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 […]
Decision No. 41 – Case C 73-05 – Lawsuit by Fundación Chile Ciudadano and other against Car S.A.
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of Fundación Chile Ciudadano, Mr. Daniel Francisco Silva Toledo, and Mr. Gonzalo Marambio García, in a lawsuit against CAR S.A., for not complying with the general instructions that were established in the Comisión Resolutiva’s Resolución N° 666, of October 23, 2002. The defendant had to pay a fine of […]
Decision No. 40 – Case C 62-05 – Lawsuit by Electrónica Sudamericana Limitada against Importadora Rourke y Kuscevic S.A.
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by Electrónica Sudamericana Limitada against Importadora Rourke y Kuscevic S.A., for alleged disloyal competition actions, consisting of preventing direct importing of sound equipment. It was not established that the alleged conducts were suitable to obtain, maintain or augment a dominant position in the market. Therefore, the Tribunal stated that […]
Decision No. 39 – Case C 42-04 – Lawsuit by Producción Química y Electrónica Quimel S.A against James Hardie Fibrocementos Ltda.
The Competition Tribunal dismissed lawsuits by Producción Química y Electrónica Quimel S.A. and Cementa S.A. against James Hardie Fibrocementos Ltda., for alleged infringement of Dictamen N° 1287 and for incurring in predatory pricing practices. The Tribunal concluded that the defendant’s conduct did not infringe antitrust laws, because (a) it cannot be inferred that the defendant […]
Decision No. 38 – Case C 12-04 – Investigation on complaint by Asoex and lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Ultramar and others
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office and Asoex, in a lawsuit against Sudamericana Agencias Aéreas y Marítimas, Ultramar Agencias Marítimas, Agencias Universales S.A., A.J. Broom y Cía, and Ian Taylor y Cía S.A., for coordinately imposing charges for services that were not requested by exporters. Fines were imposed to […]
Decision No. 37 – Case C 45-04 – Lawsuit by Demarco S.A. against Coinca S.A. and the I. Municipalidad de San Bernardo
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of Demarco S.A. and the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, in a lawsuit against Coinca S.A. and Consorcio Santa Marta S.A. for non compliance to the Comisión Resolutiva’s Resolución N° 650, of May 17, 2002. This, because the defendants offered the plaintiff unpublished prices for the services they offer in […]
Decision No. 36 – Case C 66-05 – Lawsuit by AES Gener S.A. and Norgener S.A. against Electroandina S.A.
The Competition Tribunal approved a conciliation agreement by AES Gener S.A. and Norgener S.A. and Electroandina S.A.. The Competition Tribunal also added an adjustment clause to the “Contract of Services of Unloading, Receiving, Handling and Stockpiling of Coal” subscribed by the parties during the conciliation process.