Brussels, 24/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has imposed a fine of €20 million on Norwegian salmon farmer and processor Marine Harvest ASA for acquiring its rival Morpol ASA, also of Norway, without having received prior authorisation under the EU merger regulation.
The Commission states that its “prior scrutiny is a key safeguard that protects direct customers and final consumers from the harm that anticompetitive mergers could create - through higher prices, lower...