\u00deannig er \u00fev\u00ed til a\u00f0 mynda haldi\u00f0 fram me\u00f0 nokkrum blekkingum a\u00f0 vinatengsl s\u00e9u milli fyrrum forstj\u00f3ra Eimskips og Samskipa. Fullyrt er a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafi veri\u00f0 \u00ed \u201evinah\u00f3pi\u201c sem hafi m.a. spila\u00f0 golf, fari\u00f0 \u00ed vei\u00f0ifer\u00f0ir og fer\u00f0ir til \u00fatlanda. \u00dearna er hins vegar um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a samkomur er til eru komnar vegna vi\u00f0bur\u00f0a \u00e1 vegum fyrirt\u00e6kisins N1 og h\u00f3purinn samanst\u00f3\u00f0 af fj\u00f6lda forstj\u00f3ra hinna \u00fdmsu fyrirt\u00e6kja, m.a. flugf\u00e9lags, fasteignaf\u00e9lags, ol\u00eduf\u00e9lags og fl.<\/p>\n
Hi\u00f0 r\u00e9tta er a\u00f0 \u00feessum fyrrverandi forstj\u00f3rum var ekki vel til vina og \u00feeir tilheyr\u00f0u ekki sameiginlegum vinah\u00f3pi. \u00de\u00e1 \u00e1ttu \u00feeir aldrei \u00ed neinum \u00f3l\u00f6gm\u00e6tum samskiptum enda ekki nokkurt skjal \u00ed m\u00e1linu, sem telja \u00ed tugum \u00fe\u00fasunda, sem bendir til \u00feess.<\/p>\n
Umr\u00e6dda vi\u00f0bur\u00f0i, r\u00e9tt eins og \u00fdmsa a\u00f0ra sem fyrirt\u00e6ki landsins standa fyrir, var forstj\u00f3rum \u00feessara fyrirt\u00e6kja vitanlega heimilt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja. Framsetning Samkeppniseftirlitsins um \u00feetta efni, sem \u00f6nnur, er einstaklega villandi og \u00f3makleg.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 er \u00fev\u00ed haldi\u00f0 fram \u00ed \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un Samkeppniseftirlitsins a\u00f0 Samskip hafi afvegaleitt ranns\u00f3kn stofnunarinnar me\u00f0 rangri e\u00f0a villandi uppl\u00fdsingagj\u00f6f. \u00deetta er rangt. Ranns\u00f3kn stofnunarinnar st\u00f3\u00f0 yfir \u00ed 13 \u00e1r og \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma ger\u00f0u starfsmenn Samskipa allt sem \u00ed \u00feeirra valdi st\u00f3\u00f0 til a\u00f0 li\u00f0sinna stofnuninni og ver\u00f0a vi\u00f0 endurteknum og \u00edtarlegum uppl\u00fdsingabei\u00f0num.<\/p>\n
Um lei\u00f0 m\u00e1 fullyr\u00f0a a\u00f0 ekkert fyrirt\u00e6ki hef\u00f0i geta\u00f0 or\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00f6llu leyti vi\u00f0 kr\u00f6fum stofnunarinnar, svo sem um a\u00f0 taka saman \u00f6ll \u201esamskipti, formleg e\u00f0a \u00f3formleg, \u00f3formlegar vi\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0ur, s\u00edmt\u00f6l, t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stsamskipti, samskipti \u00ed gegnum samf\u00e9lagsmi\u00f0la\u201c, vegna n\u00faverandi og fyrrverandi starfsmanna e\u00f0a hvers kyns minnisbl\u00f6\u00f0, tilbo\u00f0, samninga, samningsdr\u00f6g og fl. 9 \u00e1r aftur \u00ed t\u00edmann.<\/p>\n
