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Competition Law | Articles
The Turkish Competition Authority Fines Auto Expertise Service Providers for Price Fixing and Supply Cartel (Auto / Çözüm / Dyno Max...)
On 17 December 2020, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) announced, on its website, the reasoned decision as a result of its investigation against certain auto expertise services providers in a province of Turkey (i.e. Gaziantep), unveiling a price fixing and supply cartel among the concerned service providers.
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Competition Law | Articles
The Turkish Administrative Court Decided that the Practices based on Secondary Legislation in Force Cannot be Deemed as Violation of the Competition Law
On 13 October 2020, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) announced that Ankara 17th Administrative Court (“Court”) suspended[1] the TCA’s decision fining the practices of Electrical Engineers Chamber (Elektrik Mühendisleri Odası – “EMO”[2]) with respect to the establishment of minimum fees for the services to be rendered by the concerned professionals[3] and on 5 November 2020, 8th Administrative Chamber of Ankara Regional Administrative Court (“Regional Court”) rejected the TCA’s appeal against this suspension decision
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Competition Law | Articles
Guards Up for Multinational Companies in Case of an On-The-Spot Inspection
On-the-spot inspections are one of the most powerful tools granted to competition authorities while conducting their investigations. Indeed, as in other jurisdictions, Article 15 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition grant the Turkish Competition Authority the ability to examine and seize a copy of books, paper works, documents, or internal communications during an on-site inspection conducted at the premises of a company. The employees of the relevant company are obliged to provide copies of such documents as requested.
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Competition Law | Articles
Commitment Mechanism: The TCA’s First Rejection Decision
On 28.08.2020, The Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) rejected an application with respect to the newly introduced commitment procedure for the first time via its decision numbered 20-36/485-212. (“Rejection Decision”). This decision is of particular importance since it sets out details about the deadline to offer commitments during an investigation. Under this piece, we are going to briefly explain the background of the newly introduced commitment procedure under the Act on the Protection of Competition (“Competition Law”) and later delve into the freshly published Rejection Decision.
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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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