# C_2014362EN.01000601.xml

| 14.10.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 362/6 |
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14.10.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 362/6

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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 31 March 2014 regarding a draft decision relating to Case AT.39792 Steel Abrasives

Rapporteur: Romania

2014/C 362/05

| 1. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the anticompetitive behaviour covered by the draft decision constitutes agreements and/or concerted practices between undertakings within the meaning of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the anticompetitive behaviour covered by the draft decision constitutes agreements and/or concerted practices between undertakings within the meaning of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.

| 2. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the undertakings concerned by the draft decision have participated in a single and continuous infringement of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the undertakings concerned by the draft decision have participated in a single and continuous infringement of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.

| 3. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the object of the agreements and/or concerted practices was to restrict competition within the meaning of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the object of the agreements and/or concerted practices was to restrict competition within the meaning of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.

| 4. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the agreements and/or concerted practices have been capable of appreciably affecting trade between the Member States of the EU and EEA. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the agreements and/or concerted practices have been capable of appreciably affecting trade between the Member States of the EU and EEA.

| 5. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment as regards the duration of the infringement for each addressee. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment as regards the duration of the infringement for each addressee.

| 6. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the addressees of the decision. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the addressees of the decision.

| 7. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft decision. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft decision.

| 8. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines.

| 9. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the determination of the duration for the purpose of calculating the fines. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the determination of the duration for the purpose of calculating the fines.

| 10. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that there are no aggravating circumstances applicable in this case. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that there are no aggravating circumstances applicable in this case.

| 11. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reductions based on the mitigating circumstances. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reductions based on the mitigating circumstances.

| 12. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the adaptation of the fines based on point 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on Fines. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the adaptation of the fines based on point 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on Fines.

| 13. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2006 Leniency Notice. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2006 Leniency Notice.

| 14. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2008 Settlement Notice. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2008 Settlement Notice.

| 15. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the inability to pay request. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the inability to pay request.

| 16. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines.

| 17. | The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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