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IS IT BAD NEWS OR GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS?: A NEW DIRECTION OF THE EU COURTS’ JURISPRUDENCE ON EXCESSIVE PRICES

TÜKETİCİLER İÇİN İYİ HABER Mİ KÖTÜ HABER Mİ?: AŞIRI FİYAT UYGULAMALARINDA AB MAHKEMELERİNİN YENİ İSTİKAMETİ

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Subsequently, the article looks to the change in approach of the Court of Justice of the European Union in its recent decision and the possible implications of this change for consumers.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Consumers have to pay over-competitive prices for the goods and services they purchased due to the excessive prices charged by monopolies and dominant undertakings.
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Key Findings & Data:Although the infringement caused a direct loss to consumers, there has been uncertainty about the definition of excessive prices, the proper way to identify excessive prices, the need for intervention by competition authorities and which markets are candidates for intervention.
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Conclusion & Impact:Subsequently, the article looks to the change in approach of the Court of Justice of the European Union in its recent decision and the possible implications of this change for consumers.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Sömürücü Davranışlar · Aşırı Fiyatlandırma · Tüketici Zararı

Abstract

Consumers have to pay over-competitive prices for the goods and services they purchased due to the excessive prices charged by monopolies and dominant undertakings. Although the infringement caused a direct loss to consumers, there has been uncertainty about the definition of excessive prices, the proper way to identify excessive prices, the need for intervention by competition authorities and which markets are candidates for intervention. This article seeks address these uncertainties, considering the EU case law and relevant literature and sheds light on the excessive pricing analysis and the problems associated with this analysis. It draws attention to the fact that these uncertainties make it difficult to realise one of the goals of competition law, ie consumer welfare. Subsequently, the article looks to the change in approach of the Court of Justice of the European Union in its recent decision and the possible implications of this change for consumers.

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Tekel ya da hâkim durumda bulunan teşebbüslerin aşırı fiyat uygulaması, tüketicileri aldıkları mal veya hizmete rekabetçi fiyatın çok üzerinde bir fiyat ödemeye mahkûm etmektedir. Doğrudan tüketici zararına yol açmasına rağmen aşırı fiyatın tanımı, aşırı fiyatlamanın nasıl tespit edileceği, tespit edilmesi halinde bu fiyatlara müdahale edilip edilmeyeceği ve müdahale edilecekse hangi pazarların müdahaleye uygun olduğu hususları belirsizliğini korumaktadır. Çalışmamız, tüm bu hususları şu ana dek Avrupa Birliği Adalet Divanı tarafından oluşturulan içtihatlar ve doktrindeki görüşler kapsamında inceleyecek, aşırı fiyatlama analizi ve bu analizde yaşanan sorunlara ışık tutacaktır. Bu noktada söz konusu sorunların rekabet hukukunun amaçlarından olan tüketici refahını sağlamanın önündeki engellerden biri olduğuna dikkat çekilecektir. Sonrasında Divan’ın son içtihadı ile ortaya çıkan yaklaşım değişikliği ve bu değişikliğin tüketiciler bakımından olası yansımaları tartışılacaktır.

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ŞAHİN, E. (2019). IS IT BAD NEWS OR GOOD NEWS FOR CONSUMERS?: A NEW DIRECTION OF THE EU COURTS’ JURISPRUDENCE ON EXCESSIVE PRICES. Ticaret ve Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku Dergisi, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 1, 87–114. https://ajindex.com/articles/361401

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