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Eirtrade Limited / International Network Services Ltd [1999] IECA 576 (14th December, 1999)
COMPETITION
AUTHORITY
Competition
Authority Decision of 14 December 1999 relating to a proceeding under Section 4
of the Competition Act, 1991.
Notification
No CA/682/92E: Eirtrade Limited/International Network Services Ltd.
Decision
No. 576
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Competition
Authority Decision of 14 December 1999 relating to a proceeding under Section 4
of the Competition Act, 1991
Notification
No. CA/682/92E: Eirtrade Limited/International Network Services Ltd.
Decision
No. 576
Introduction
1.
Notification
No. CA/682/92E was made by Eirtrade Limited on 30 September, 1992 with a
request for a certificate under Section 4(4) of the Competition Act, 1991 or in
the event of a refusal by the Authority to issue a certificate, a licence
under Section 4(2) in respect of an exclusive distribution agreement between
Eirtrade Limited and International Network Services Limited.
The
Decision
2.
The
Competition Authority considers that, on the basis of the facts in its
possession, the exclusive distribution agreement (Notification No. CA/682/92E)
between Eirtrade Limited and International Network Services Limited has
expired. The agreement in question was in existence at the time the Competition
Act, 1991 came into force. The Authority has set out in Decision No. 527 its
reasons for concluding that where such an agreement has terminated, a decision
to issue or not to issue a certificate has no legal consequences and, by virtue
of Section 7(3), no licence can now be awarded for the period during which the
agreement operated. The Authority has, therefore, decided to close the file
without considering whether or not the agreement merits a certificate or licence.
For
the Competition Authority,
Professor
Patrick McNutt
Chairperson
14
December 1999
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