The Turkish Competition Authority decides that several chicken producers and their professional association distorted competition by establishing a cartel and inflicts fines (Abalıoglu / Banvit / Beypi / CP / Erpilic / Keskinoglu / Pak Tavuk / Seker Pilic / Sen Pilic)

The Competition Board (“CB”), at its discretion, sentenced nine leading undertakings, namely Abalıoglu, Banvit, Beypi, CP, Erpilic, Keskinoglu, Pak Tavuk, Seker Pilic and Sen Pilic to pay a fine of 0.8% of their gross income as accrued at the end of the year 2008. Moreover, the CB had increased the fine of Pak Tavuk depending on Zuhal Dastan's- president of Association of White Meat Producers and Breeders Union (“Besd-Bir”) and president of Pak Tavuk - decisive influence on the violation and warned Besd-Bir to abstain from behaviors which lend themselves to anti-competitive practices. Allegations The CB has, ex officio, made an investigation into the alleged agreements between 27 chicken producers which are restricting the amount of supply and fixing prices, and into the allegations

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Ercüment Erdem, The Turkish Competition Authority decides that several chicken producers and their professional association distorted competition by establishing a cartel and inflicts fines (Abalıoglu / Banvit / Beypi / CP / Erpilic / Keskinoglu / Pak Tavuk / Seker Pilic / Sen Pilic), 25 November 2009, e-Competitions November 2009, Art. N° 31622

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