Secret agreement in the snack market, Amica Chips, Pata and Preziosi Food fined

Competition and Market Guarantor Authority(Antitrust) sanctioned in total 23.298.147 euro Amica Chips spa (8.239.210 euro), spa leg (7.555.387 euro) e Preziosi Food spa (7.503.550 euro).

Antitrust and sanctions

L’Authority has ascertained aagreement restrictive of competitionin violation of theArticle 101 TFEUIn the Italian savory snacks market products on behalf of Large-scale organized distribution (GDO) and sold through the distribution network of the same GMO a private label (private label).

The agreement between the companies

The three companies they implemented asecret agreement unique, complex e continued per share the supply Of salty snack products on behalf of GMOthrough the coordination of their respective ones trade policies.

L’Antitrust he applied his own clemency program and granted to Pata and ad Chips friend il benefit from the reduction of the finein consideration of evidence producedsignificant for prove the infringement.

Transaction procedure

Furthermore, theAuthority has activated, for the first time since its introduction, the transaction procedure foreseen byart. 14-quater from the law 10 October 1990, n. 287 and, thanks to good outcome of this procedure, the three companies they benefited from a further reduction of the fine.