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Competition Board was informed, that, if a potential buyer prefers,
the manufacturing facilities and/or equipment of Burgaz might not
be sold to the relevant buyer, and that the facilities and equipment
had to be divested during the unbundling process, (2) that, in
line with the Board decision dated 08.07.2010 and numbered 10-
49/900-314, block sales of the assets to be unbundled might be
more beneficial in terms of the establishment of a more competitive
market structure; on the other hand, the assets to be unbundled might
be split-up depending on the possible suitable buyers, and, that in
such a situation, the expiration period mentioned in paragraph (iii)
of Article (ix) of the aforementioned decision concerning the asset
to be sold would not be implemented for the other assets to be
unbundled, (3) that paragraph (iv) of Article (vi) of the Competition
Board decision dated 08.07.2010 and numbered 10-49/900-314
maintained its validity concerning the assessment of the request
for suitable buyers included in the unbundling Expert Agreement.
(16.09.2010, 10-59/1203-M)
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The Competition Board, as a result of the examination conducted
based on the request for the authorization of the acquisition of Toprak
Karo Bozüyük Ticari ve İktisadi Bütünlüğü (Toprak Karo Bozüyük
Commercial and Economic Entity) by Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası
AnonimOrtaklığı (Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası Incorporated), decided
that the acquisition of Toprak Karo Bozüyük Ticari ve İktisadi
Bütünlüğü by Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası Türk Anonim Ortaklığı
was not subject to authorization since the market share and turnover
thresholds specified in Article 5 of the relevant Communiqué were
not exceeded. (16.09.2010, 10-59/1217-460)
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The Competition Board decided that the acquisition of the shares
of Bosphorus Gaz Corporation A.Ş., currently held by Tur Enerji
A.Ş., by Gazprom Germania GmbH (20% of the shares), Metin
ŞEN (8.5% of the shares), Ali Haydar ŞEN (1.99% of the shares)
and Adnan ŞEN (8.5% of the shares) did not fall under the scope of
Article 7 of Act no 4054 and Communiqué no 1997/1 since it did
not lead to a change in the control of Bosphorus Gaz Corporation
A.Ş. (16.09.2010, 10-59/1216-459)
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The Communiqué Pertaining toMergers and Acquisitions for which
Permission of the Competition Board is Required was published in