Decision No. 125 – Case C 229-11 –Lawsuit by Laboratorio Recalcine S.A. against Roche Chile Ltda.
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by Laboratorios Recalcine S.A. against Roche Chile Limitada in all its parts, since the conducts that Recalcine reported were not proven in the proceeding, and no evidence from which the conducts could be inferred was presented. Laboratorios Recalcine filed a lawsuit against Roche Chile Limitada, stating that the defendant […]
Decision No. 124 – Case C 203-10 –Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Cámara de Comercio de Santiago A.G.
The Competition Tribunal dismissed the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office’s lawsuit against Cámara de Comercio de Santiago A.G. (CCS), for allegedly engaging in actions against free competition, by conditioning the renewal of the supply contract of Boletín de Informaciones Comerciales (“BIC”) with the company SIISA, to the modification of the contract and the abandonment of the […]
Decision No. 123 – Case C 209-10 –Lawsuit by Sociedad Gaete y Navarrete Limitada against Fisco de Chile
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by Sociedad Comercial Gaete y Navarrete against Fisco de Chile and Dirección de Bienestar Social de la Armada, for alleged predatory and disloyal competition practices, that would have been carried out in the latter institution’s supermarket, in the city of Puerto Williams. Regarding Fisco-Armada de Chile, the Tribunal considered […]
Decision No. 122 – Case C 207-10 –Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Tecumseh Do Brasil Ltda. And other
On June 14, 2012, the Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of the National Economic Prosecutor Office’s lawsuit against Tecumseh Do Brasil and Whirlpool S.A., who were accused of having violated article 3 of D.L. N° 211, by adopting and implementing an agreement with the objective of artificially raising the price of low potency hermetic compressors […]
Decision No. 121 – Case C 219-11 –Lawsuit by Naviera Valdivia and others against Ministerio de Obras Públicas and others
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of Naviera Valdivia Limitada, Comercial Selva EIRL and Ricardo da Bove Fierro, in a lawsuit against Fisco de Chile and Sociedad Marítima y Comercial Somarco Limitada (Somarco), for actions against free competition. Fisco de Chile designed a tender that allowed the concessionaire to charge exclusionary rates, and Somarco –the […]
Decision No. 120 – Case C 216-10 –Lawsuit by Gestora de Fondos de Inversión Privados San Pedro S.A. and other against CGE Distribución S.A.
The Competition Tribunal declared itself incompetent to know of the action presented by Gestora de Fondos de Inversión Privados San Pedor S.A. and by El Venado Fondo de Inversión Privado, againes CGE Distribución S.A. (CGED), and did not issue any comments on the rest of the petitions, allegations and defenses. The decision states that the […]
Decision No. 119 – Case C 184-08 –Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Farmacias Ahumada S.A. and others
The Competition Tribunal ruled unanimously in favor of the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office, sentencing Farmacias Cruz Verde S.A. and Farmacias Salcobrand S.A. to pay fines of 20,000 Annual Tributary Units or UTA (approximately US$19 million) each –the maximum applicable fine according to the law in force at the time of the events– for colluding in […]
Decision No. 118 – Case C 195-09 –Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Kiasa Demarco S.A. and others
The Competition Tribunal dismissed a lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Kiasa Demarco S.A. (KDM) and the Municipalities of Conchalí, Pudahuel, Renca, Las Condes, Lo Barnechea, Vitacura, Cerro Navia, Lampa, Colina, Quilicura, Lo Prado, Quinta Normal, Recoleta, Independencia, Santiago, La Reina, Curacaví, Ñuñoa, Providencia, La Cisterna, San Miguel and Llay Llay, for alleged […]
Decision No. 117 – Case C 156-08 –Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Mr. John C. Malone
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office in a lawsuit against Mr. John C. Malone, for not complying with the First Condition of Resolution # 1 of this Tribunal, which had authorized the merger of VTR and Metrópolis Intercom with conditions. It was established that Mr. Malone is the controller […]
Decision No. 116 – Case C 217-11 –Lawsuit by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office against Sociedad Agrícola y Comercial Ganadera Palo Santo Ltda. And others
The Competition Tribunal ruled in favor of the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office in a lawsuit against Sociedad Agrícola y Ganadera Palo Santo Limitada (“Buses San Carlos”), Empresa de Transportes EM Bus Ltda. (“EM Bus”), Mr. José Luis Lazo Sánchez, owner of the company Buses Ruta Muermos (“Ruta Muermos”) and Transportes Barrios y Cía. Ltda. (“Buses […]