{"id":31974,"date":"2021-08-10T18:01:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/?p=31974"},"modified":"2021-08-10T18:01:48","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:01:48","slug":"%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b3%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b5%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%87%d9%8a%d8%a6%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%86%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amlak.net.sa\/en\/31974\/","title":{"rendered":"By name and details\u2026 \u201cCompetition Authority\u201d imposes penalties on businesses operating in 4 sectors (infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Based on the tasks and competencies of the General Authority for Competition in enforcing the competition system and in extension of its role in protecting fair competition, encouraging it, and combating monopolistic practices, and in accordance with the principle of transparency of procedures;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Authority wishes to clarify that it has received a report indicating suspicion that a number of establishments operating in the business sector of office machinery, furniture, and contracting have violated the competition system through an agreement among them to collude in a number of government competitions, which is prohibited by paragraph (7) of Article IV of the Competition System issued by Royal Decree No. (M\/25) dated 1425\/5\/4 AH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the preliminary investigations, the board of directors of the authority issued its decision on 1439\/10\/18 AH, which ruled \u201cto approve the taking of measures to investigate, search, gather evidence, and investigate the possibility that Beit Riyadh \u2013 a branch of the Jarjis Group, and the related parties, may have violated any of the provisions of the Competition Law and its implementing regulations.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After collecting the evidence and information and conducting the necessary investigations, it became clear that a number of entities violated the competition system by agreeing among themselves to collude in a number of government competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the regulatory powers to refer the practices that violate the competition system to the Competition Violations Resolution Committee for a decision: the Board of Directors of the Authority issued a decision ordering the initiation of criminal proceedings against those establishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Disciplinary Committee issued its decision on 1442\/02\/13 H, sentencing each of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1- Beit Riyadh \u2013 Branch of the Jarjis Group company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2- Manar Al-Mahluf \u2013 Branch of the Jarjis Group company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3- Hassan Essam Kabani Contracting and Furniture Company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4- The Stars Furniture Foundation owned by Abdullah Salem Badouil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on paragraph (7) of Article IV of the former Competition System, which states the following: \u201cPractices, agreements, or contracts between competing establishments or those likely to be competitive, whether written or oral, explicit or implicit, are prohibited if the purpose of these practices, agreements, contracts, or the effect thereof is to restrict trade and to impair competition between establishments, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The effect on the normal price of the sale of goods and services, or the purchase or supply thereof, whether in government or non-governmental competitions or tenders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decisions included the publication of the sanctions at the expense of the defendants; it is worth noting that the decisions and judgments have acquired finality, which included imposing fines of (five million riyals) on each of: Beit Riyadh \u2013 branch of the Jarjis Group; Manar Al-Mahla \u2013 branch of the Jarjis Group; and (eighty-five thousand riyals) on Hassan Essam Kabani Contracting and Furnishings Company; and (thirty thousand riyals) on the Stars Furnishings Foundation owned by its owner Abdullah Salem Badouil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Authority calls on all establishments to adhere to the competition system and its implementing regulations, and to operate within the framework of fairness and transparency, in accordance with legitimate competition that encourages consumer choices and supports market growth and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n