Germany: Metro warned on potential abuse of market position
Monday, 1 February 1999
Featured In: February / March 1999 (Vol. 2 Iss. 1)
The German food industry has been complaining for some time about the growing purchasing power of the large retailers, but the latest reform of Germany’s antitrust law does not address the question of how it can be effectively controlled. However, the Metro case demonstrates the Bundeskartellamt’s determination to take a stand on this issue.
Philipp Cotta
Deringer Tessin Herrmann & Sedemund
Berlin
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