Decision No. 15 – Case C 09-04 – Lawsuit by Conadecus against Asociación de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras A.G.
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by Corporación Nacional de Consumidores y Usuarios de Chile, Conadecus, against Asociación de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras A.G., for alleged infractions to Decree Law N° 211 such as pricing agreements, collusion in the determination of banks’ interest rates, and lack of transparency in the collection of interest, commissions and […]
Decision No. 14 – Case C 37-04 – Lawsuit by Revisiones Santiago against Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by Revisiones Santiago S.A. against the Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, referred to the tender bases for roadworthiness checking garages. The plaintiffs stated that the fact that the tender bases required that proponents must be juridical persons constituted a barrier to entry that could affect competition in the relevant […]
Decision No. 13 – Case C 54-04 – Lawsuit by Entel Telefonía Local S.A. against Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by Entel Telefonía Local S.A. (EntelPhone) against Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones, part of Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones (Subtel), for having approved the tender bases for assigning wireless local public telephone service concessions, allegedly in infringement of Decree Law N° 211. The Tribunal stated that Subtel acted in accordance to […]
Decision No. 12 – Case C 47-04 – Lawsuit by Nestlé Chile S.A. against Masterfoods Chile Ltda.
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by Nestlé Chile S.A. against Masterfoods Chile Ltda., for alleged disloyal competition practices, via the use of illicit –according to the plaintiff– publicity. The Tribunal stated that publicity is contrary to antitrust laws when it is deceitful –being comparative or not–, and is ideal to achieve, maintain or augment […]
Decision No. 11 – Case C 29-04 – Lawsuit by Mr. Jorge Middletown Hoschhauser and others against Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by Mr. Jorge Middleton Hoschhauser and others, against the Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, for allegedly approving anticompetitive tender bases for roadworthiness checking garages. The plaintiffs stated that the tender bases required that proponents must be juridical persons, excluding private persons, and they also reduced the number of concessions. […]
Decision No. 10 – Case C 27-04 – Complaint by Coesam S.A. against Dictamen N° 1284 of H. Comisión Preventiva Central
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of a complaint by Comercializadora y Envasadora Santa Magdalena S.A. (COESAM) against Dictamen N° 1284 of H. Comisión Preventiva Central, revoking the part where it stated that COESAM had market power in the market of exports of rose hip to Japan, and that it had abused of that power. […]
Decision # 9 – Case C 03-04 – Consultation by AGIP A.G., regarding conduct of Supermercados Líder against suppliers and consumers in general
The Competition Tribunal analyzed a consultation by Asociación Gremial de Industrias Proveedoras A.G. (AGIP), accusing Supermercados Líder of refusal to sell to consumers, given that the defendant pulled Nestlé chocolates from its aisles as retaliation to the latter company’s refusal to participate in a promotion, programmed by D&S (Líder); regardless, the Supermarket included the Nestlé […]
Decision No. 8 – Case C 25-04 – Lawsuit by Laboratorio Lafi Ltda.against Laboratorio Novartis Chile S.A.
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of a lawsuit by Laboratorio Lafi Ltda. against Laboratorio Novartis Chile S.A., for disloyal competition acts consisting of comparative publicity regarding a particular medicine. The Tribunal stated that Novartis had market power in the market of that medicine, and therefore could engage in disloyal competition acts with the object […]
Decision No. 7 – Case C 01-04 – Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office and complaints by Soprole and Loncoleche, against Dictamen N° 1/96 of the Comisión Preventiva Regional IX
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of Sociedad Agrícola y Lechera de Loncoche S.A., currently Watt’s Alimentos S.A., and Sociedad de Productores de Leche S.A., in a complaint against Dictamen N° 1/96 of the Comisión Preventiva de la IX Región (IXth Region Preventative Commission), of May 28, 1996, rendering this ruling ineffective in all its […]
Decision No. 6 – Case C 04-04 – Investigation regarding the market of Supermarket Chains
The Competition Tribunal ordered to shelve an investigation started by the H. Comisión Resolutiva, about possible abusive conducts in the relationship between supermarket chains and their suppliers, regarding buying and payment conditions. This investigation was shelved because the same matter is treated in the case C 03-04, which resulted in Decision # 9.