French antitrust agency fines 12 household appliance companies €611 mln for price-fixing

Reuters12-19

PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The French antitrust authority said on Thursday that it had fined 12 household appliance makers and distributors, including Electrolux , Whirlpool

and LG , 611 million euros ($634.83 million) for price-fixing between 2007 and 2014.

Ten of the 12 companies did not contest the facts alleged. Representatives for Electrolux, Whirlpool and LG did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

($1 = 0.9625 euros)

(Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)

((M.Brice@thomsonreuters.com;))

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