French authorities fined US Apple € 1.1 billion for violating antitrust laws by the company's distribution network. This is stated in the statement of the French competition authority.
In addition, the French competition authority fined two Apple wholesalers, Tech Data and Ingram Micro, respectively € 76.1 million and € 63 million for non-competitive practices..
“Apple and two wholesalers of its products have agreed not to compete with each other and prevent competition among resellers, thus depriving the wholesale market of Apple products from competition,” said Isabelle de Silva, head of the competition authority.
The penalty imposed on Apple is the largest for the French regulator. The previous record - 350 million euros - was set by the regulator on Orange SA in 2015.
The regulator began proceedings in connection with a complaint filed by Apple's premium reseller - eBizcuss - in 2012.