新西兰对Aramex和GoSweetSpot处以罚款,罪名是在不同交易中确定价格和分享客户,伤害消费者。
New Zealand fined Aramex and GoSweetSpot for price fixing and customer sharing in separate deals, harming consumers.
新西兰商业委员会对信使公司Aramex 700 000美元和GoSweetSpot 525 000美元处以罚款,罪名是通过与竞争者单独达成协议,从事卡特尔行为,包括确定价格和客户分配。
New Zealand's Commerce Commission fined courier companies Aramex $700,000 and GoSweetSpot $525,000 for engaging in cartel conduct, including price fixing and customer allocation, through separate agreements with competitors.
在转售安排中承认有反竞争行为的公司,虽然它们没有相互勾结。
The companies admitted to anti-competitive behavior in reseller arrangements, though they did not collude with each other.
预计其他9个信使公司将因类似可疑行为收到警告。
Nine other courier firms are expected to receive warnings for similar suspected conduct.
委员会强调,这种做法通过提高价格和减少选择而损害消费者,并重申致力于执行竞争法,卡特尔活动现在最多可判处7年监禁。
The Commission emphasized that such practices harm consumers by raising prices and reducing choices, and reiterated its commitment to enforcing competition laws, with cartel activity now punishable by up to seven years in prison.