Carlsberg to Appeal Fine from German Federal Cartel Office

03 Apr 2014 --- Danish brewer Carlsberg has announced it will appeal the German Federal Cartel Office’s decision to fine the company for a breach of competition law.

The Federal Cartel Office in Germany has issued a decision against Carlsberg Deutschland and other German Breweries.

In that connection, the Federal Cartel Office imposes a fine in the amount of €62 m on Carlsberg Deutschland for alleged infringement of the competition rules in 2007.

Carlsberg has responded to this decision with the statement: “We do not agree with the conclusions or findings by the Federal Cartel Office and Carlsberg Deutschland will accordingly appeal the decision to the relevant German Court. As long as the case is running, we do not have further comments.”

The announcement it believed to be the second round of an investigation in which five companies were fined a total of €106.5m in January this year. The brewers were allegedly fined for price-fixing and the five companies involved reached a settlement with authorities.

Carlsberg and another brewer, Radeberger, are said to account for the majority of the second round of fines.