Cartels
Cases
The content of this page relates to information that is publicly available. In particular:
- non confidential versions of decisions adopted by the Commission (including summary decisions as published in the OJ);
- reports from the hearing officer and opinions of the Advisory Committee;
- Commission press releases on adoptions of decisions and, where available, Commission memo's on inspections, statements of objections or court judgements.
The information is grouped in the year when the decision was adopted.
Inspection and statement of objections memo's or other information published prior to the adoption of the Commission decision, will appear in the year when it was published. When the decision is adopted later, the information will be moved to the year of adoption.
For cases decided earlier than 2001 please see also this page
2013
- 39574 - Smart card chips
- 40032 – BR/ESBR recidivism
2012
- 39437 - TV and computer monitor tubes
- 40018 - Car battery recycling
- 39563 - Retail food packaging
- 40009 - Maritime Car Carriers
- 39748 - Wire harnesses
- 39939 - Optical Disc Drives
- 39960 - Thermal systems
- 39972 – Plastic Pipe Fittings
40015 – Plastic Pipe Systems
- 39633 Shrimps
- 39966 - Gas insulated switchgear re-adoption
39611 - Water management products
- 39462 - Freight forwarding
- 28.03.2012
Summary decision, OJ C 375, 5.12.2012, p. 7–11
Press release: Antitrust: Commission imposes € 169 million fine on freight forwarders for operating four price fixing cartels
No public version available  . This publication is for information purposes only and should not be considered as an official publication.
- 26.03.2012
Final report of the Hearing Officer, OJ C 375, 5.12.2012, p. 4–6
Opinion of the Advisory Committee, OJ C 375, 5.12.2012, p. 3–3
- 19.03.2012
Opinion of the Advisory Committee, OJ C 375, 5.12.2012, p. 2–2
- 10.02.2010
Press release: Commission confirms sending Statement of Objections to alleged participants in freight forwarding cartels
- 11.10.2007
Memo: Commission carries out inspections in the international freight forwarding sector
- 39452 - Mountings for windows and window-doors
- 28.03.2012
Press release: Antitrust: Commission fines nine producers of window mountings €86 million for price fixing cartel
Summary decision, OJ C 292, 28.09.2012, p. 6-8
No public version available . This publication is for information purposes only and should not be considered as an official publication.
- 26.03.2012
Final report of the Hearing Officer, OJ C 292, 28.09.2012, p. 4-5
Opinion of the Advisory Committee, OJ C 292, 28.09.2012, p. 3
- 07.03.2012
Opinion of the Advisory Committee, OJ C 292, 28.09.2012, p. 2
- 22.06.2010
Commission sends Statement of Objections to suspected participants in window mountings cartel
- 04.07.2007
Memo: Commission carries out inspections in the sector of hardware for windows and doors
- 39952 - Power exchanges
- 39756 - French water sector
2011
- 39600 - Refrigeration compressors
- 39922 - Bearings
- 39914 - Euro Interest Rate Derivatives
- 39605 - CRT glass bulbs
- 39482 - Exotic fruit (bananas)
- 39610 - Power cables
- 39881 - Occupant Safety Systems
- 39850 - Container shipping
- 39579 - Consumer Detergents
- 39824 - Trucks
2010
- 39520 - Cement and related products
- 39309 - LCD
- 39258 - Airfreight
- 39780 - Paper envelope
- 39801 - Polyurethane foam
- 38866 - Animal Feed Phosphates
- 20.10.2010
Non-confidential version of the decision en fr 
This publication is for information purposes only and should not be considered as an official publication.
- 20.07.2010
Publication of the summary decision in all languages - OJ C 111, 9.4.2011, p. 19–21
Publication of the summary decision in all languages - OJ C 111, 9.4.2011, p. 15–18
Press release: European Commission fines animal feed phosphates producers €175 647 000 for price-fixing and market-sharing in first "hybrid" cartel settlement case
- 16.07.2010
Opinion of the Advisory Committee - OJ C 111, 9.4.2011, p. 12–12
- 14.07.2010
Final report of the Hearing Officer - OJ C 111, 9.4.2011, p. 13–14
- 02.07.2011
Opinion of the Advisory Committee - OJ C 111, 9.4.2011, p. 11–11
- 38344 - Prestressing steel
- 39092 - Bathroom fittings & fixtures
- 36212 - Carbonless paper
- 38511 - DRAM
- 39776 - Agricultural film
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39459 - Electrical equipment
2009
- 38589 - Heat stabilisers
- 39129 - Power transformers
- 37956 - Concrete reinforcing bar
- 39396 - Calcium carbide
- 39401 E.ON - GdF collusion
- 39406 - Marine hoses
2008
- 39125 - Car glass
- 39188 - Bananas
- 39.181 - Candle waxes
- 39565 - Grains and oilseeds
- 39180 - Aluminium Fluoride
- 38695 - Sodium Chlorate
- 28.03.2012
Press release: Commission fines sodium chlorate paper bleach producers € 73 million for market sharing and price fixing cartel
Publication of non-confidential version of the decision (en) (amendment) . This publication is for information purposes only and should not be considered as an official publication.
