The markets defend themselves before the Competition Authority: Are there new sanctions on the way?
The defenses began today in the investigation carried out by the Competition Authority against some companies that are manufacturers, suppliers and retailers that operate in the mass consumer goods sector.
The opinion of the investigative committee was that food companies should be sanctioned and chain markets should not be sanctioned considering the previous sanctions.
In the investigation carried out against the markets, suppliers and manufacturers to determine if article 4 of the Competition Law has been violated, the verbal defense stage has been reached. The defenses will continue today and tomorrow.
THESE COMPANIES WILL DEFEND
The organizations that were investigated by the Competition Authority and today began their defense are the following:
1. Beypazarı Beverage Marketing Mountain. ambassador Write. pet. In s. Singing. see tick WHAT
2. BİM United Stores Inc.
3. Carrefour SA Carrefour Sabanci Trade Center Inc.
4. Sales distribution of Coca Cola Inc.
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6. Consumer Goods Industry Level Marketing and Trade Inc.
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8. Frito Lay Food Industry and Trade Inc.
9. Glaxosmithkline Consumer Health Inc.
10. Haribo Confectionery Industry and Trade Ltd. Sti.
11. Horizon Fast Consumer Inc.
12. Kent Gıda Maddeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ
13. Migros Ticaret AŞ
14. Pacific Consumer Products Sales and Trade Inc.
15. Pepsi Cola Ltd. Service and Distribution Sti.
16. Red Bull Food Distribution and Marketing Trade Limited Company
17. Şok Marketler Ticaret AŞ
18. Solen Chocolate Food Industry and Trade Inc.
19. Unmas Unlu Mamuller Food Industry and Trade Inc.
20. Yeni Mağazacılık A.Ş.
WILL THE MARKETS BE PENALIZED?
In the opening speech of the defense meeting, the Chairman of the Competition Authority, Birol Küle, expressed his opinion that A101, BİM, CarrefourSA, Migros and Şok violated the competition, but that no administrative fine should be imposed on these organizations due to the sanctions imposed for the same behavior. prior to.
It claimed that Küle, Beypazarı, Coca Cola, Doğanay, Düzey, Eti, Fritolay, GSK, Haribo, Kent, Pacific, Pepsi, Redbull, Şölen and Unmaş also violated competition.
Reporting that these companies play a role in ensuring and maintaining coordination among retailers, Küle said: “Retailers are considered to be aware of such coordination and use information about their competitors that is passed on to them by suppliers in their forward-looking pricing decisions. . .”
THESE COMPANIES WANTED SANCTION
In this context, it was indicated that administrative fines should be imposed on Beypazarı, Coca Cola, Doğanay, Düzey, Eti, Fritolay, GSK, Haribo, Kent, Pacific, Pepsi, Redbull, Şölen and Unmaş in accordance with article 16 of Law No. .4054. .
It was claimed that there was no place to impose an administrative fine on the company in question, since no evidence could be found of Horizon’s infringement of competition.
Last year, the Competition Authority imposed an administrative fine of TL 2.671 million on BİM, CarrefourSA, Migros, ŞOK, A 101 and Savola Gıda.