Press Release: Antitrust: Commission confirms inspections in the industry for compressors for refrigeration

The European Commission can confirm that on 17 February 2009 Commission officials carried out unannounced inspections at the premises of producers of compressors, used mainly for domestic refrigeration and freezers and commercial refrigeration. Inspections took place in several Member States. The Commission has reason to believe that the companies concerned may have violated EC Treaty rules on restrictive business practices (Article 81), which prohibits practices such as price fixing and customer allocation.