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Hewlett-Packard ends Slovak antitrust probe with commitments

( March 17, 2021, 10:39 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Slovak competition authority has said it has closed an investigation into Hewlett-Packard's business there. The watchdog accepted a proposal that HP made to allay its antitrust concerns. As part of the probe — which began in 2019 and centered on whether HP engaged in market sharing or customer allocation with regard to the sale of ink cartridges — the agency analyzed the system of granting special discounts to certain retailers selling the original consumables to public-sector customers. The conduct also concerned quality, conformity certificates as part of public tenders for the sale of consumables, the agency said. The watchdog said it had accepted the commitments proposed, after partially modifying the wording of the offer made.Statement follows. ...

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