The CNMC closes the sanctioning proceedings against Schweppes S.A. over its distributor agreements by accepting commitments

SCHWEPPES S.A. has given an undertaking to the CNMC (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, Spain's National Markets and Competition Commission) that in future it will refrain from continuing or resuming certain anticompetitive practices it had carried out, aimed at obstructing the free movement of SCHWEPPES tonic in Spain.

It is worth remembering that, at the request of RED PARALELA, on 17 September 2015 the CNMC opened sanctioning proceedings against SCHWEPPES, S.A. (SSA) for possible anticompetitive conduct.

The CNMC's decision is only partial, as it expressly states that it must be supplemented by the opinion of the Court of Justice of the EU on the preliminary reference brought by RED PARALELA concerning SCHWEPPES tonic sourced from the United Kingdom and manufactured by COCA-COLA. The Court of Justice is expected to rule within this year.

https://www.cnmc.es/2017-07-05-la-cnmc-acuerda-la-terminacion-convencional-del-expediente-sancionador-contra-schweppes