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o Stock data and sales data28 ;
o Information related to any kind of parameter related to price
conditions and supply control29;
o Consolidated or statistical information are not considered
strategic information when the following conditions are
fulfilled30:
• Tables showing data related to quantities (capacity, production,
sales, exports, imports) and capacity utilization should be
prepared in a manner that prevents their disclosure on the basis of
an undertaking or group of undertakings which form an economic
unit, and only total countrywide information should be shared;
• In addition to the distributed statistics, no comments, analyses
or advice which may affect the competitive behavior of an
undertaking should be disclosed;
• Estimations related to future prices, productions and capacity
utilization should not be shared;
• It should be ensured that officials responsible in associations
of undertakings for the collection and tabling of data conceal
sensitive information from members of the association and third
parties; and
• Tables showing monthly data should not be published before at
least two months following the month to which they are related.
• Time Period to which Information Exchange is related. The
Board, in order to determine whether an information exchange
is anticompetitive, also examines the time period to which this
information is related. Nevertheless, Boarddecisions on that subject
are not yet uniform. Although in some of its decisions the Board
28 Board decision dated 18.04.2011 and numbered 11-24/464-139. For information about the
decision, see footnote 4.
29 Board decision dated 20.12.2006 and numbered 06-92/1172-350,
H7deC+LxBI8=&nm=90 (accessed on: 21.03.2013).
30 Board decision dated 08.08.2002 and numbered 02-47/586-M. For information about the
decision, see footnote 2.