79^th session of the Council of Competition of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held in Sarajevo on 22^nd  January 2014 with the following discussed/adopted:

Council of  Competition has not issued a decision within a period referred to in Article 41 paragraph (1) of the Competition Act, upon the Request to institute proceedings of the  undertaking Blicnet d.o.o. Banja Luka, TELRAD Net d.o.o. Bijeljina and Elta-Kabel d.o.o. Doboj, against Preduzeće za poštanski saobraćaj Republike Srpske a.d. Banja Luka ( Postal Services Corporation of Republic of Srpska Inc. Banja Luka) (POŠTA RS), in order to establish a dominant position within the meaning of Article 10 paragraph (2) of the Competition Act, and it is considered that the conduct of undertaking POŠTA RS does not abuse a dominant position in the relevant market, in terms of Article 11 paragraph (2) of the Competition Act.

 Conclusion suspending proceedings initiated by the Request to institute proceedings of undertaking private medical institution – Pharmacy “Onion Pharm” Brcko Ditrict, Zaima Mušanovića 84, Brcko District, against the Health Insurance Fund of Brcko Ditrict, Vuka S. Karadzica 4, 76100 Brcko District, in the part relating to the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the meaning of Article 10 paragraph (2) item c) of the Competition Act, due to withdrawal of the Applicant.

 Conclusion  on initiation of the proceedings upon Request to institute proceedings of the undertaking “Mareco Index Bosnia” d.o.o. Trampina 12, 71000 Sarajevo, against the Institute of Metrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Augusta Brauna 2, 71000 Sarajevo, in order to establish the existence of prohibited competitive conduct in the part relating to limit and control  of the market and technical development or investment, in terms of Article 4 paragraph 1) item  b) of the Competition Act.

 Decision rejecting the Request for interim measures of undertaking “Mareco Index Bosnia” d.o.o. Trampina 12, 71000 Sarajevo, in proceedings instituted at the Request to institute of proceedings against the Institute of Metrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Augusta Brauna 2, 71000 Sarajevo, in order to establish the existence of a prohibited agreement, as ungrounded.

 Conclusion on the extension of the deadline for the final decision for three months, in proceedings conducted by the Conclusion on initiation of proceedings issued on 1^st  August 2013, upon Request to institute proceedings of the undertaking  Privatna zdravstvena ustanova – Mikrobiološko parazitološki laboratorij sa specijalističkom ordinacijom medicine rada – ”E-STYLE”, Dobojska 16A, 71000 Sarajevo (Private medical institution – Microbiological parasitological laboratory with Occupational Health Service – “E-STYLE”, Doboj 16A, 71000 Sarajevo), against the Federal Ministry of Health, Titova 9, 71000 Sarajevo, in order to establish the existence of a prohibited agreement in the part relating to limition and control of the market and technical development or investment, under Article 4 paragraph (1) item b) of the Competition Act.

Conclusion  on initiation of the proceedings upon Request to institute proceedings of the  undertaking RTV Bosne i Hercegovine, Bulevar Meše Selimovića 12, 71000 Sarajevo,  undertaking RTV Republike Srpske, Trg Republike Srpske 9, 78000 Banja Luka and undertaking RTV Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, Bulevar Meše Selimovića  12 , 71000 Sarajevo, against the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mehmeda Spahe 1, 71000 Sarajevo, in order to establish the existence of a prohibited agreement in the part relating to limitation and control of the market and technical development or investment, and application of dissimilar conditions to identical transactions with other undertakings putting them at a disadvantage compared with its competitors, in terms of Article 4 paragraph (1) items b) and d) of the Competition Act.

Applicant (public broadcasters) believe that the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina  violates Competition Act, through the provisions of its Code on commercial communications, in part relating to the shortening of the duration of the broadcast advertising spots and tele-shop from 6 to a maximum of 4 minutes per hour of television programs.  

 Opinion on the request for an opinion of the JU Zavod za javno zdravstvo Zeničko-dobojskog kantona (Institute of Public Health of the Zenica-Doboj Canton), Fra Ivana Jukica 2, 72000 Zenica ,on Guidelines on conducting sanitary inspection in West Herzegovina Canton (“Official Gazette of West Herzegovina Canton “, No. 11/2000), i.e  its compliance with the provisions of the Competition Act.

  Opinion on the request for an opinion of  Maric & Co, lawyers’ limited liability company, Mehmeda Spahe 26, 71000 Sarajevo, on the need for the application for an individual exemption of distribution agreement, pursuant to the provisions of the Competition Act.

  Detailed information about the adopted final decisions can be found on the website www.bihkonk.gov.ba  in the part entitled “Decision”.

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