Tag Archives: cartel
July 21, 2010 

First ‘hybrid’ decision by the European Commission in a cartel case

On July 20th 2010, the European Commission has concluded its first settlement of a cartel case in a hybrid scenario, where both the settlement and ordinary procedures were followed. It has fined producers of animal feed phosphates a total of €175 647 000 for operating a cartel that lasted over thirty years. Animal feed phosphates [...]

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January 8, 2010 

Case report on the Competition Commission’s oil companies decisions

The Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) issued its long-awaited decisions in connection to the investigation it carried into the retail fuel market of Cyprus. The investigation concerned the respective violations of national competition legislation on behalf of the four main Cypriot oil companies, namely ExxonMobil Cyprus Ltd (Exxon), Petrolina (Holdings) Public Ltd [...]

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