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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8589

21 November 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
De Beers distribution system under investigation again

Brussels, 20/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Monti has confirmed the existence of an investigation into the uncut diamond distribution system for the South African De Beers company, less than a year after having given it authorisation, according to the Financial Times. Meanwhile the European Commission has received several complaints about this system, including one from the Belgian IDH Diamonds company. The Commission, indicated Mario Monti, "had begun to follow this subject...

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