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Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic Annual Report 2001
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Control of the measures and conduct taken by state administrative bodies and by
municipalities
Pursuant to its legal competences the Office controlled the measures and conduct taken by state
administrative bodies or by municipality bodies, which restrict or may restrict competition.
Prohibition to entry the market (municipality Bratislava Dúbravka – WYX)
In the mentioned period the Office investigated the incentive submitted by an undertaking WYX against
the decision of the municipality Bratislava – Dúbravka, in which it did not approve the leasing of non-
housing premises in the building of shopping centre Saratov in Bratislava to the company SLOVAK
INVESTMENT GROUP for the company WYX, which intends to run a shop with textile and shoes. The
municipality does not recommend to lease the premises for such an assortment as the textile offer is
included in the subjected area. Municipality Bratislava – Dúbravka by its disapproval to lease the
premises prohibited the undertaking to entry the relevant market of textile and shoes shops and thus it
excluded it from business and competition in this market. Considering the possibilities of consumer
(high transport costs compared with prices of goods) the local market situated closely to the consumer
is very important. The more competitive subjects are operating in this market, the more are the
undertakings forced to behave effectively and competitively.
Exclusion of an undertaking from the competition had negative impact on consumer, who could not
sufficiently profit from the advantages of the competitive surroundings (lower prices, services of
a higher quality, better assortment, faster application of news, convenient selling time etc.) As the
municipality Bratislava – Dúbravka did not give an approval to lease the premises it breached the Act
on Protection of Competition pursuant to the article 18, par. 1 and the Office asked the municipality
Bratislava – Dúbravka for remedy, which hasn’t been accepted by the municipality Bratislava –
Dúbravka.
COOPERATION WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN COMPETITION PRINCIPLES ADVOCACY
Privatisation
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