THE COMMUNIQUÉ ON DE MINIMIS REGULATION IN COMPETITION LAW ENTERED INTO FORCE:

Communiqué numbered 2021/3 on Agreements, Concerted Practices, Acts and Conduct of Association of Undertakings that Do Not Considerably Restrict Competition (“Communiqué”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 16 March 2012 and numbered 3425 and entered into force the same day. The Communiqué shall not only apply to future investigations but also to preliminary investigations and investigations that are ongoing on the date of its entry into force.

COMPETITION LAW AMENDED TO FURTHER HARMONIZE IT WITH EU LAW:

The Law Amending the Law on the Protection of Competition was published in the Official Gazette dated 24 June 2020 and numbered 31165 and entered into force on the same day. The preamble of the Amending Law provides that the amendments aim to harmonize the Law on the Protection of Competition numbered 4054 with the European Union laws and to establish a modern competition legislation.