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Valio sees fine for breach of Heinon Tukku merger remedies upheld by Finnish court

( January 20, 2026, 08:39 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a Market Court’s decision to levy a fine of €600,000 on Valio for breaching the conditions imposed on the company in relation to its acquisition of food service wholesaler Heinon Tukku. In a ruling Friday, the court found there were no grounds for changing the penalty payment, rejecting the Finnish competition authority’s 2024 request to increase the fine to €900,000. The decision highlights uncertainties linked to behavioral remedies, the watchdog said, finding that Valio’s commitments haven’t fully removed competition problems. “We will have to take into account the uncertainty associated with the interpretation of behavioral commitments in future cases,” the authority said Monday, in response to the ruling.Statement follows (in Finnish). ...

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