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concerning campaign devices, the Board decided that initiating
an investigation was not necessary under the Act no 4054 and the
complaint and request of provisory measure should be rejected.
(24.11.2011, 11-59/1516-541)
• Communiqué on the Increase of the Lower Thresholds for
Administrative Fines Specified in Paragraph 1, Article 16 of the
Act No 4054 on the Protection of Competition, to be valid until
31/12/2012 (Communiqué No: 2012/1) has been published in
the Official Gazette dated 12.12.2011 and numbered 28140. The
Communiqué entered into force on 01.01.2012
• As a result of the examination made upon the request that "Vehicle
Transportation Contract and Its Attachments" signed between Zer
Merkezi Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.Ş.,
and "Vehicle Transportation Agreement and Its Attachments"
signed between Zer Merkezi Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Tofaş
TürkOtomobil Fabrikası A.Ş. on 03.05.2011 be granted exemption,
the Board decided that the said agreements and attachments are
regarded as horizontal cooperation agreements within the scope of
Article 4 of the Act No. 4054; moreover, the said agreements shall
be granted individual exemption as they fulfil all of the conditions
listed in Article 5 of the Act No 4054. (07.12.2011, 11-60/1559-
552 )
• As a result of the examination made upon the claim that TP Petrol
Dağıtım A.Ş. violated the Communiqué No. 2002/2 via the sales
tonnage commitment imposed to the dealer by agreement and
abused its dominant position over the dealer, the Board decided that
the vertical relationship between Kazovalılar Motorlu Araçlar Petrol
Ürünleri Nak. Taah. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. and TP Petrol Dağıtım
A.Ş., which is consisted of the protocol dated 12.09.2007 and
dealership agreement together with usufruct right of the same date
benefits from exemption within the scope of the Block Exemption
Communiqué No. 2002/2 on Vertical Agreements until 12.09.2012
and it is not necessary to open an investigation about TP Petrol
Dağıtım A.Ş. within the framework of the Act No. 4054 and the
complaint shall be dismissed. (07.12.2011, 11-60/1567-558 )