Resolution No. 30 – Case NC 280-08 – Inquiry by Centrales Hidroeléctricas de Aysén S.A. regarding the acquisition of or application for new water exploitation rights in the Aysén river basin
The Competition Tribunal resolved favorably an inquiry by Centrales Hidroeléctricas de Aysén S.A., regarding the acquisition of or application for new water exploitation rights in four points of the Aysén river basin, destined to be used during the construction of four electricity plants that will provide Aysén’s electric system, Sistema Eléctrico de Aysén or SMA. […]
Resolution No. 29 – Case NC 295-08 – Inquiry by GLR Chile and others regarding participation in public contests for radio broadcasting concession renewals
The Competition Tribunal authorized participation of GLR Chile’s related and subsidiary companies –who operate the radio stations “Imagina”, “Rock and Pop”, “Concierto”, “Futuro”, “FM Dos”, “Corazón”, “pudahuel”, “Hit 40”, “ADN Radio Chile”, “Radioactiva” and “Radio Uno”– in the public contests for radio broadcasting concession renewals that Subtel will carry out this year (2009), regarding their […]
Decision No. 48 – Case C 64-05 – Lawsuit by Asoex against Ultramar and SAAM
The Competition Tribunal dismissed the lawsuit by Asociación de Exportadores de Chile A.G. (Asoex) against Ultramar Agencia Marítima S.A. (Ultramar) and Sudamericana Agencias Aéreas y Marítimas S.A. (SAAM). The Tribunal considered that the fee charged by the defendants for emitting an additional document that certifies the shipment and its corresponding ship cannot constitute an abuse […]
Decision No. 47 – Case C 13-04 – Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Sociedad Punta de Lobos S.A.
The Competition Tribunal partially accepted a lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Sociedad Sal Punta Lobos S.A., stating that the latter infringed antitrust laws by imposing artificial barriers to entry, with the objective of maintaining is dominant position in the internal market of salt. Sociedad Sal Punta Lobos S.A. had to pay a […]
Decision No. 46 – Case C 78-05 – Lawsuit by Recalcine S.A. against Novartis Chile S.A.
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by Laboratorios Recalcine S.A. against Laboratorio Novartis Chile S.A.. The Tribunal considered that there was reasonable doubt regarding the real composition of the product ZEITE, doubt that justified Novartis’s judicial and administrative actions, the latter being the owner of an invention patent over the active ingredient Imatinib Mesilato in […]
Resolution No. 28 – Case NC 244-08 – Inquiry by Armasur A.G. regarding the modification of legal precepts in the tour cruise market
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of Asociación de Transporte Marítimo, Lacustre, Fluvial y Turístico Sur Austral A.G. (Armasur)’s inquiry, declaring that article 36, paragraph 9, of Decree Law N° 825 of 1974 (Value Added Tax Law) is contrary to free competition. Therefore, the Tribunal proposed its modification to the President of the Republic, through […]
Decision No. 45 – Case C 60-05 – Lawsuit by Voissnet S.A. and the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against CTC
The Competition Tribunal Partially accepted lawsuits by Voissnet S.A. and the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile (CTC), stating that the latter engaged in practices deemed restrictive of free competition, with the objective of restricting entry to the plaintiff and to potential competitors to the market of telephone services. The lawsuit […]
Decision No. 44 – Case C 70-05 – Lawsuit by Sky Service S.A. against MTT and others
The Competition Tribunal partially accepted a lawsuit by Sky Service S.A. against Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones and Junta de Aeronáutica Civil, and against Lan Airlines S.A. and Lan Cargo S.A., regarding the June 25, 2005 tender to assign restricted international frequencies to Brazil. The Tribunal stated that the Supreme Decree D.S. N° 102, which […]
Decision No. 43 – Case C 74-05 – Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Air Liquide S.A. and others
The Competition Tribunal partially accepted a lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, fining the liquid oxygen companies AGA S.A., Air Liquide Chile S.A., Indura S.A. and Praxair Chile S.A.. The Tribunal considered that these companies incurred in a coordinated conduct, with the objective of sabotaging a public tender to provide public hospitals with liquid […]
Decision No. 42 – Case C 84-05 – Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Integramédica
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Integramédica S.A., for abuse of a dominant position and abuse of a situation of economic dependence, when it allegedly forced the doctors that worked in its health centers to hire integrated legal aid services and civil malpractice insurance with one company, under […]