EU antitrust regulators send statement of objection to Pierre Cardin and licensee Ahlers

Ahlers AG

31/07/2023 11:00

PARIS, July 31 (Reuters) - The European Union's
antitrust regulators said on Monday that they had sent a
statement of objection to French luxury fashion house Pierre
Cardin and its licensee Ahlers  AAHG.F .
    "The European Commission has informed Pierre Cardin and its
licensee Ahlers of its preliminary view that the companies may
have breached EU antitrust rules by restricting cross-border
sales of Pierre Cardin-licensed clothing, as well as sales of
such products to specific customers," it said in a statement.
    The EU's antitrust regulators had first opened an
investigation into Pierre Cardin and Ahlers last year. 

 (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, editing by Silvia Aloisi)
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