TURKIYE HAS OPENED AN ANTI – DUMPING INVESTIGATION AGAINST KOREAN STEEL PRODUCTS In TURKIYE, preliminary examination and investigation is carried out by the Turkish Ministry of Commerce, ex officio or upon complaint application, in accordance with the procedure determined regarding protection measures in imports. Upon application to the General Directorate of Imports, if the necessary […]
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The major changes on The Merger or Acquisition Communiqué, which is the secondary legislation for the control of mergers or acquisitions in the Turkish competition law practice, and the guidelines for the implementation of the communiqué, entered into force as of 04.03.2022. These changes; Increasing the turnover limits, which are determined as the merger acquisition […]
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Introduction As I write these lines, the total number of COVID-19 cases worldwide is nearly counted as 400 million and almost 6 million people are dead because of the virus. Although there are many vaccines have been developed since the beginning of the pandemic, even they did responded to the terminal effects of the virus, […]
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This paper intended to analyze and to give some information and evaluations regarding the issue of arbitrability of lease agreements for immovable property under Turkish Law. First of all, we will give brief information about the idea of arbitration followed by arbitration in Turkish Law and relevant legislation. Secondly, this paper will proceed with the […]
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Journal of Intellectual and Industrial Rights, Volume No.:17, Issue No.:61, 2021, pp.95-116. THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION UNDER COMPETITION LAW Av. Dr. Oğuzkan GÜZEL*[i] Av. A. Satuk Buğra İSMAİLEFENDİOĞLU** Abstract Information exchange between competitors, although serve consumer welfare by increasing the transparency in the market, raises serious competition law concerns. Many competition authorities, including Turkish Competition […]
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COMPETITION AUTHORITY LOWERS THE MARKET SHARE THRESHOLD DETERMINING BLOCK EXEMPTION IN VERTICAL AGREEMENTS The Communiqué Amending the Block Exemption Communiqué on Vertical Agreements (Communiqué No: 2002/2) on 05.11.2021 (Communiqué No: 2021/4) was published in the Official Gazette No. 31650 and brought significant changes with it. Within the scope of the said communiqué, agreements between two […]
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CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS UNDER THE LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA With the entry into force of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“KVKK” or “Law”) in 2016 within the scope of the European Union harmonization process, the need for private law and public law persons operating in our country […]
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INTRODUCTION In the field of competition law, it is seen that the competition authorities apply the existing rules with new approaches and take sector-specific dynamics into account due to the new order created by the information technology companies. It is a necessity that sectors related to information technologies should be subjected to a special evaluation […]
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SETTLEMENT REGULATION HAS ENTERED INTO FORCE The Regulation on Settlement Procedure to be Applicable in Investigations Regarding Agreements Restricting Competition, Concerted Practice & Decisions and Abuse of Dominant Position entered into force by being published in the Official Gazette dated 15.07.2021 and numbered 31542. The Competition Board (‘Board’) has published a draft regulation which introduced […]
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SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE IN TURKISH COMPETITION LAW Settlement Mechanism Pursuant to the amendments on Law on the Protection of Competition (“Law”) with the Law numbered 7246, a settlement mechanism has been introduced to Turkish Competition Law. Competition Board (“Board”) is authorized to specify the procedures and principles of settlement mechanism which is stipulated in Article […]
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