BRUSSELS, March 19 (Reuters) - Amazon ( AMZN ) lost its

fight against a record 746 million euro ($812.4 million) fine

handed out by Luxembourg's privacy regulator four years ago as a

court sided with the watchdog, according to a statement on the

regulator's website.

The Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection

(CNPD) said the country's administrative court dismissed

Amazon's ( AMZN ) appeal in a March 18 ruling.

The watchdog had penalised Amazon ( AMZN ) for processing personal

data in breach of EU privacy rules known as the General Data

Protection Regulation (GDPR). Europe has taken a tough line

against such violations, with its landmark law setting the

benchmark for other countries.

CNPD said its decision, which also included measures for

Amazon ( AMZN ) to fix the issue, will remain suspended during the appeal

period.

Amazon ( AMZN ) said it was considering appealing the court ruling.

It said the CNPD's decision "imposed an unprecedented fine

based on subjective interpretations of the law about which they

had not previously published any interpretive guidance".

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