Italy's competitors watchdog has fined Amazon and Apple greater than €200m (£168m) for allegedly flouting competitors rules.
The effective pertains to Beats headphones, a model purchased by Apple for $3bn (£1.8bn on the time) in 2014.
A 2018 settlement between the tech giants meant solely chosen resellers might promote the merchandise on Amazon's Italian web site.
Each Apple and Amazon mentioned they plan to enchantment in opposition to the fines.
The Italian Competitors Authority mentioned the actions of the 2 corporations additionally violated European Union guidelines, and affected competitors on pricing.
It ordered the 2 corporations to finish the restrictions and provides resellers entry in a "non-discriminatory method."
'Executed nothing unsuitable'
Apple mentioned it revered the watchdog's resolution, "however consider we’ve got carried out nothing unsuitable."
Teaming up with chosen resellers helps buyer security as a result of it ensures merchandise are real, Apple mentioned.
"Non-genuine merchandise ship an inferior expertise and might usually be harmful," mentioned its spokesperson.
"To make sure our clients buy real merchandise, we work intently with our reseller companions and have devoted groups of consultants all over the world who work with legislation enforcement, customs and retailers, to make sure solely real Apple merchandise are being bought."
Amazon mentioned it strongly disagreed with the choice of the Italian authority, and that its share of the proposed effective (€68.7m) was "disproportionate and unjustified".
A spokesperson for the corporate mentioned: "We reject the suggestion that Amazon advantages by excluding sellers from our retailer, since our enterprise mannequin depends on their success.
It mentioned the settlement at situation "greater than doubled" {the catalogue} of merchandise accessible to Italian clients, and resulted in "higher offers and quicker delivery".
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