Altıparmak Gıda (Balparmak) was imposed 2.47 million TL administrative fines as a result of the violation decision in the investigation concerning honey, a part of which was completed with settlement in June

Summary:

The Competition Board has concluded an investigation into claims that Altu00c4u00b1parmak Gu00c4u00b1da Sanayi ve Ticaret Au00c5u017e and Sezen Gu00c4u00efu00f0a Mad. Taru00c4u00b1m ve Hayvancu00c4u00b1lu00c4u00b1k u00c3u0153ru00c3u00bdn. Tic. ve San. Ltd. u00c5u017eti. (honey producers/suppliers) violated Article 4 of the Act no 4054 on the Protection of Competition by exchanging competitively sensitive information. The investigation found that Altu00c4u00b1parmak Gu00c4u00b1da Sanayi ve Ticaret Au00c5u017e violated the article and was imposed a fine of 2,477,859.92-TL. Sezen Gu00c4u00efu00f0a Mad. Taru00c4u00b1m ve Hayvancu00c4u00b1lu00c4u00b1k u00c3u0153ru00c3u00bdn. Tic. ve San. Ltd. u00c5u017eti. acknowledged the violation and accepted a fine of 513,329.91-TL, and the investigation was terminated with settlement. The decisions are subject to appeal before Ankara Administrative Courts.