Me\u00f0fylgjandi er s\u00fdnishorn sl\u00edkrar uppl\u00fdsingabei\u00f0ni og \u00e6tti hverjum \u00feeim sem komi\u00f0 hefur n\u00e6rri fyrirt\u00e6kjarekstri a\u00f0 vera lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 \u00fatiloka\u00f0 er a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00f6llu leyti vi\u00f0 \u00feessum kr\u00f6fum. Allt var gert til a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a vi\u00f0 \u00feessum \u00f3raunh\u00e6fu kr\u00f6fum. Samkeppniseftirliti\u00f0 var \u00edtreka\u00f0 uppl\u00fdst um \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0u \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00f3m\u00f6gulegt v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 afla allra \u00feeirra uppl\u00fdsinga sem \u00f3ska\u00f0 var eftir og var starfsm\u00f6nnum stofnunarinnar endurteki\u00f0 bo\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma \u00e1 starfsst\u00f6\u00f0 f\u00e9lagsins til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 me\u00f0 eigin augum hvernig utanumhaldi gagna var h\u00e1tta\u00f0 hj\u00e1 f\u00e9laginu. \u00deau bo\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1\u00f0i stofnunin ekki en kaus \u00feess \u00ed sta\u00f0 a\u00f0 fara fram me\u00f0 h\u00f3tunum um refsingar ef f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 yr\u00f0i ekki vi\u00f0 \u00f6llum kr\u00f6fum.<\/p>\n
Fullyr\u00f0ingar um a\u00f0 Samskip hafi dregi\u00f0 \u00far \u00fej\u00f3nustu til a\u00f0 halda uppi ver\u00f0i til einstakra vi\u00f0skiptavina \u00e1 t\u00edmum efnahagshamfara \u00ed heiminum \u00ed a\u00f0draganda fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lahrunsins eru l\u00edka me\u00f0 \u00f3l\u00edkindum. Fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 var nau\u00f0beygt til a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 \u00feegar innflutningur hrundi og ni\u00f0urskur\u00f0ur frambo\u00f0s samb\u00e6rilegur og hj\u00e1 flugf\u00e9l\u00f6gum \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 hefur eftirliti\u00f0 haft a\u00f0 engu athugasemdir Samskipa um \u00fer\u00f3un sj\u00f3flutningsver\u00f0s \u00e1 ranns\u00f3knart\u00edmabilinu. Sj\u00f3flutningsgj\u00f6ld eru langoftast \u00ed evrum og l\u00e6kku\u00f0u \u00ed evrum tali\u00f0 \u00e1 ranns\u00f3knart\u00edmabilinu. Gj\u00f6ldin h\u00e6kku\u00f0u hins vegar \u00ed kr\u00f3num vegna falls kr\u00f3nunnar vi\u00f0 efnahagshruni\u00f0 hausti\u00f0 2008. \u00dev\u00ed er einstaklega villandi a\u00f0 halda \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 f\u00e9l\u00f6gin hafi h\u00e6kka\u00f0 flutningsgj\u00f6ldin. H\u00e6kkun \u00ed kr\u00f3num var\u00f0 vegna \u00f3vi\u00f0r\u00e1\u00f0anlegra ytri atbur\u00f0a og sannanlega ekki vegna \u00e6tla\u00f0s samr\u00e1\u00f0s f\u00e9laganna.<\/p>\n
Gl\u00e6rukynningin \u201eN\u00fdtt upphaf\u201c er lykilgagn \u00ed m\u00e1li Samkeppniseftirlitsins. Kynningin fannst vi\u00f0 h\u00fasleit hj\u00e1 Eimskipi. Um er a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a skjal sem s\u00fdnilega var b\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera um nokkurn t\u00edma \u00ed vinnslu hj\u00e1 Eimskipi en \u00fear voru reifa\u00f0ar \u00fdmsar hugmyndir um a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir til hagr\u00e6\u00f0ingar \u00ed rekstri f\u00e9lagsins, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al vangaveltur um m\u00f6gulegt samstarf vi\u00f0 Samskip. \u00deetta innanh\u00fassplagg Eimskips s\u00e1 aldrei nokkur starfsma\u00f0ur Samskipa fyrr en Samkeppniseftirliti\u00f0 afhenti \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2018.<\/p>\n
