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Justice orders Amazon France to stop delivering smartphones, books, video games and toys

On 14 April, the Nanterre judicial court indicated that Amazon France must restrict its activities to "essential goods" only, at least until a risk assessment of the coronavirus (Covid-19) is established.

On 14 April, the Nanterre judicial court ruled that Amazon France must restrict its activities to "essential goods" only, at least until a risk assessment of the coronavirus (Covid-19) for the group's employees working in the American company's warehouses is established. To reach this conclusion, the court considered that Amazon had "clearly disregarded its obligation to ensure the safety and health of its employees", according to an excerpt from the judgment reproduced by AFP. Otherwise, the American company is exposed to a penalty of one million euros per day of delay and per violation found.

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