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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 19 February 2018 concerning the draft decision relating to Case AT.40113 — Spark plugs — Rapporteur: Germany
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 19 February 2018 concerning the draft decision relating to Case AT.40113 — Spark plugs — Rapporteur: Germany
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 19 February 2018 concerning the draft decision relating to Case AT.40113 — Spark plugs — Rapporteur: Germany
OJ C 111, 26.3.2018, p. 24–24
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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26.3.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 111/24 |
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 19 February 2018 concerning the draft decision relating to Case AT.40113 — Spark plugs
Rapporteur: Germany
(2018/C 111/07)
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the anticompetitive behaviour covered by the draft decision constitutes an agreement and/or concerted practice between undertakings within the meaning of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the product and geographic scope of the agreement and/or concerted practice contained in the draft decision. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the undertakings concerned by the draft decision have participated in a single and continuous infringement of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the object of the agreement and/or concerted practice was to restrict competition within the meaning of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the agreement and/or concerted practice have been capable of appreciably affecting trade between the Member States of the EU and between Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment as regards the duration of the infringement for each addressee. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s draft decision as regards the addressees. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft decision. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the application of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the determination of the duration for the purpose of calculating the fines. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that there are no aggravating circumstances applicable in this case. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reductions based on the mitigating circumstance applicable. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2006 Leniency Notice. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2008 Settlement Notice. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines. |
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The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union. |