Publication of the summary decision in all languages (amendment), OJ C 162, 08.06.2012, p. 6-7
- 12.03.2012
Final report of the Hearing Officer (amendment), OJ C 162, 08.06.2012, p. 5
Opinion of the Advisory Committee (amendment), OJ C 162, 08.06.2012, p.4
- 11.06.2008
Publication for the web of the non-confidential version of the decision en de fr . This publication is for information purposes only and should not be considered as an official publication
Commission fines sodium chlorate paper bleach producers € 79 million for market sharing and price fixing cartel
Publication of the summary decision in all languages - OJ C 137, 17.6.2009, p. 6 - 9
- 09.06.2008
Final report of the Hearing Officer, OJ C 137, 17.6.2009, p. 5
- 28.05.2008
Opinion of the Advisory Committee, OJ C 137, 17.6.2009, p. 4
- 02.08.2007
Commission confirms sending statement of objections to companies in sodium chlorate sector
- 38624 - Maritime transport of bulk liquids (deep sea)
- 38543 International removal services
- 39419 International airline passenger services
- 38628 Synthetic rubber (NBR)
2007
- 38629 - Chloroprene rubber
- 39165 - Flat glass
- 38432 - Professional videotapes
- 38710 - Bitumen Spain
- 39168 - Hard haberdashery: fasteners
- 31.03.2011
Publication of the summary amendment decision - OJ C 210, 16.07.2011, p. 26-27
Publication for the web of the non-confidential version of the decision de fr
This publication is for information purposes only and should not be considered as an official publication.
- 22.03.2011
Opinion of the Advisory Committee - OJ C 210, 16.07.2011, p. 25
- 19.09.2007
Press release:
Commission fines members of fasteners cartels over €328 million
Publication for the web of the non-confidential version of the decision en fr de
This publication is for information purposes only and should not be considered as an official publication.
Publication of the summary decision in all languages, OJ C 47, 26.02.2009, p. 8 - 12
- 14.09.2007
Opinion of the Advisory Committee - OJ C 47, 26.02.2009, p. 7
- 12.09.2007
Final report of the Hearing Officer - OJ C 47, 26.02.2009, p. 5 - 6
- 05.09.2007
Opinion of the Advisory Committee - OJ C 47, 26.02.2009, p. 4
- 37766 - Netherlands beer market
- 38823 - Elevators and escalators
- 38899 - Gas insulated switchgear
2006
- 39234 - Alloy surcharge re-adoption
- 38638 - Synthetic rubber (BR/ESBR)
- 39283 - SRAM
- 38907 - Steel beams
- 38121 - Fittings
- 20.09.2006
Press release: Commission fines copper fittings producers EUR314.76 million for price fixing cartel
Memo: Commission action against cartels - Questions and answers
Publication for the web of the non-confidential version of the decision de en es fr
This publication is for information purposes only and should not be considered as an official publication
Publication of the summary decision in all languages - OJ L 283,
27.10.2007, p. 63 - 68
- 13.09.2006
Final report of the Hearing Officer - OJ C 255, 27.10.2007, p. 21
- 18.09.2006
Opinion of the Advisory Committee - OJ C 255, 27.10.2007, p. 34
- 11.09.2006
View of the representatives of the EFTA States concerning a prelimiary
draft decision - OJ C 255, 27.10.2007, p. 35
Opinion of the Advisory Committee - OJ C 255, 27.10.2007, p. 34
- 38456 - Bitumen Nederland
- 38645 - Methacrylates
- 38620 - Hydrogen peroxide
2005
- 38443 - Rubber chemicals
- 38354 - Industrial bags
- 38281 - Italian raw tobacco
- 38337 - Thread
- 14.09.2005
Commission fines producers of industrial thread a total of €43.497 million for cartels
Publication on the web of the non-confidential version of the decision
de
fr
This publication is for information purposes only and should not be considered as an official publication.
Publication of summary decision in all languages - OJ C 21,
26.01.2008, p. 10 - 14
- 12.09.2005
Final report of the Hearing Officer - OJ C 21, 26.01.2008, p. 8 - 9
Opinion of the Advisory Committee - OJ C 21, 26.01.2008, p. 7
View of the representative of the EFTA States - OJ C 21, 26.01.2008,
p. 6
- 05.09.2008
Opinion of the Advisory Committee - OJ C 21, 26.01.2008, p. 5
- 37773 - Monochloroacetic Acid
2004
- 37533 - Choline chloride
- 38338 - Needles
- 38238 - Spanish Raw Tobacco
- 37750 - French beer market
- 36756 - Sodium gluconate II
- 38069 Copper plumbing tubes
2003
- 38240 - Industrial tubes
- 37857 - Organic peroxide
- 38359 - Electrical and mechanical carbon and graphite products
- 37370 - Sorbates
- 38279 - French beef
2002
- 37956 - Concrete reinforcing bar
- 37667 - Speciality graphite
- 37671 - Food flavour enhancers
- 37978 - Methylglucamine
- 37152 - Plasterboard
- 37784 - Fine art Auction Houses
- 36700 - Industrial and medical gases
- 37519 - Methionine
- 36571 - Austrian banks
2001
- 36212 - Carbonless paper
- 37027 - Zinc Phosphate
- 37919 - Bank charges - Germany
- 36604 - Citric acid
- 37614 - Belgian beer market
- 37800 - Luxembourg brewing industry
- 37512 - Vitamins
- 36756 - Sodium gluconate I
- 36490 - Graphite electrodes
- 37444 - SAS / Maersk Air
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