Cadbury-, Oreo-Maker Mondelez Receives 337.5M Euro Fine From EU For Anti-Competitive Practices
Cadbury-, Oreo-Maker Mondelez Receives 337.5M Euro Fine From EU For Anti-Competitive Practices
Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) has been fined 337.5 million euros ($365.7 million) by the European Union antitrust regulators for obstructing cross-border trade of chocolate, biscuits and coffee products within the EU.
Mondelez International Inc（納斯達克股票代碼：MDLZ）因阻礙歐盟內部巧克力、餅乾和咖啡產品的跨境貿易而被歐盟反壟斷監管機構罰款3.375億歐元（合3.657億美元）。
This decision by the European Commission is part of a broader effort to address companies that impose territorial supply constraints on distributors and retailers.
歐盟委員會的這一決定是解決公司對分銷商和零售商施加地區供應限制的更廣泛努力的一部分。
The commission accused Mondelez of engaging in anti-competitive agreements and abusing its market dominance in violation of EU antitrust laws.
該委員會指責Mondelez參與反競爭協議並濫用其市場主導地位，違反了歐盟的反壟斷法。
The fine was reduced by 15% after Mondelez admitted to the violations. EU Antitrust Chief Margrethe Vestager emphasized the importance of maintaining fundamental freedoms and ensuring that European consumers have access to a wide variety of products at competitive prices, reported Reuters.
在Mondelez承認違規行爲後，罰款減少了15％。路透社報道，歐盟反壟斷負責人瑪格麗特·維斯塔格強調了維護基本自由和確保歐洲消費者能夠以具有競爭力的價格獲得各種產品的重要性。
Mondelez reportedly restricted the regions or customers to which seven wholesale clients could resell its products from 2012 to 2019.
據報道，從2012年到2019年，Mondelez限制了七名批發客戶可以向其轉售產品的地區或客戶。
Additionally, the company prevented 10 exclusive distributors in certain EU nations from responding to sales inquiries from customers in other EU countries between 2006 and 2020.
此外，在2006年至2020年期間，該公司阻止了某些歐盟國家的10家獨家分銷商回應其他歐盟國家客戶的銷售查詢。
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Between 2015 and 2019, Mondelez allegedly refused to supply a broker in Germany to prevent the resale of chocolate products in four countries where prices were higher.
據稱，在2015年至2019年之間，Mondelez拒絕向德國的經紀商提供經紀商，以防止巧克力產品在價格較高的四個國家轉售。
The company also halted the supply of these products in the Netherlands to stop their importation into Belgium. These actions further exemplified Mondelez's efforts to control product distribution and maintain higher prices in specific regions.
該公司還停止在荷蘭供應這些產品，以停止向比利時進口。這些行動進一步體現了Mondelez爲控制產品分銷和維持特定地區的更高價格所做的努力。
Mondelez stated that the EU's investigation pertained to historical and isolated incidents, most of which were addressed before the commission's probe.
Mondelez表示，歐盟的調查涉及歷史和孤立事件，其中大多數在委員會調查之前已得到解決。
A spokesperson for the company stressed that these past issues do not reflect the current culture of compliance and strong ethical standards at Mondelez.
該公司發言人強調，過去的這些問題並不能反映Mondelez當前的合規文化和嚴格的道德標準。
MDLZ Price Action: Mondelez shares are trading lower by 1.23% at $69.36 at publication on Thursday.
MDLZ價格走勢：週四公佈時，Mondelez股價下跌1.23％，至69.36美元。
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