Memo: Antitrust: Commission confirms unannounced inspections in the engines’ sector

The European Commission can confirm that on the 25 May 2011 Commission officials undertook unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the manufacturing, supply and distribution of piston engines mainly used for industrial applications (notably generator sets, engines for industrial transportation and engines providing mechanical drive) in several Member States. The Commission has reason to believe that the companies concerned may have engaged in anticompetitive practices in breach of Article 101 of the EU Treaty