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For personal liability of a manager in antitrust company need not be found guilty

January 20, 2010
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Published in Afik News 042 04.02.2010

חוק ההגבלים העסקיים יוצר אחריות לא רק לתאגיד אלא גם אחריות אישית לנושאי המשרה בו. לאחרונה, הכריע ביהמ"ש המחוזי בירושלים את דינם של הנאשמים במסגרת פרשייה רחבת היקף שעניינה בהסדרים כובלים, אשר נערכו בין ארבע חברות הגז הגדולות.

כתב האישום הוגש נגד סופרגז, דורגז, פזגז ואמישראגז ונושאי משרה בהן, וייחס להם אחריות להסדרים כובלים תוך הימנעות מתחרות על לקוחותיהם הקיימים ולהסדרי חלוקת לקוחות חדשים שטרם צרכו גז בעבר, וזאת הן בתחום הביתי והן בתעשייתי.

על-פי ההלכה הפסוקה תנאי לאחריותו של נושא המשרה על פי סעיף 48 לחוק הוא שיוכח, בדרגת השכנוע הנהוגה במשפט פלילי, שהתאגיד עצמו אחראי. אם התאגיד אינו אחראי - גם נושא המשרה אינו אחראי. בית המשפט קבע כי לשם גיבוש אחריותו הפלילית של נושא המשרה אין צורך להרשיע את התאגיד בהליך פלילי וממילא שאין צורך להעמידו לדין.

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