JAKARTA Intel does not accept the latest decision by EU regulators regarding antitrust cases several years ago. The company even clashed with regulators on Friday, May 16.
As reported by Reuters, Intel stated that the fine of 367 million euros (Rp 6.7 trillion) imposed by the European Commission about two years ago was an unfair and unfair act. Therefore, Intel objected to the decision.
This case originated from the European Commission's decision in 2009. At that time, the Commission imposed a fine of 1.06 billion euros (Rp19 trillion) for blocking AMD. This is Intel's biggest fine record.
After several years of belief in the General Court, the sentence was successfully removed in 2022. However, this case is still ongoing because the judges who made the fine decision encouraged the European Union's competition supervisors to reimpose the sentence.
Although the recommended fine is much smaller, this fine is a punishment for payments made by Intel to HP, Acer, and Lenovo. Intel is known to pay the three companies to delay competing products between November 2002 and December 2006.
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This practice is highly disliked in the European Union. By limiting the movement of competitors, Intel is considered to have competed unhealthyly. Therefore, the case was brought back to the General Court for the decision in 2022 to be canceled.
Daniel Beard, Intel's lawyer, said EU law enforcement had imposed an unfair fine. In fact, Beard called it a "small tactical move."
Intel's argument was rejected by European Union supervisors. Even so, Intel and Commission have asked the court to resolve the matter by setting the amount of the fine. The hope is that the verdict will come out in the coming months.
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