Mechanisms for Controlling Economic Concentration in Algerian Legislation

Öz

This study provides a detailed examination of the legislative measures adopted to control economic concentration in Algeria, particularly with regard to the protection of market competition and the preservation of economic balance. Recognizing the importance of this issue, Algerian legislation treats the control of economic concentration as one of the main objectives of competition law as one of the principal objectives of Competition Law, aiming to enhance economic efficiency, prevent monopolistic practices, and improve consumers’ living standards. In this context, the research explores the mechanisms through which the Competition Council intervenes to control economic concentrations that meet the legally prescribed conditions, as well as its authority to issue decisions authorizing or prohibiting such transactions. The study also discusses exceptional situations in which authorization may be granted despite the potential restrictive effects on competition, in addition to the exceptional intervention of the executive authority in approving economic concentration operations previously rejected by the Competition Council on the grounds of public interest considerations. As for the field of study, the subject of economic concentration belongs to the branch of economic law, which is concerned with regulating and organizing economic activities and seeks to achieve a balance between private and public interests. To address the central research question, the study adopts an analytical legal methodology. The analytical method is employed through a detailed examination and interpretation of the relevant provisions contained in Algerian Competition Law, particularly those regulating economic concentration and the powers entrusted to the Competition Council. In addition, a practical analytical dimension is incorporated through the examination of selected decisions and opinions issued by the Algerian Competition Council concerning economic concentration cases. These decisions are analyzed in order to evaluate how the Council interprets and applies legislative provisions in practice, identify the legal criteria used in assessing concentration operations, and determine the extent to which the Council balances competition protection with economic and public interest considerations. Through this combined methodological framework, the study seeks to provide both a theoretical and practical understanding of the Algerian system of controlling economic concentration.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• law
• protection of competition
• economic dominance
• Algeria
• regulation of economic concentration

Destekleyen Kurum

This research was conducted without receiving any support from any party

Proje Numarası

1

Etik Beyan

I declare that this scientific article is my own, and that I have not previously published or submitted it to any other scientific journal

Teşekkür

I thank Turkish Academic Research Review for encouraging scientific research and receiving this type of scientific articles

Cezayir Mevzuatında Ekonomik Yoğunlaşmanın Denetim Mekanizmaları

Öz

Bu çalışma, özellikle piyasa rekabetinin korunması ve ekonomik dengenin sürdürülmesi açısından, Cezayir’de ekonomik yoğunlaşmanın denetlenmesine ilişkin yasal düzenlemeleri incelemektedir. Bu konunun önemini dikkate alan Cezayir yasa koyucusu, ekonomik yoğunlaşmanın denetimini Rekabet Hukuku’nun temel amaçlarından biri olarak benimsemiş; ekonomik verimliliği artırmayı, tekelci uygulamaları önlemeyi ve tüketicilerin yaşam standartlarını iyileştirmeyi hedeflemiştir. Bu bağlamda araştırma, Rekabet Konseyi’nin yasal olarak öngörülen şartları taşıyan ekonomik yoğunlaşma denetlemek amacıyla nasıl müdahalede bulunduğunu ve bu işlemleri onaylama ya da reddetme yönündeki karar verme yetkisini incelemektedir. Çalışma ayrıca, rekabete zarar verme ihtimaline rağmen izin verilebilen istisnai durumlar ve kamu yararı gerekçesiyle Rekabet Konseyi tarafından reddedilmiş ekonomik yoğunlaşmanın yürütme organı tarafından istisnai olarak onaylanmasını da ele almaktadır. Çalışmanın alanı bakımından, ekonomik yoğunlaşma konusu ekonomik hukuk dalı kapsamında yer almakta olup, ekonomik faaliyetlerin düzenlenmesi ve denetlenmesiyle ilgilenmekte ve özel çıkar ile kamu yararı arasında bir denge kurmayı amaçlamaktadır. Temel araştırma sorusunu ele almak amacıyla çalışma, analitik hukuki yöntemi benimsemektedir. Analitik yöntem, özellikle ekonomik yoğunlaşmayı ve Rekabet Konseyi’ne verilen yetkileri düzenleyen Cezayir Rekabet Hukuku hükümlerinin ayrıntılı incelenmesi ve yorumlanması yoluyla kullanılmaktadır. Buna ek olarak, çalışmada ayrıca uygulama boyutu da dikkate alınmıştır; Cezayir Rekabet Konseyi tarafından ekonomik yoğunlaşma davalarına ilişkin verilen seçilmiş kararlar ve görüşler incelenmiştir. Bu kararlar, Konsey’in yasal hükümleri uygulamada nasıl yorumlayıp uyguladığını değerlendirmek, yoğunlaşma işlemlerinin değerlendirilmesinde kullanılan hukuki ölçütleri belirlemek ve Konsey’in rekabetin korunması ile ekonomik ve kamu yararı unsurları arasında ne ölçüde denge kurduğunu ortaya koymak amacıyla analiz edilmiştir. Bu yöntemsel çerçeveyle çalışma, Cezayir’de ekonomik yoğunlaşmanın denetlenmesine ilişkin sistemin hem teorik hem de pratik açıdan anlaşılmasını sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• hukuk
• rekabetin korunması
• ekonomik hâkimiyet
• Cezayir
• ekonomik yoğunlaşmanın denetimi

Destekleyen Kurum

Bu araştırma herhangi bir partiden destek almadan yürütülmüştür

Proje Numarası

1

Etik Beyan

Bu bilimsel makalenin bana ait olduğunu ve daha önce başka bir bilimsel dergiye yayınlamadığımı veya sunmadığımı beyan ederim

Teşekkür

bilimsel araştırmaları teşvik ettiği ve bu tür bilimsel makaleleri aldığı için Türk Akademik Araştırma İncelemesine teşekkür ediyorum

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