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Madencilik Ticaret A.Ş. should pay an administrative fine of TRY
20,369.24. (02.09.2010, 10-57/1141-430)
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The Competition Board concluded on 03.09.2010 the investigation
initiated on 13.04.2009 concerning Aras Kargo, Yurtiçi Yurtdışı
Taşımacılık A.Ş. - Fillo Ürün Odaklı Taşımacılık A.Ş., MNG
Kargo Yurtiçi ve Yurtdışı Taşımacılık A.Ş. and Yurtiçi Kargo
Servisi A.Ş. and announced the decision on 07.09.2010. As a
result of the investigation, the Board decided unanimously that
the aforementioned companies had violated Article 4 of Act no
4054 on the Protection of Competition between 2006 and 2008 by
making agreements with anti-competitive goals and effects;that an
individual exemption may not be granted to the aforementioned
agreement since it did not fulfill the conditions listed in Article 5
of Act no 4054; and decided by a majority on administrative fines
of TRY 6,530,799.79 for Aras Kargo Yurtiçi Yurtdışı Taşımacılık
A.Ş. - Fillo Ürün Odaklı Taşımacılık A.Ş. Economic entity, TRY
2,999,930.70 for MNG Kargo Yurtiçi ve Yurtdışı Taşımacılık A.Ş.
and TRY 7,031,630.38 for Yurtiçi Kargo Servisi A.Ş. (03.09.2010,
10-58/1193-449)
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The Competition Board concluded the investigation initiated on
25.02.2009 concerning some dealers of Citroen (Baylas Otomotiv)
on 23.09.2010. Within the framework of the investigation, it
was established that some Citroen dealers collusively set and
implemented prices for new vehicles, including accessories, during
2007 and 2008. As well, it was determined that the same dealers
had price fixing agreements concerning spare parts, maintenance,
and repair services. Within the framework of the Competition
Board decision, a total of TRY 1,688,572 in administrative fines
was imposed on the 13 dealers.
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The Competition Board decided, in its meeting of 26.09.2010
to initiate an investigation concerning the Central Association
of Agricultural Milk Producers. The investigation was initiated
based on the claim that the Central Association of Agricultural
Milk Producers “took a decision stating that all milk producers’
associations should use a previously designated computer program”.