(Boursier.com) — Several players in the manufacturing and distribution of household appliances sector have received a statement of objections from the investigation services of the Competition Authority in which it is accused, in particular, of a number of suppliers to have entered into a “vertical agreement” with some of their distributors.
Of all the grievances formulated by the services of the ADLC, only one concerns Darty and extends over a limited period which ended in December 2014, i.e. almost 10 years ago, and therefore prior to the acquisition by Darty by Fnac carried out in 2016. Moreover, this grievance concerns only a limited number of well-identified product categories…
“A statement of objections in no way prejudges the guilt of the companies concerned. It is only at the end of the investigation, and following a contradictory session, that the college of the Competition Authority determines, in full independence, if the grievances are well-founded”, underlines the FNAC Darty group.
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