolojik Sistemler San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Onkofar Sağlık Ürünleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. and Santek Sağlık Turz. Teks. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 by means of bid rigging in the tenders for preparing chemotherapy drugs reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on Aug... | |||
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| Investigation about Maysan Mando Otomotiv Parçaları San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Concluded | 25.6.2019 | ||
| The Competition Board decision dated 18.02.2016 and numbered 16-05/107-48 taken about the claim that Maysan Mando Otomotiv Parçaları San. ve Tic. A.Ş. refused to supply goods to the complainant, acted together with the complainants’ competitors and tried to exclude the complainant from the market was annulled by Ankara 15th Administrative Court’s decision dated 25.10.2017 and numbered E: 2016/3742, K: 2017/2794. As a result, the file was reevaluated. The investigation whether the said undertaki... | |||
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| Investigation Concerning Istanbul Customs Brokers’ Association Concluded | 25.6.2019 | ||
| Investigation whether Istanbul Customs Brokers’ Association violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 was concluded. As a result of the discussion of the contents of the file on 20.06.2019, the Competition Board decided that Istanbul Customs Brokers’ Association violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 by means of taking a decision of association of undertakings, which includes a ban on making offers to competitors’ customers and making advertisements, and determines sales conditions; thus the sai... | |||
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| The Hearing for the Investigation concerning Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) Chamber of Electric Engineers to be held on July 11, 2019 | 30.5.2019 | ||
| The investigation conducted in response to the claim that Konya Representative Office of TMMOB Chamber of Electric Engineers violated article 4 of the Act no. 4054 by means of a commission decision reached the hearing stage. The hearing will be held on July 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm. In accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board", complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting should apply to the Competition Authority together with a petition inclu... | |||
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