Kenning Samkeppniseftirlitsins er hins vegar s\u00fa a\u00f0 efni \u00feessa skjals hafi veri\u00f0 r\u00e6tt \u00e1 fundi \u00e6\u00f0stu stj\u00f3rnenda f\u00e9lagsins sem haldinn var 6. j\u00fan\u00ed 2008. \u00deetta er rangt og \u00fea\u00f0 geta vitanlega allir \u00feeir einstaklingar sem fundinn s\u00e1tu sta\u00f0fest. Stofnunin hikar hins vegar ekki vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 setja fram fullkomlega rangar fullyr\u00f0ingar um fundarefni\u00f0 sem betur falla a\u00f0 kenningum stofnunarinnar.<\/p>\n
Hi\u00f0 r\u00e9tta er a\u00f0 tilefni fundarins var \u00e1hugi Samskipa \u00e1 tilteknum rekstrareiningum Eimskips \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu sem vita\u00f0 var a\u00f0 f\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 losa sig vi\u00f0 vegna fj\u00e1rhags\u00f6r\u00f0ugleika. Af g\u00f6gnum m\u00e1lsins m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feessu efni fundarins var fylgt eftir me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3stsamskiptum en svo f\u00f3r hins vegar a\u00f0 Eimskip reyndist ekki til vi\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0u um a\u00f0 selja \u00feessar einingar til Samskipa og \u00fear vi\u00f0 sat. Samkeppniseftirliti\u00f0 k\u00fds a\u00f0 l\u00edta fram hj\u00e1 \u00feessum g\u00f6gnum en setja \u00feess \u00ed sta\u00f0 fram fullkomlega rangar fullyr\u00f0ingar um efni fundarins. Fundarefni\u00f0 var hvort tveggja \u00ed senn e\u00f0lilegt og l\u00f6gm\u00e6tt.<\/p>\n
Teki\u00f0 hefur Samkeppniseftirliti\u00f0 13 \u00e1r a\u00f0 teikna upp fullkomlega ranga mynd af rekstri Samskipa, og \u00e6tlu\u00f0u samr\u00e1\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Eimskip. \u00dea\u00f0 verkefni b\u00ed\u00f0ur f\u00e9lagsins a\u00f0 lei\u00f0r\u00e9tta \u00fe\u00e6r fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgu rangf\u00e6rslur sem finna m\u00e1 \u00ed \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un stofnunarinnar og ver\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 gert vi\u00f0 me\u00f0fer\u00f0 m\u00e1lsins fyrir \u00e1fr\u00fdjunarnefnd samkeppnism\u00e1la, og eftir atvikum fyrir d\u00f3mst\u00f3lum.<\/p>\n
Samskip hafa vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3kn m\u00e1lsins svara\u00f0 \u00f6llum \u00e1lyktunum og fullyr\u00f0ingum Samkeppniseftirlitsins me\u00f0 traustum r\u00f6kum og me\u00f0 v\u00edsan til gagna. Stofnunin hefur hins vegar virt \u00fe\u00e6r athugasemdir, sem eru \u00e1 anna\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasund bla\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0ur, a\u00f0 vettugi. \u00deau atvik sem v\u00edsa\u00f0 er til h\u00e9r a\u00f0 framan \u00ed d\u00e6maskyni eru l\u00edti\u00f0 brot af m\u00e1linu en hins vegar d\u00e6miger\u00f0 fyrir vinnubr\u00f6g\u00f0 stofnunarinnar \u00ed m\u00e1linu \u00ed heild sinni.<\/p>\n
H\u00f6r\u00f0ur Felix Har\u00f0arson, l\u00f6gma\u00f0ur Samskipa. hordur@law.is<\/a><\/p>\n