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German Federal Cartel Office Sets Record Fine in Abuse Case


by Michael Walther
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Brussels Office

David Wood
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP View Firm Credentials
Paris Office

James Ashe-Taylor
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Brussels Office

Nicolas Baverez
Peter Alexiadis
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Brussels Office

April 22, 2008

Previously published on December 7, 2007

Germany's competition authority, the "Federal Cartel Office", has imposed a fine totaling EUR 216 million in a recent case concerning the abuse of market dominance. This was the highest fine ever set for an abuse of market power in Germany. It was at the same time a clear sign that the...


 

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