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Essilor gets EUR81 million French antitrust fine for discriminating against online sellers

By Tono Gil ( November 8, 2022, 16:43 GMT | Insight) -- Essilor International has been handed a 81 million-euro fine by the French competition authority for hindering the development of e-commerce in the national market for corrective lenses through discriminatory trade practices. The firm carried out these actions for 11 years and 7 months, which partly explains the high sanction, the regulator said.Essilor International has been handed a 81 million-euro fine ($81 million) by the Autorité de la Concurrence for hindering the development of e-commerce in the national market for corrective lenses through discriminatory trade practices....

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