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ARTICLE · 01 DECEMBER 2020

EU Commission Accuses Amazon Of Antitrust Violations

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The EU Commission announced that following an initial investigation against Amazon, the eCommerce giant was found to have violated EU antitrust law.

European UnionAntitrust/Competition Law
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Adi Shoval

The EU Commission announced that following an initial investigation against Amazon, the eCommerce giant was found to have violated EU antitrust law.

At the heart of the investigation lies the fact that Amazon serves both as the operator of the trading platform, and as a merchant of products that Amazon itself manufactures and sells. The EU Commission launched the investigation against Amazon in July 2019, following allegations that by leveraging Amazon's position as the platform operator, it uses data it is exposed to about the best-selling products on the platform to manufacture similar products at lower prices. Amazon allegedly uses its power to reduce its business risks, increase profits, and restrain competition against it.

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