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Competition Law | Articles
A Reflection of the Turkish Competition Authority’s Enforcement History for Examination of Digital Data During On-Site Inspections: Guidelines on Examination of Digital Data During On-Site Inspections Has Been Published
On June 24, 2020, the long-awaited and discussed amendments on the Law No. 4054 on Protection of Competition (“Competition Law”) have entered into force with the object of (i) reflecting the Turkish Competition Authority’s (“TCA”) experience and know-how since 1997, (ii) the change in the markets in Turkey and globally and (iii) developments in technology and further compliance with the European Union competition law.
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Competition Law | Articles
Towards a More Effective Enforcement? - Turkish Competition Authority Steps into the Realm of De Minimis
On 23.10.2020, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) published a draft of its long-awaited Communiqué on Agreements, Concerted Practices, and undertaking association decisions of minor importance which do not appreciably restrict competition (“Draft Communiqué”) modelled after the European Commission’s (“EC”) De Minis Notice (2014/C 291/01) (“De Minimis Notice”). The TCA is now accepting opinions and comments from various stakeholders on the matter until the deadline of 23.11.2020.
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Competition Law | Articles
No Excuses to Not Responding to Information Requests: Financial Institutions Case in Turkey
The issuance of requests for information (“RFIs”) within the scope of an investigation or a merger control case can be deemed one of the main tools that enables, on the one hand, a competition authority to have a better understanding of the actual market situations as well as the nature of the alleged conducts, and on the other hand, provides a hint to the concerned undertakings about the potential assessments to be made by that authority.
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Competition Law | News
Who's Who Legal 2020-World's Leading Competition Lawyers 2020
ACTECON proudly announces, its managing partner Mr. Bahadır BALKI has once again been selected by Global Competition Review and Who's Who Legal as one of the “World’s leading Competition Lawyers” in 2020. Mr. BALKI has been listed in Who’s Who Legal as a World’s leading competition lawyer since 2015. We are grateful for the invaluable support of our clients and colleagues in the selection and nomination process. ACTECON is committed to competition law since its founding 17 years ago. As a result of this commitment, our expertise is acknowledged by the worldwide leading Competition Law research groups. Thanks again to all the contributors.
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Competition Law | Articles
After Almost 13 Years Long Fight, the Constitutional Court Ruled that the Principle of Legality of Crimes and Punishments Violated with Respect to Determination of Administrative Fine by the Turkish Competition Authority (Onmed)
On 30 September 2020, the Constitutional Court’s long-awaited decision as regards the controversies arisen from the application of the most favorable law in competition law cases was announced in the Turkish Official Gazette . This decision appears to be a crucial one as it is the first decision of the Constitutional Court finding a violation of constitutional rights of the concerned undertaking during the appeal process of a competition law case .
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Competition Law | Articles
A Record Fine Was Imposed by the Turkish Competition Authority on Four Major Players Operating in the Fuel Distribution Sector
In March 2020, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) imposed a hefty fine amounting to approximately TRY 1.5 billion in total (approx. EUR 170 million) on four undertakings operating in the fuel distribution sector, namely BP Petrolleri A.Ş. (“BP”), OPET Petrolcülük A.Ş. (“OPET”), Petrol Ofisi A.Ş. (“PO”) and Shell & Turcas A.Ş. (“Shell”) . The fine was based on the premises that the concerned undertakings violated Article 4 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Competition Law”) via the resale price maintenance practices which is often on the TCA’s agenda in the recent times.
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