BERLIN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Germany's cartel office has

initiated proceedings into Temu to examine whether the Chinese

discount e-commerce platform is influencing merchants' pricing,

it said on Wednesday.

"We are investigating the suspicion that Temu could impose

inadmissible requirements on merchants' pricing on the German

marketplace," said office president Andreas Mundt.

"Such requirements could constitute significant restrictions

of competition and ultimately lead to price increases on other

sales channels," he added.

The proceedings have been opened against Dublin-based

Whaleco Technology Limited, which operates as Temu in Germany.

(Reporting by Miranda Murray, editing by Thomas Seythal)