Belgium drops probe of media distributor AMP

( July 18, 2017, 11:01 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Belgium's competition authority has closed a probe into media distributor AMP, declining to pursue further suspicions of exclusivity clauses with publishers and provisions over point-of-sale and transport costs. The regulator pointed to commitments made in the context of Belgian postal group bpost's acquisition of AMP as well as a 2012 court ruling to decide it was no longer appropriate to pursue the case. The statement is attached. ...

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