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France: Ham cartel probe started

By  |  October 22, 2018

The French competition authority has launched an investigation into whether the sale of ham in the country is controlled by a cartel.

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    The Autorité de la Concurrence is investigating a possible price-fixing agreement on prices of ham and other meat items involving 14 companies—including Fleury Michon and Swiss supermarket group Coop—over a period from January 2011 to April 2013, according to French newspaper Le Monde.

    According to the newspaper, the regulator is seeking to determine whether the companies concerned have agreed a two-way price-fixing deal—on the purchase price for their supply of meat and also a price for sale to distributors.

    Le Monde stated the authority is looking at deli products sold in supermarkets.

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