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school fees, scholarships and salaries for the school year 2001-
2002 can be deemed as infringement of Article 4 of Act No. 4054.
However, the said infringement became time barred and thus there
is no need for opening an investigation under Article 41 of Act No.
4054, 2- the fact that the officials of the private schools operating
in the relevant market discussed and exchanged information
regarding price policies during the meetings held under the aegis
of the Association of Turkish Private Schools Union and Ankara
Association of Private Schools can be deemed as infringement of
Article 4 of Act No. 4054; furthermore, some provisions under the
headings “Work Environment, Employees, Teacher Recruitment”
and “Student Recruitment” of the “Principles of Private Schools” as
determined by the Association of Turkish Private Schools Union,
can be deemed within the scope of anticompetitive association of
undertaking decisions under Article 4 of Act No. 4054, but there is
no need to open an investigation under Article 41 of Act No. 4054
concerning the said infringements. (03.03.2011, 11-12/226-76 )
• As a result of the examination conducted based on the claim that
Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. misinformed its points of sale
regarding competing products and acted in violation of the decision
of the Competition Board by continuing exclusivity practices in
the away from home consumption channel, the Board decided that
there is no need to open an investigation under Act No. 4054 and
the complaint was dismissed. (03.03.2011, 11-12/215-69 )
• During its meeting on 3 March 2011, the Competition Board
arrived at a decision after evaluating the file regarding the
privatizations of İstanbul Anadolu Yakası Elektrik Dağıtım
A.Ş., Akdeniz Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. and Toroslar Elektrik
Dağıtım A.Ş. In this framework, with regard to the transfer of
İstanbul Anadolu Yakası Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (“AYEDAŞ”),
Akdeniz Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (“AKDENİZ”), Toroslar Elektrik
Dağıtım A.Ş. (“TOROSLAR”), Boğaziçi Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş.
(“BOĞAZİÇİ”), Gediz Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (“GEDİZ”), Trakya
Elektrik Dağıtım A.Ş. (“TRAKYA”) and Dicle Elektrik Dağıtım
A.Ş. (“DİCLE”) through privatization, the Competition Board
decided with reference to its decision regarding the privatizations