荷兰法院判 Heineken 赔希腊对手1.11亿欧元：希腊子公司滥用市场支配地位案，Heineken 称将上诉
荷兰啤酒企业 Heineken（喜力）10月21日表示，荷兰一家法院已判令其向希腊啤酒商 Macedonian Thrace Brewery（MTB）支付1.11亿欧元（约1.25亿美元）赔偿金与利息，案件源于 Heineken 希腊子公司 Athenian Brewery 在希腊啤酒市场的行为。Heineken 表示不认同法院的裁判理由，将提起上诉。
本案涉及 Athenian Brewery 1998年至2014年间在希腊的行为。2015年，希腊竞争监管机构已认定该公司滥用其在啤酒生产与分销领域的支配地位，处以3150万欧元罚款。在后续的民事索赔中，荷兰法院此次判给 MTB 4300万欧元损害赔偿与6800万欧元累计利息。
Heineken 表示，MTB 提出的索赔金额并不现实，法院对 MTB 在假设情境下的销量、定价与盈利能力作出了推定。「这些推定应当对照现有经济证据与相关时期的市场发展仔细检验，」该公司说，「我们不认为判赔金额充分反映了这些考量。」（据路透社10月21日 Amsterdam 发回报道整理）
Dutch Court Orders Heineken to Pay €111 Million to Greek Rival Over Subsidiary's Market Abuse: Brewer Says It Will Appeal
Dutch brewer Heineken said on Wednesday, October 21, that a Dutch court had awarded Macedonian Thrace Brewery (MTB) €111 million ($125 million) in damages and interest in a case brought against Heineken's Greek subsidiary Athenian Brewery. Heineken said it disagreed with the court's reasoning and would appeal the decision, which related to Athenian Brewery's conduct in the Greek beer market between 1998 and 2014.
In 2015, Greece's competition watchdog had already fined Athenian Brewery €31.5 million for abuse of its dominant position in the production and distribution of beer. In the follow-up civil case, the Dutch court awarded MTB €43 million in damages and €68 million in accrued interest.
Heineken said MTB's damages claim had not been realistic and that the court had made assumptions about MTB's sales, pricing and profitability in a hypothetical scenario. "Those assumptions should be carefully tested against the available economic evidence and market developments during the relevant period," the brewer said. "We do not believe the damages awarded adequately reflect those considerations." (Compiled from Reuters, Amsterdam, October 21)
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