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Announcement Concerning Infringements of Competition in the Motor Vehicle Driving Courses Sector			27.12.2012
In our country, motor vehicle driving courses sector is among those where infringements of competition are particularly widespread. It has been observed that one of the main reasons for this situation is a general lack of information within the sector concerning basic prohibitions of competition law. Lately, there has been an increase in the number of reports and complaints received by the Competition Authority concerning infringements of competition within the driving courses sector, and the C...
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Sodium sulpharte investigation concluded			27.12.2012
The investigation conducted by the Competition Board in the markets for sodium sulphate powder, crystal sodium sulphate and raw salt has been concluded.  As a result of the investigation, a total fine of TL 984,200 were imposed on Sodaş Sodyum Sanayi A.Ş. and Otuzbir Kimya ve San. Türk Ltd. Şti.  Click here for the text of the decision in Turkish....
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Four Undertakings Operating in the Sand Products Field to be held on August 28, 2012.			27.12.2012
The investigation concerning the four undertakings operating in and around the province of İzmir in the field of sand products has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerning Ak-Ege Madencilik Nakliyat Turizm İnşaat Taahhüt ve Yapı Malzemeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Aydın Kum Çakıl Madencilik ve İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti., Aydınlar Madencilik İnşaat Tarım Ürünleri Hayvancılık Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti. and  İzmir Kum Yapı Malzemeleri Nakliye Pazarlama Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. which...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning Un Ro Ro İşletmecileri A.Ş. to be Held on September 25, 2012			27.12.2012
The investigation on Un Ro ro İşletmeleri A.Ş. has reached the hearing stage. The hearing concerning the aforementioned undertakings will be held on September 25, Tuesday, at 10.00 a.m. Complainants and third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with the "Communiqué on Hearings Held before the Competition Board" should apply to the Competition Authority via a petition containing the information and documents which establish their interest in the investigation until the end of th...
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Hearing for the investigation concerning five undertakings operating within the diagnostics sector will be held on May 29, 2012			27.12.2012
The hearing for the investigation initiated in accordance with the Competition Board decision of 25.04.2012 concerning Beckman Coulter Biomedikal Ürünler San. Tic. Ltd. Şti., Siemens Healthcare Diagnostik Tic. Ltd. Şti., Roche Diagnostik Sistemleri Ticaret A.Ş., Abbott Laboratuarları İthalat İhracat ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. and Mediset Tıbbi Malzemeler İthalat ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. will be held on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10.00 a.m. Third parties who wish to attend the meeting in accordance with the "Comm...
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An investigation opened concerning 9 firms operating in the waste paper market			27.12.2012
In the Competition Board meeting of 24.04.2012,  with the decision numbered 12-21/560-M, it was decided that  an investigation should be initiated on the following firms operating in the waste paper collection and recycling business , in response to the claim that, following the practice of requiring a letter of consent from any three waste paper recycling firm before allowing a firm to export waste paper, some larger recycling firms which are members of the Pulp and Paper Industry Foundation pr...
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Final Report on the Sector Examination into the Retailing of Turkish Fast Moving Consumer Goods Published			27.12.2012
The sector examination conducted by the Competition Authority in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) retail sector has been concluded. "Preliminary Report on the Sector Examination into the Retailing of Turkish Fast Moving Consumer Goods," which was prepared to open the preliminary findings and suggestions established in the first stage of the two-phase sector examination to discussion by the sector shareholders was published on the website of the Competition Authority on 11.03.2011(in Turkish...
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The investigation on Undertakings Operating in the Diagnostic Products and Services Sector Was Concluded			27.12.2012
The investigation, which was initiated on the Competition Authority's own initiative with the Competition Board decision dated 12.01.2011 and numbered 11-03/41-M(a), in order to determine whether there were anti-competitive practices in the diagnostic products and services sector through collusive bidding and/or region/hospital allocation in some tenders where hospitals were the most important buyers, and which concerned the following undertakings was concluded        Beckman Coulter Biomedikal...
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Hearing for the Investigation concerning 10 Undertakings operating in the Market for Dried Fig will be held on March 6, 2012			27.12.2012
It was decided previously that the hearing for the investigation in the market for dried fig would be held on March 6, 2012. However, it was postponed to March 13, 2012 according to the Board decision dated 02.02.2012 and no.12-04/178-M. In the hearing to be made at 10.00 in the premises of the Competition Authority, the following undertakings will use their rights to hearing before the decision is taken about the investigation concerning them.   1.     Cevdet Aksüt ve Oğulları Kollektif Şirketi...
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Complaints previously submitted to the Competition Authority via e-mail shall henceforth be submitted via the "Şikayetim Var" (Online Complaint) link on the right side of the Turkish version of the Competition Authority website.			27.12.2012
Complaints previously submitted to the Competition Authority via e-mail shall henceforth be submitted via the "Şikayetim Var" (Online Complaint) link on the right side of the Turkish version of the Competition Authority website. "The Form Concerning the Commitments under the Framework of Article 14 of the Communiqué no 2010/4," in the attachment to the Guidelines adopted with the Competition Board decision dated 16.06.2011 and numbered 11-37--792-RM (5), shall be soon made accessible in the "Ap...
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