Philips, distributors raided in Romania over possible concerted practices
( August 19, 2026, 12:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Philips Romania and ten of its distributors or resellers of medical ultrasound equipment or patient monitoring devices, including ABB Medtec and Neopuls, Med Tehnica and Pharmics, have been raided by antitrust officials over suspicions that they shared the market as part of tenders organized by hospitals for the supply of such equipment, Romania’s competition authority said Wednesday. The suspected conduct involves coordinating commercial policies and manipulating contract awards to remove competition between the distributors or resellers of Philips Romania and Philips Medical Systems Nederland, which is also hit by the probe.Statement follows (in Romanian). ...
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