EU antitrust regulators to Pierre Cardin's licensing, distribution deals Ahlers

Ahlers AG

31/01/2022 10:45

BRUSSELS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators opened
on Monday an investigation into  fashion house Pierre Cardin's
licensing and distribution deals with German clothing maker
Ahlers, concerned that these may breach EU rules on online and
cross-border sales.
    "Pierre Cardin and Ahlers may have breached EU competition
rules by restricting the ability of Pierre Cardin's licensees to
sell Pierre Cardin-licensed products crossborder, including
offline and online, as well as to specific customer groups," the
European Commission said in a statement.

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