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Turkish Competition Authority Imposes an Administrative Fine on an Economic Unity Operating in the Industrial Enzymes Market

The Competition Board (“Board”) has concluded the investigation conducted to determine whether an economic unity operating in the industrial enzymes market has violated Article 6 of Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (“Law”).

According to the decision adopted by the Board at its meeting dated 23.10.2025;

  • It has been determined that the relevant economic unity violated Article 6 of the Law through:
  • its best price guarantee clauses and discount system aimed at creating loyalty in the asparaginase enzyme market,
  • its discount system aimed at creating loyalty in the fungal alpha amylase enzyme market, and
  • its exclusive agreements and discount system aimed at creating loyalty in the glucoamylase enzyme market.
  • Accordingly, the Board decided to impose an administrative fine of 284,509,319.04 TL on the undertaking.
  • Since it was determined that some of the undertakings forming the economic unity did not have any activities in the Turkish industrial enzymes market, the Board decided that there were no grounds to impose administrative fines on these undertakings.
  • It has been concluded that the “Readjusted Alliance Agreement” signed between the parties on 12.12.2007 concerning the phytase enzyme benefited from the block exemption under the Block Exemption Communiqué on Specialization Agreements No. 2013/3.

You can access the full text of the public announcement published by the Board regarding the matter here.

 

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Zumbul Attorneys-at-Law

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