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Luxottica's acquisition of Barberini wins conditional approval in Italy

( November 22, 2018, 22:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Glasses maker Luxottica has won conditional approval from Italy's antitrust watchdog for its plans to acquire exclusive control over Barberini, the world's leading optical glass sun-lens manufacturer. The clearance decision was announced on Thursday evening. Under the conditions tied to the clearance, Luxottica will have to provide contracts for the supply of "glass blocks" (those pieces from which glass for lenses is cut) and flat glass lenses by Barberini with all market players that ask for it, without imposing on these companies any obligations to buy a minimum amount of the goods. Apart from that, the contracts will have to allow Barberini's customers to access innovative products made by the target company, even if covered by intellectual property rights....

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