Komisheni inogamuchira zvisungo neCorning kuti ive nechokwadi chekukwikwidza mukupihwa kwegirazi rekuvharira remidziyo yemagetsi inobatwa

European Commission yakaita zvisungo zvakapihwa naCorning zvinosunga zviri pamutemo pasi pemitemo yeEU antitrust. Zvisungo izvi zvinotarisana nemakwikwi eKomisheni pamusoro pekupedzisa kweCorning kwezvibvumirano zvinongonzi anticompetitive zvakasarudzika zvekupihwa kwegirazi reAlkali-aluminosilicate ('Alkali-AS Girazi'), rudzi rwegirazi rinonyanya kushandiswa segirazi rekuvharira mumafoni uye zvimwe zvigadzirwa zvemagetsi zvinobata ruoko.

Zvinetso zvekutanga zveKomisheni

Corning iUS-yakavakirwa pasi rose inogadzira girazi kune akawanda maindasitiri uye vatengi maapplication. Inogadzira Alkali-AS Girazi, girazi risingapindike rinonyanya kushandiswa sevhavha yezviratidziro zvemidziyo yemagetsi inobatwa senge nharembozha, mahwendefa, asiwo smartwachi. Corning misika Alkali-AS Girazi zvakanyanya pasi peiyo 'Gorilla Glass' mhando. Alkali-AS Girazi rine maviri anoenderana nekutengesa girazi, lithium aluminosilicate girazi ('LAS Girazi') uye sodium aluminosilicate girazi ('NAS Glass').

On 6 November 2024, Komisheni yakavhura ongororo yepamutemo pamusoro pekunetsekana kwekuti Corning angangove akakanganisa makwikwi mumusika wepasi rose weAlkali-AS Girazi. Komisheni yakamboona kuti Corning ane chinzvimbo chikuru pamusika uyu. Yakaona zvakare kuti zvigadzirwa zvakagadziridzwa neCorning yeApple hazvisi chikamu chemusika uyu, sezvo izvi zvine zvinyorwa zvakakosha uye zvinongoshandiswa neApple.

Zvinoenderana nekuongorora kweKomisheni kwekutanga, Corning anogona kunge akashandisa zvisizvo chinzvimbo chake chepamusoro mumusika weAlkali-AS Girazi achityora Chinyorwa 102 cheChibvumirano cheKushanda kweEuropean Union ('TFEU') nekupedzisa zvibvumirano zvekupihwa chete nevagadziri (Original Equipment Manufacturers kana 'OEMs') yemidziyo yemagetsi inobatwa nemaoko uye nemakambani anogadzira girazi mbishi ('finishers') seAlkali-AS Girazi.. Maitiro aya anogona kunge akasiya vamwe vagadziri veAlkali-AS Girazi kubva muzvikamu zvakakura zvemusika wakakodzera.

Zvisungo

Kugadzirisa zvinonetsa zveKomisheni zvekutanga Corning akapa zvimwe zvisungo. Between 25 Mbudzi 2024 uye 13 Ndira 2025, Musika weKomisheni wakaedza zvisungo izvi uye wakabvunza mapato echitatu anofarira kuti aone kana zvisungo zvacho zvaizobvisa kunetsa kwemakwikwi.

Tichifunga nezvemhedzisiro yekuyedzwa kwemusika uyu, Corning akagadzirisa zvisungo zvakambotaurwa uye akapa zvinotevera zvisungo zvekupedzisira: 

