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13.7.2006 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 162/16 |
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 377th meeting held on 12 July 2004 concerning a draft decision in case COMP/C.28.069 — Copper plumbing tubes
(2006/C 162/08)
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the description of the relevant products. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees that the conduct in question constitutes an infringement of Article 81(1) of the Treaty and Article 53(1) of the EEA Agreement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees that the infringement is a single, complex and many-sided infringement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the duration of the infringement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees as to the addressees of the Decision. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees as to the nature of the infringement: the infringement is very serious. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the aggravating circumstance identified by the Commission. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the mitigating circumstances allowed by the Commission. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's proposals regarding leniency. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees that no undertaking can claim a reduction in the fine on the basis of its ability to pay or any other factor. |
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The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the points raised during the discussion. |