French medical-waste company gets symbolic fine for anticompetitive merger
( October 22, 2026, 10:58 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Drapkoc, the parent company of medical-waste specialist Ecostrill, has received a symbolic fine of €1 for its 2019* acquisition of sole competitor Point Net, which had created a monopoly in the French overseas territory of La Réunion. The French competition authority imposed the sanction under a legal provision that targets anticompetitive agreements....
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