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and the final decision numbered 175-66 was taken during the
Competition Board meeting dated 08.02.2010 and numbered 10-
14. In this decision, it has been unanimously decided that İzocam
was within the scope of Article 4 of the Act and that it did not
benefit from block exemption. Furthermore, it has been decided
by a majority of votes that İzocam did not fulfill the conditions of
individual exemption, that it must abstain frompractices constituting
infringement of competition, and that it must pay an administrative
fine by five thousandth of its gross revenue accumulated by the end
of the fiscal year 2008 which amounts to TRY 1,317,714.37.
•
The Competition Board, as a result of the examination conducted
based on the claim that BOTAŞ Boru Hatları ile Petrol Taşıma A.Ş.
infringed Article 6 of the Act No. 4054, decided that there is no
need to open an investigation under Article 41 of the Act No. 4054
at this stage, and the complaint is thus dismissed. (11.02.2010; 10-
16/189-73)
•
The Competition Board, as a result of the examination conducted
based on the claim that ERA Reklam Hizmetleri Tekstil Mobilya
ve Gıda San. Tic. A.Ş.-Wall Şehir Dizaynı ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti.
exerted pressure on the municipalities in the district of Bodrum
in an effort to prevent undertakings other than themselves from
operating in open air advertising, decided that there is no need to
open an investigation under Article 41 of the Act No. 4054 and
the complaint is thus dismissed because the subject of the dispute
needs to be resolved under the rules of private law. (11.02.2010;
10-16/180-68)
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In order to effectively control the operations of concentration and
to establish judicial certainty as to the parties’ operations, and in
consideration of the essential principles of transparency, the Draft
prepared in order to replace Communiqué No. 1997/1 has been
submitted for public comment until 05.03.2010 by being published
on the official website of the Competition Authority on 15.02.2010.
•
Because the Council of State repealed the Competition Board
decision takenon13.07.2006concerning the investigationconducted
by the Board on grounds that Roche Müstahzarları San. Tic. A.Ş.,
Eczacıbaşı İlaç Pazarlama A.Ş. and Beşer Ecza Deposu Tic. ve San.