Within the framework of the investigation initiated on Haribo Şekerleme San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. (HARIBO) in accordance with Competition Board (Board) decision dated 05.03.2026 and numbered 26-08/238-M to determine if Articles 4 and 6 were of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition were violated, it was decided that interim measures should be imposed on HARİBO with the Board decision dated 04.06.2026 and numbered 26-20/605-241.

The decision concerned ruled that

• In order to prevent potential competition infringements in the soft candy market and any irrevocable harm these may cause, an interim measure should be imposed until the issuance of the final decision, whereby in all traditional outlets with an area of 200 square meters or less, a space corresponding to 30% of the volume of all HARIBO stands must be allocated to competing brand products which do not have soft candy stands at the relevant outlet, to be placed on the visible side of all of the HARIBO stands, on the vertical plane and in a single block, together with a label including the phrase “This space is allocated to competing products,” to be implemented within one month following the notification of the reasoned decision and to be certified before the Competition Board by the end of this period, and
• Within one month following the notification of the reasoned decision concerning the imposition of the interim measures, the HARIBO must certify before the Turkish Competition Authority that the obligations set forth in the interim measure decision have been fulfilled; otherwise, an administrative monetary fine will be imposed on HARIBO pursuant to Article 17 of Act no 4054.

However, the investigation process concerning HARIBO is still ongoing.