Medical network on July 13 - Canon acquisition of Toshiba medical systems case setback again.
On July 10, the European Union antitrust authorities news spokesman, Canon group may suffer from the European Union antitrust investigations, and was in a $2.9 billion fine.
Due to financial fraud in March 2016, Toshiba announced the sale of its medical system management crisis subsidiaries, the company is mainly engaged in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray tester, etc. The production and marketing. In December, Canon of Toshiba medical system acquisition procedures, the amount of 665.5 billion yen (RMB 19.7 billion).
However, the European Union antitrust agencies in said in a recent speech, Canon after completed the acquisition of Toshiba medical systems to make registration to the European Union, which may have violated the rules, form the monopoly of the fact that is likely to be the company a highest annual revenue 10% fine.
In 2016, Canon group turnover reached 3.401487 trillion yen ($29.9 billion), in accordance with the highest annual revenue 10% fines, and the amount will be $2.9 billion. If the punishment to the ground, will also set a new ticket record.
In fact, Canon acquisition of Toshiba medical systems is not only the European Union, the United States and China's antitrust authorities have also attention and investigation.
In January 2017, the ministry of commerce issued the administrative penalty, according to as, Canon acquisition of Toshiba medical form is not in accordance with the declaration of the concentration of law, but do not have the effect of eliminate or restrict competition, decided to Canon fined 300000 yuan by the administrative punishment.
Fines against the eu antitrust authorities warned that Canon has said that will respond in the appropriate time, in the European Union will not publish any view before make a decision. |
