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​German regulator to appeal Edeka ‘wedding rebate’ defeat

By Lewis Crofts ( December 21, 2015, 09:51 GMT | Insight) -- Germany’s antitrust watchdog will file an appeal against a November court ruling that said the regulator was wrong to class rebates, used by retailer Edeka after its 2009 acquisition of stores from rival Plus, as anticompetitive. In its annual report released today, the Bundeskartellamt said it would challenge the earlier judgment from the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf.Germany’s antitrust watchdog will file an appeal against a November court ruling that said the regulator was wrong to class rebates, used by retailer Edeka after its 2009 acquisition of stores from rival Plus, as anticompetitive....

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