• Kusanganisira muchikamu chezvisungo zvese Alkali-AS Girazi uye magirazi egirazi ceramics ('Clear Glass Ceramics') inoshandiswa segirazi rekuvhara mumidziyo yemagetsi inobatwa nemaoko. Yakajeka Girazi Ceramics yakaverengerwa muzvisungo nekuti iyi yekuvhara zvinhu inogona kushandiswa zvakanyanya mune ramangwana neOEMs. Asi zvisungo zvaisazoshanda kune zvibvumirano zveCorning neApple zvakapihwa kuti Komisheni yakaona kuti zvigadzirwa zvegirazi zvekuvhara zvakagadzirwa neCorning yeApple hazvisi chikamu chemusika wakakodzera.
• To bvisa zvese zvinotemerwa zvega zvega mune zvese zvibvumirano zvazvino neOEMs nevapedze, uye kuzvipira kusashandisa akadai kana mamwe ma clause ane mhedzisiro yakafanana muzvibvumirano zveramangwana.
• MuEuropean Economic Area (EEA): Kana zvasvika pakudiwa kweOEMs kweAlkali-AS Girazi uye Yakajeka Girazi Ceramics inovhara yemidziyo yemagetsi inobatwa nemaoko inotengeswa muEEA, kwete kunyatsoda kuti maOEM atenge, kana kuita kuti cheni yavo yekutengesa itenge, chero huwandu hweAlkali-AS Girazi kana Clear Glass Ceramics kubva kuCorning uye haizogadzirise chero mabhenefiti emutengo pane akadai sourcing zvinodiwa.
• Pasi rese: Kwete kuda kuti maOEMs atenge, kana kuita kuti cheni yavo yekutenga itenge, kupfuura 50% yavo chinodikanwa kubva kuCorning, kana tichitaura nezve (I) maOEMs' epasi rose akabatanidzwa kudiwa kweAlkali-AS Girazi uye Clear Glass Ceramics inovhara yemidziyo yemagetsi inobatwa nemaoko, uye (ii) Kudiwa kweOEM pasi rese kwechimwe chezvikamu zveLAS Girazi kana Clear Glass Ceramics mavhavha emidziyo yemagetsi inobatwa nemaoko. Pasina aya makapu akaparadzana, Corning inogona kunanga zvikamu zvine makwikwi zveLAS Girazi uye Clear Glass Ceramics zvine zvinodiwa zvekutsvagisa zvakasarudzika, ichiri kuenderana nekepisi yese. Uye zvakare, Corning haizogadzirise mabhenefiti emutengo pane akadai sourcing zvinodiwa.
• Kwete kuda vanopedzisa kutenga kubva kuCorning kupfuura makumi mashanu muzana ezvavanoda zvakasanganiswa zvepasirese yeAlkali-AS Girazi (NAS Glass, LAS Glass), uye Clear Glass Ceramics mavhavha emidziyo yemagetsi inobatwa paruoko, kana kumisa mabhenefiti emitengo pane zvinodiwa pakutenga zvakadaro. Pamusoro pezvo, Corning haizoshandisa chero zvinodiwa zvekutenga zvakanangana nechero chikamu (kureva NAS Glass, LAS Girazi kana Clear Glass Ceramics) yeichi chinodikanwa chepasirese chakasanganiswa, kana mabhenefiti emutengo pazvinodiwa zvekutenga zvakadaro. Izvi zvinoreva kuti vanopedzisa vakasununguka kusarudza kuti vanotevedzera sei iyo yakazara cap maererano nemhando uye huwandu hweakasiyana ekuvhara zvinhu.
• Kana zvasvika pakutevedzerwa (mudare kana kuburikidza nekupokana) kweCorning's patent ane chekuita negirazi risingavharike rekuvhara iro riri mukati mechikamu chezvipikirwa, ivakira zvayaida chete pakutyora patent, uye kwete pakutyora kondirakiti. Mukuwedzera, Corning achaita kusashandisa chero dzimwe nzira dzechibvumirano (semuenzaniso zvirango) kusimbisa zvichemo zvayo zvepatent.
• Kusanganisira a muyero weanti-circumvention clause, dudziro yacho inojekeswazve muchinyorwa chekududzira chakabatanidzwa pazvisungo.                                   
• To endesa kutaurirana kwemusika kune vakakosha vanobatana (OEMs nevapedze) vachitsanangura zviri mukati mezvipikirwa izvi, muChirungu neChinese Mandarin.

Komisheni yakagumisa kuti zvisungo zvekupedzisira zviri pamusoro zvichagadzirisa matambudziko ayo emakwikwi pamusoro pemaitiro aCorning akaonekwa muongororo yake yekutanga. Saka zvakasarudza kuvaita zviri pamutemo zvinosunga paCorning.

Zvisungo zvicharamba zviripo makore mapfumbamwe uye shandisa pasi rose. Mutariri wekutarisa anotaura chiChinese Mandarin anovimbisa kuita kwavo.

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Chisungo 102 yeTFEU, iyo inogona zvakare kushandiswa nevakuru vemakwikwi enyika, inorambidza kushungurudzwa kwechinzvimbo chepamusoro chinogona kukanganisa kutengeserana mukati meEU uye kudzivirira kana kurambidza kukwikwidza. Kuitwa kwechirongwa ichi kunotsanangurwa mu Regulation No 1/2003.

Chisungo 9(1) che Regulation 1/2003 inoita kuti makambani anoferefetwa neKomisheni ape zvisungo kuitira kuti aite zviri kudiwa neKomisheni uye inopa Komisheni simba rekutora danho rekuita zvisungo zvakadaro zvinosungirwa kumakambani. Sarudzo yakadai haisvike pamhedziso yekuti pane kutyorwa kwemitemo yeEU antitrust asi inosunga zviri pamutemo wairi kutaura kuremekedza zvisungo.

Chisungo 27(4) cheRegulation 1/2003 chinoda kuti Komisheni isati yatora danho rakadaro ichapa mapato echitatu anofarira mukana wekutaura pamusoro pezvisungo zvinopihwa.

Kana kambani ine chekuita nayo ikasakudza zvisungo izvi, Komisheni inogona kubhadharisa faindi inosvika gumi muzana yemari yayo yese yegore negore, pasina kuwana kutyorwa kwemitemo yeEU antitrust, kana muripo wenguva nenguva we10% pazuva rekuchinja kwayo kwezuva nezuva kwezuva rega rega rekusatevedzera.

Ruzivo rwakawanda, kusanganisira zvinyorwa zvizere zvezvisungo, zvichawanikwa paKomisheni makwikwi webhusaiti, paruzhinji nyaya yerejista pasi penyaya nhamba AT.40728.

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