The Belgian Competition Authority imposes interim measures on the leading producer of rough diamonds (De Beers)

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25 Nov 2010

The Belgian Competition Authority imposes interim measures on the leading producer of rough diamonds (De Beers)

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Belgian Competition Authority, De Beers, Nr. 2010 – V/M – 47, 25 November 2010 (Dutch)

Belgium: The Competition Authority imposes Interim Measures on De Beers* In a decision of 25 November 2010, the President of the Competition Council ordered De Beers to supply rough diamonds to Antwerp trader Spira. The decision follows a request for interim measures filed by Spira, awaiting the outcome of its complaint lodged with the Belgian Competition Authority in 2009. When De Beers, a producer of rough diamonds, introduced its Supplier of Choice distribution system in 2003, Spira, who had been a distributor of De Beers’ rough diamonds since 1935,

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European Competition Network Brief, The Belgian Competition Authority imposes interim measures on the leading producer of rough diamonds (De Beers), 25 November 2010, e-Competitions November 2010, Art. N° 35709

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