Amazon took its case to the Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe’s second-highest, on Tuesday, asking it to annul the EU’s determination to exclude Italy from the broader investigation, a court docket submitting exhibits.
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Amazon is suing EU antitrust regulators for permitting the Italian competitors watchdog to pursue its personal case in opposition to the U.S. on-line retail big over the way in which it selects sellers, arguing that this must be wrapped into an EU investigation.
Amazon took its case to the Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe’s second-highest, on Tuesday, asking it to annul the EU’s determination to exclude Italy from the broader investigation, a court docket submitting exhibits.
The transfer got here two months after the European Commission opened an investigation into the criteria the company uses to select winners of its “buy box”, which permits clients so as to add gadgets from a particular retailer straight into their procuring carts.
The probe may also study whether or not the corporate provides preferential remedy to its personal retail gives and market sellers that use its logistics and supply providers.
The Italian case was launched in 2019 over the identical challenge however focuses on the Italian logistics markets.
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Amazon mentioned the EU ought to take in the Italian case for the sake of consistency and effectivity.
“When the European Commission decides to investigate a matter, European law says that national competition authorities cannot investigate the same topic. This did not occur in this instance, as the Commission’s opening decision attempts to exclude Italy,” Amazon mentioned in an announcement.
The Commission mentioned it might defend its case in court docket.
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Last November it charged Amazon with damaging retail competitors by utilizing its dimension, energy and information to achieve an unfair benefit over smaller retailers that promote on its on-line platform.
