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| "The Draft Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets", the preparations for which have been completed, have been opened to public opinion | 16.9.2024 | ||
| The basic structural feature of labor markets, where competition for labor is essential, is that a few number of employers are operating vis-a-vis a large number of employees. This feature creates an imbalance in favor of employers especially in terms of employees’ wages and other working conditions. In addition to the said structure of the market, practices among employers restricting competition regarding the mobility of employees as well as wages and other working conditions strengthen the ex... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Mars Entertainment Group AŞ (MARS) and Cj Enm Medya Film Yapım ve Dağıtım AŞ (CJ ENM). | 16.9.2024 | ||
| With the Competition Board (Board) decision dated 27.06.2024 and numbered 24-27/656-M, a preliminary inquiry was launched under Article 40.1 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition, with relation to the allegation that MARS violated Article 6 of the same Act by abusing the dominant position it held in the movie showing services market in the production and distribution services market. Within the framework of the information and documents acquired during the preliminary inquiry pr... | |||
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| Taking another important step within the scope of fostering cooperation with other competition authorities, the Competition Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC). | 11.9.2024 | ||
| The aim of the said Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to establish and strengthen cooperation for sharing the experience and knowledge obtained by the parties in order to contribute to the development of competition law policies and enforcement as well as competition culture of the parties. The President of the Competition Authority Mr. Birol Küle and the Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysia Competition Commission Mr. Iskandar Bin Ismail signed the MoU in the headquarters of the Au... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Undertakings Operating in the Field of Elevator Maintenance and Repair in Türkiye. | 10.9.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board made a decision concerning the preliminary inquiry that was conducted to determine whether undertakings operating in the field of elevator maintenance and repair in Türkiye violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition in the market for elevator maintenance and repair. After discussing the information and documents acquired and observations made in the preliminary inquiry in its meeting on 15.08.2024, the Competition Board considered the finding... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Forever Living Sağlık ve Güzellik Ürünleri Dağıtım Ltd. Şti., Herbalife International Ürünleri Ticaret Ltd. Şti. and Homm Bitkisel Ürünler Pazarlama AŞ | 3.9.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board decided that an investigation shall be opened about Forever Living Sağlık ve Güzellik Ürünleri Dağıtım Ltd. Şti., Herbalife International Ürünleri Ticaret Ltd. Şti. and Homm Bitkisel Ürünler Pazarlama AŞ, which produce and sell cosmetic and personal care products, to determine whether they violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by means of setting the sale price and/or restricting online sales of resellers. In the meeting of the Competitio... | |||
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| Investigation Launched on Zofunlar Beton Üretim Pazarlama San. ve Tic. AŞ, Saros Hazır Beton İnş. Madencilik San. ve Tic. AŞ and Serin Beton İnş. Taah. İnş. Malz. Hafr. Taş. Gıda San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. | 29.8.2024 | ||
| The Competition Board made a decision concerning the preliminary inquiry conducted with relation to the allegation that some undertakings operating in the production and sale of ready-mix concrete in the Keşan district of the Edirne province violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by jointly setting prices, allocating customers and/or exchanging competitively sensitive information. After discussing the information and documents acquired and the observations... | |||
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| Hearing for the Investigation concerning Arı İnovasyon ve Bilim Eğitim Hizmetleri AŞ to be Held on September 24, 2024 | 27.8.2024 | ||
| The investigation, which was conducted about certain private schools operating in Kocaeli province due to the allegations of setting the tuition and meal fees jointly and restricting competition in labor markets, ended with settlement in terms of 18 private schools. Within the scope of settlement, totally 18 private schools were imposed 7.033.717,59 TL administrative fines; one private school for setting the meal fees jointly, one private school for setting the tuition fees jointly, 11 private s... | |||
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| Investigation about Bilim İlaç Sanayii ve Ticaret AŞ and Drogsan İlaçları Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ Concluded. | 22.8.2024 | ||
| Within the scope of the investigation, which was conducted about Bilim İlaç Sanayii ve Ticaret AŞ and Drogsan İlaçları Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ according to the Competition Board decision dated 21.02.2024 and no 24-09/165-M in order to determine whether they violated article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the Act no 4054), as a result of the settlement texts sent by Bilim İlaç Sanayii ve Ticaret AŞ and Drogsan İlaçları Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ based on the Board’s interim decisi... | |||
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| Investigation Conducted on Tetra Laval Holding & Finance SA and Tetra Pak Paketleme Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi Concluded. | 19.8.2024 | ||
| As a result of the investigation conducted on Tetra Laval Holding & Finance SA and Tetra Pak Paketleme Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi, it is decided, with the Board decision dated 15.08.2024 and numbered 24-33/818-M, that the economic entity comprised of TETRAPAK TÜRKİYE and TLHF holds dominant positions in the markets for “production and sale of filling machines for aseptic liquid food carton packaging” and “production and sale of aseptic liquid food carton packaging”, the econ... | |||
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| The application concerning the acquisition of sole control over Eczacıbaşı Monrol Nükleer Ürünler Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ by Curium International Trading B.V. taken under final examination. | 16.8.2024 | ||
| With a decision dated 25.07.2024 and numbered 24-31/729-M, the Competition Board took under final examination the application concerning the acquisition of sole control over Eczacıbaşı Monrol Nükleer Ürünler Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ, which is active in the production and sales of goods used in nuclear medicine, by Curium International Trading B.V. The assessment made suggests that the relevant transaction may create dominant position or strengthen an existing dominant position as set out under Ar... | |||
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