Narta International Pty Ltd - Authorisation - A91335

On 17 September 2012, Narta International Pty Ltd (Narta) applied for authorisation for 10 years for its members to enter into and give effect to an amended version of clause 5.8 of Narta's Code of Conduct under which members would agree to abide by any minimum advertising price as set by Narta from time to time. This will enable it to impose a minimum advertising price (MAP) on a range of goods collectively acquired by its members, namely Beko branded electrical goods, new release or premium electrical goods, and exclusive models of electrical goods. The level of the MAP would be set by Narta senior management and notified to members. Narta would not impose limitations or restrictions on a member's actual selling prices.

A copy of the application and submission are available by following the links below.

On 17 January 2013, the ACCC issued a draft determination proposing to deny authorisation for these arrangements. The ACCC is currently seeking submissions from interested parties. Submissions in response to the draft determination should be made by 7 February 2013.

Submissions can be made at adjudication@accc.gov.au.

Narta has requested that the ACCC hold a pre-decision conference before making its final decision on Narta's application. A pre-decision conference has been scheduled for 10:30am, 15 February 2013, in Sydney. In order to finalise arrangements for the conference, any interested party who is yet to register and wishes to attend the conference must advise the ACCC by 5pm, Friday 8 February 2013. Requests to register for the conference should be emailed to adjudication@accc.gov.au. Additional information regarding the pre-decision conference, including the procedures that apply at a pre-decision conference, are available by following the 'Pre-decision Conference' link below.