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The Regulation Amending Regulation on Fines to Apply in Cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Limiting Competition, and Abuse of Dominant Position

The Regulation Amending Regulation on Fines to Apply in Cases of Agreements, Concerted Practices and Decisions Limiting Competition, and Abuse of Dominant Position entered into force through publication in the Official Gazette dated 15.06.2022 and numbered 31867. With the amendment, the definition and content of the term that is called “annual gross revenue” which is a determinative for the Turkish Competition Board (the “Board”) about the fines that are given by the Board to the undertakings (enterprise) has expanded. The previous regulation identified the “annual gross revenue” as “the net sales in the uniform account plan, or if this cannot be calculated, the revenue closest to the net sales, which is to be determined by the Board”. The new regulation includes not only the definition in the previous regulation, but also the real operating incomes of the undertakings that are accounted under the account items which are not taken account in the calculation of the net sales, such as ordinary incomes or profits from their other activities.