PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) - France's competition

watchdog on Wednesday said it fined Google 250 million euros

($271.73 million) for breaches linked to EU intellectual

property rules in its relationship with media publishers.

Google has pledged not to contest the facts as part of

settlement proceedings, the watchdog said, adding the company

also proposed a series of remedy measures to certain

shortcomings.

($1 = 0.9200 euros)