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The Competition Appeals Board confirms the decision of the Competition Authority, concluding its investigation into the operations of Íslandspóstur.

16 August 2017
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The Competition Appeals Tribunal has, by two rulings dated 14 August, upheld the decision of the Competition Authority. No. 8/2017, sem kveður á um ítarleg skilyrði og breytingar á starfsemi Íslandspósts. Voru skilyrðin sett í því skyni að vinna gegn samkeppnishömlum sem Samkeppniseftirlitið taldi að rekja mætti til einkaréttar á dreifingu áritaðra bréfa undir 50. gr. og sterkrar stöðu Íslandspósts á póstmarkaði og tengdum mörkuðum, sbr. nánar News The Competition Authority, dated 17 February.

Fyrrgreind ákvörðun byggði á sátt milli Íslandspósts og Samkeppniseftirlitsins. Með ákvörðuninni lauk rannsóknum Samkeppniseftirlitsins á útistandandi málum vegna starfsemi Íslandspósts. Rannsóknir Samkeppniseftirlitsins í þessu sambandi tóku bæði til formlegra kvartana og ábendinga.

Tveir kvartendur, Póstmarkaðurinn ehf. og Samskip ehf., kærðu ákvörðunina til áfrýjunarnefndar samkeppnismála og kröfðust þess að hún yrði felld úr gildi. Töldu þeir að kvartanir þeirra hefðu ekki fengið nauðsynleg málalok. Rétt er að taka fram að Póstmarkaðurinn er dótturfélag Samskipa og því um einn og sama hagsmunaaðila að ræða á samstæðugrunni.

Niðurstaða áfrýjunarnefndar

By the appeals board's rulings, the decision of the Competition Authority is confirmed. The board considers that the substantive provisions of the underlying settlement are comprehensive, detailed, and go a long way towards preventing the misuse of Íslandspósts' dominant market position in advance. The Competition Authority was authorised to conclude the settlement, and it addressed the matters of complaint in a satisfactory manner.

See further decisions of the Appeal Board no. 1/2017 and 3/2017.

With its third ruling, No. 2/2017, leysti áfrýjunarnefndin ennfremur úr kæru Póstmarkaðarins ehf. vegna ákvörðunar Samkeppniseftirlitsins um að aðhafast ekki frekar vegna kvörtunar fyrirtækisins er varðar gjaldskrá Íslandspósts innan einkaréttar. Hafði Samkeppniseftirlitið lokið þessu máli með bréfi, samhliða ákvörðun No. 8/2017. Staðfesti áfrýjunarnefnd þá ákvörðun.

Viðamiklar breytingar á starfsemi Íslandspósts – eftirlitsnefnd skipuð.

Í ákvörðun Samkeppniseftirlitsins er mælt fyrir um viðamiklar breytingar á starfsháttum og skipulagi Íslandspósts. Þar er m.a. kveðið á um skipan sérstakrar eftirlitsnefndar sem fylgist með því að þessar breytingar gangi eftir. Nefndin hefur verið skipuð og er formaður nefndarinnar Viðar Lúðvíksson, hæstaréttarlögmaður. Geta viðskiptavinir og keppinautar Íslandspósts beint til nefndarinnar kvörtunum og ábendingum um starfsemi fyrirtækisins.

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