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Germany Fines Cosmetics Companies Over Collusion

Ruling impacts Chanel, Clarins and others.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The German antitrust watchdog said Thursday that it would fine a number of cosmetics and perfume companies for collusion and price-fixing. The Federal Cartel Office said it would impose fines totaling $15.7 million against companies including the German subsidiaries of Chanel, Clarins, Coty Prestige Lancaster, Estée Lauder, L’Oréal, LVMH Perfumes and cosmetics, Shiseido and YSL Beauté. The agency said in a statement that it had found the companies shared a variety of information with eac...

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