The French courts convicted the Internet auction site eBay to pay a fine of $ 2.5 million (1.7 million) the world leader in luxury for the illegal sale of LVMH perfumes, announced the two sides.
This internet site selling was convicted in June of 2008 for "illegal practices" after the sale of perfumes Kenzo, Givenchy, Christian Dior and Guerlain, all brands of the LVMH group.
On Monday, the Paris commercial court sentenced him to two fines of 850,000 euros (1.2 million) in finding that eBay did not respect the order prohibiting him from selling those products, told AFP Pierre Gode, group manager LVMH.
"We are clearly pleased with this decision, which again supports the principle of selective distribution," he added. This principle allows manufacturers to choose their distribution network.
To comply with the injunction, eBay launched a series of significant human and technical measures for buyers and sellers can buy and sell non-genuine products, "said its general manager in France, Alex von Schirmeister.
"It is true that there are users that try to bypass the order," he added, before describing the fine "disproportionate."
In a statement further held that the decision of the court "punishes consumers by preventing them from buying or selling real products on the Internet.
The Internet auction site last September was sentenced by the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris for using without authorization the name of several brands of LVMH perfumes, a decision appealed.
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