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Chemicals company Brenntag sees EUR48 million antitrust fine reimposed by Paris court

By Arezki Yaïche ( December 11, 2020, 14:59 GMT | Insight) -- German chemical distributor Brenntag must pay a 47.8 million-euro fine for its participation in a cartel in France between 1997 and 2005, a French court has ruled. The Paris Court of Appeal ordered that the fine, first issued in 2013, be reimposed. The same court had annulled the fine in 2017 due to the existence of defamatory statements in supporting documents submitted by the whistleblower.German chemical distributor Brenntag must pay a 47.8 million-euro fine ($58 million) for its participation in a cartel in France between 1997 and 2005, a French court has ruled....

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