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ARTICLE · 13 NOVEMBER 2020

"De Minimis" Tebliğ Taslağı Kamuoyu Görüşüne Açıldı

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4054 sayılı Rekabetin Korunması Hakkında Kanun'da Haziran 2020'de yapılan önemli değişikliklerden biri, Avrupa Birliği mevzuatında yer alan "de minimis" benzeri bir istisnanın Rekabet Kanunu'na entegre edilmesiydi.

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4054 sayılı Rekabetin Korunması Hakkında Kanun'da ("Rekabet Kanunu") Haziran 2020'de yapılan önemli değişikliklerden biri, Avrupa Birliği mevzuatında yer alan "de minimis" benzeri bir istisnanın Rekabet Kanunu'na entegre edilmesiydi. Bu doğrultuda, Rekabet Kanunu'nun 41. maddesinde yapılan değişiklik uyarınca, piyasada rekabeti önemli ölçüde kısıtlamayan anlaşma, uyumlu eylem ve teşebbüs birliği karar ve eylemlerinin soruşturma konusu yapılmamasına imkân veren bir "de minimis" uygulaması öngörülmüş, ilgili usul ve esasların ise Rekabet Kurulu'nun çıkartacağı bir tebliğ ile düzenleneceği belirtilmişti. Bu kapsamda, Rekabet Kurumu "Rekabeti Kayda Değer Ölçüde Kısıtlamadığı Kabul Edilen Anlaşma, Uyumlu Eylem ve Teşebbüs Birliği Karar ve Eylemlerine İlişkin Tebliğ Taslağı"nı ("Tebliğ Taslağı") 23 Ekim 2020 tarihinde kamuoyu görüşüne açmıştır.1

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