Brussels urged to cut cartel fines

Industry bodies representing European businesses say that companies are demanding cuts of at least one-fifth in Europe's mounting cartel fines in return for admitting anti-competitive behaviour and reaching swift settlements with the European Commission, January 2008. To read the comments of these bodies, plus other submissions to a European Commission consultation exercise on the conduct of settlement
procedures in cartel cases follow the links through the related url.

European Commission: DG Competition: Cartels: Legislation: Settlements http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/cartels/legislation/settlements.html

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