Spain’s antitrust watchdog CNMC is investigating possible anti-competitive practices in Spain by Apple and Amazon regarding online sales of electronic products.
The CNMC said in a statement on Thursday that it had opened disciplinary proceedings over possible unlawful conduct by both companies that would include possible restrictions on the Amazon website in Spain.
“(Restrictions) would affect the retail sale of Apple products by third parties and the advertising of competing Apple products, leading to a reduced competition in the Internet retail market for electronic products,” the CNMC said.
Amazon said in a statement it was fully collaborating with the authority on this issue, while Apple in Spain was not immediately available to comment.
MacDailyNews Note: Spain’s National Commission of Markets and Competition (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia) is the body that promotes and ensures the proper operation of all markets in the interest of consumers and corporations. It is a public body with its own legal entity, independent from the government, and subject to parliamentary oversight.
