Spain's high court suspends $209 million fines on Apple, Amazon amid appeal - Times of India
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MADRID : Spain's high court suspended 194 million euros ($209 million) in fines imposed on Amazon and Apple by the local antitrust watchdog in July, pending an appeal by the tech giants, an Amazon spokesperson said on Thursday. CNMC , as the watchdog is known, fined Amazon and Apple for colluding to prevent dealers other than Amazon from selling Apple wares on Amazon's websites in Spain. Apple was fined 143.6 million euros and Amazon 50.5 million euros and both companies at the time said they would appeal. The court decision to suspend the payment is part of the appeal process, the Amazon spokesperson said. Amazon said in July that as a result of the deal with Apple, the number of discounts on Apple devices on Amazon's websites increased. The suspension of the fine does not anticipate the court will rule in favour or against the tech giants. An Apple spokesperson did not immediately responded to request for comment. CNMC said a contract signed by the tw