烟草在线据《烟业通讯》报道编译　　据英国《电讯报》的一篇报道称，在加拉赫被指控卷入定价垄断的诉讼案后，日烟国际可能请求英国公平交易办公室（OFT）退还对加拉赫烟草公司征收逇5030万英镑的罚款。

　　在2010年，许多烟草公司和零售商因“不法行为”和抬高卷烟价格被英国公平交易办公室处以总计2.25亿英镑的罚款。

　　加拉赫在2007年被日烟国际收购，它是被指控的公司中选择支付罚款避免花费巨大且冗长的法律程序的几个公司之一。

　　但是，英美烟草、阿斯达公司及高品集团等6家被指控的公司则选择对罚款提出上诉。

　　在去年英国公平交易办公室对这6家公司的裁决被竞争上诉法院撤销后，这项挑战取得了成功。

　　今年早些时候，尽管没有对裁决本身提出上诉，周边便利店的一家连锁店Martin McColl也从英国公平交易办公室获得了260万英镑的退款，据说日烟国际正在认真考虑目前的情况。

UK: JTI Could Seek Refund of ￡50 Million Gallaher Price-fixing Fine

　　Japan Tobacco International is expected to ask the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to refund a ￡50.3 million fine imposed on Gallaher following allegations that it was involved in a price-fixing cartel, according to an Electronic Telegraph story.

　　In 2010, the OFT fined a number of tobacco companies and retailers a total of ￡225 million for 'unlawful practices' and inflating the prices of cigarettes.

　　Gallaher, which was bought by JTI in 2007, was among several of the accused companies that chose to pay the fines to avoid a costly and lengthy legal process.

　　But six of the companies, including Imperial Tobacco, Asda, and the Co-operative Group, chose to appeal against the penalty.

　　This challenge was successful when, last year, the OFT's ruling against the six companies was quashed by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

　　Earlier this year, Martin McColl, a chain of neighbourhood convenience stores, secured a ￡2.6 million refund from the OFT, despite not having appealed against the ruling itself, and JTI is said to be considering the situation carefully. Enditem