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Competition Law | Articles
LG and Its Authorized Services Cleared of Allegations: No Room for Investigation
Following a preliminary inquiry, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) decided not to initiate an investigation into the undertakings active in the markets for spare parts, maintenance, and repair services for mobile phones.
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Competition Law | Articles
The Turkish Competition Authority Reaffirmed Its View on Attorney-Client Privilege Limited to Right of Defence: A Stark Contrast with the EU
With its decision issued on 30 March 2023 (Storytel Decision), the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) evaluated Storytel Turkey Yayıncılık Hizmetleri A.Ş.’s (Storytel) claim that some documents obtained during on-site inspections were covered by attorney-client privilege.
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Competition Law | Articles
Q&A with Dr. Fevzi Toksoy and Bahadir Balki
Dear Reader, We felt a need to compile this Q&A focusing on technology undertaking exception in the Turkish merger control regime. A special local turnover threshold exception was introduced for concentrations involving technology undertakings. The complication that comes with this (let’s call it) the Turkish version of the “value of transaction” test to address the killer acquisitions is that it is rather vague and creates legal uncertainty ...
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Competition Law | Articles
Are You a “Technology Undertaking” within the Scope of Merger Control in Turkey?
As an equivalent of the value of transaction test in some jurisdictions, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) applies a special threshold for concentrations involving technology undertakings. In other words, concentrations that involve technology undertakings are treated differently with regards to the Turkey-related turnover threshold, which determines whether a transaction must be authorized by the TCA.
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Competition Law | Articles
A Landmark Decision by the Constitutional Court about On-site Inspections Conducted by the Turkish Competition Authority: A Judge's Decision is Necessary for Conducting On-site Inspections
The Constitutional Court published a significant decision (“Decision”) which includes critical assessments on whether the on-site inspections conducted by the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) violate the inviolability of domicile protected under Article 21 of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey (“Constitution”).
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Competition Law | News
ACTECON is proud to sponsor the Lear Competition Festival (LCF) to be held in Rome between 26 and 29 September 2023.
ACTECON is proud to sponsor the Lear Competition Festival (LCF) to be held in Rome between 26 and 29 September 2023. On September 27, 2023 at 15:00 CET, we will be hosting a session entitled “Innovation and Digitalisation Shaping Merger Control”. The session will address the main challenges posed to merger control by innovation and digitalisation.
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