date:Aug 07, 2012
so-calledfour-party talksbetween 2006 and 2007.
During these discussions the companies exchanged information about the state of negotiations with major retailers in order to gain a competitive advantage. This type of information is normally treated as strictly confidential.
Andreas Mundt, president of the Bundeskartellamt, said:Certain types of information exchange between competitors are inadmissible under competition law. Competition is impaired by such practices, even if they are not class