Amendă de 1 milion euro pentru Philips România. Un salariat a blocat accesul Consiliului Concurenţei la informaţii în anchetă, dezinstalând WhatsApp pe un telefon de serviciu - Economica.net

The Romanian Competition Council fined Philips Romania 5.1 million lei for providing incomplete documents during an unannounced inspection related to a potential anti-competitive agreement. An employee deleted the WhatsApp application from a work device, limiting access to potentially relevant information. Inspections were conducted at Philips Romania and ten distributors as part of an investigation into possible market-sharing practices in medical equipment procurement. The Council suspects that companies have coordinated their commercial policies since 2020, reducing competition and manipulating contract awards. Non-cooperation with the investigation can lead to fines based on annual turnover.