EU fined Pierre Cardin and Ahlers for antitrust violations

The EU Commission fined Pierre Cardin and Ahlers a total of €5.7 million for breaching EU antitrust rules by limiting cross-border sales of Pierre Cardin-branded clothing. Pierre Cardin and Ahlers engaged in anticompetitive arrangements to protect Ahlers from competition in EEA countries where the group held a Pierre Cardin license, violating TFEU and preventing retailers from freely sourcing products and partitioning the internal market.

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