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FRANKFURT -- The European Union's competition authority plans to take action against Intel Corp.'s sales and distribution practices and will publish an official decision late this summer, a newspaper reported.

Citing Brussels sources, the Financial Times Deutschland said Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes had already decided on the facts and that her department had gathered enough evidence after years of investigations.

In the report released Tuesday ahead of publication Wednesday, the newspaper said the EU would stop Intel from marketing its microprocessors at a discount to PC makers.

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