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Nexans and Sonepar fined by French antitrust agency in first whistleblower case

( April 2, 2026, 12:44 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Cable-maker Nexans granted Sonepar exclusive import rights to French overseas regions including Martinique and Guadeloupe, according to the French competition authority, which fined them a total of €6.5 million. The sanction is the first triggered by an anonymous whistleblower. The collusion between 2015 and 2023 breached a French law regulating the economy of overseas territories. The press release follows. ...

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