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French Competition Regulator Says Electrolux Violated Antitrust Regulations

By  |  February 23, 2023

France’santitrust regulator has issued a Statement of Objections to Sweden’s Electrolux  relating to a previously announced probe into possible violations of antitrust rules between 2009 and 2014.

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In the French Competition Authority’s Statement of Objections it is alleged that various parties within the home appliance sector have breached the antitrust rules. In particular, Electrolux France is alleged to have breached the antitrust rules by conducting resale price maintenance in the home appliance sector between 2009 and 2014 and by exchanging with other parties competitively sensitive information relating to small appliances in France between 2009 and 2014.