The COVID-19 pandemic which surfaced in China and influenced the
whole World and European countries in particular, has begun to
affect Turkey as of 11 March 2020. This new type virus has
adversely affected the daily lives and commercial activities of
individuals and legal entities. We observe that the pandemic, along
with its affects on fulfilment of contractual obligations and other
areas of law, has certain consequences on the processes of
competition authorities.
Measures regarding COVID-19 declared by many countries'
competition authorities in the past weeks indicates that the
functioning of competition law will decelerate due to the pandemic.
Accordingly, the European Commission has allowed employees who are
not in essential positions to telecommute as of 12 March 2020. The
Commission urging notification of mergers/acquisitions
electronically, requested enterprises to postpone their
merger/acquisition notifications as much as possible until further
notice1.
