Article: Swedish competition watchdog suspects Arla for unfair deals.

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-23 July 2009-Swedish competition watchdog suspects Arla for unfair deals(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com

23 July 2009 - Dairy cooperative Arla Foods amba may be fined with up to 10% of its annual sales if it is proved guilty of signing illegal deals with a few retailers in Sweden, as suspected by the competition watchdog Konkurrensverket (KKV), Danish media epn.dk reported today.

The fine may thus amount to DKK5bn.

KKV has been investigating Arla's agreements with local retailer Coop Sverige AB since April, when together with its Danish counterpart, ...

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