Market announcement
TKM Grupp AS
LEI code
529900785KF1K0EEW940
Size of the entity
Large group
Economic activities
Financial and Insurance Activities
Country of registered office
Estonia
General information
Categories
Other corporate action
Unique data record identifier
9818
Submission date and time
15.09.2022 16:00:00
Content of announcement in Estonian
Title
Ringkonnakohtu vaheotsus peatada menetlus KIA Auto AS ja Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS osas
Message
Läti Vabariigi administratiivne ringkonnakohus otsustas 14. septembril 2022 peatada KIA Auto AS, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS-i ja Läti Konkurentsiameti vahel alates 2014. aastast kestva kohtumenetluse ajavahemikul 2004 kuni 2009 kehtinud KIA Auto AS garantiitingimuste väidetava konkurentsiõiguse vastuolu ja 135 tuhande euro suuruse trahvi õiguspärasuse osas. Menetlus peatati Läti Konkurentsiameti taotluse alusel, et täiendavalt täpsustada kohtuasja faktilisi asjaolusid ning esitada küsimusi Euroopa Liidu Kohtule. Keskmiselt kulub Euroopa Liidu eelotsuse saamiseks poolteist aastat. Peale eelotsuse saamist jätkub Lätis menetlus ringkonnakohtus. Eeltoodud vaidluses eelnevalt, 22. detsembril 2021, otsustas Läti Vabariigi Riigikohus, et kohtuasi tuleb uuesti läbi vaadata ringkonnakohtu poolt viidates seejuures, et tuleb viia läbi täielik väidetava konkurentsivastase käitumise analüüs, sealhulgas selle mõju turule, ning samuti tuleb kontrollida, kas Läti Konkurentsiameti hinnang on olnud põhjalik, täpne ja kas on tehtud nõuetekohane turuanalüüs. Läti Konkurentsiamet palus sellele järgnevalt ringkonnakohtul küsida eelotsust Euroopa Liidu Kohtult, et selgitada välja, milliseid tegureid tuleb hinnata konkurentsi piirava tagajärje olemasolu tuvastamiseks KIA Auto AS- i garantiitingimuste kontekstis, mis kehtisid aastatel 2004-2009, ning milline on konkurentsiameti tõendamisstandard väidetava rikkumise tõendamisel. Raul Puusepp Juhatuse esimees Tel 731 5000
Content of announcement in English
Title
Regional Court’s interim decision to suspend the ongoing proceedings regarding KIA Auto AS and Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS
Message
On 14 September 2022, the Administrative Regional Court of the Republic of Latvia decided to stay the proceedings that have been ongoing since 2014 between KIA Auto AS, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp AS and the Latvian Competition Council regarding the alleged conflict of competition law of the warranty conditions of KIA Auto AS that were valid in the period of 2004-2009 and the legality of the penalty in the amount of 135 thousand euros. The proceedings were stayed based on the application of the Latvian Competition Council to further evaluate the factual circumstances of the case and refer questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The average time to obtain a preliminary ruling is approximately one and a half years. After receiving the preliminary ruling, the proceedings will resume in the regional court in Latvia. On 22 December 2021, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia returned the case to the regional court, indicating that a full review of the alleged anti- competitive behavior, including its impact on the market, needs to be carried out and that it also needs to be verified if the assessment conducted by the Latvian Competition Council has been thorough, accurate and whether a proper market analysis has been conducted. In turn, the Latvian Competition Council requested from the regional court to refer the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling on the constituent elements of the review to find a restriction of competition "by effect" within the context of the warranty conditions of KIA Auto AS that were valid in the period of 2004-2009, and the standard of proof required of competition authority to prove the alleged violation. Raul Puusepp Chairman of the Management Board Tel +372 731 5000