# C_2016137EN.01000501.xml

| 19.4.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 137/5 |
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19.4.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 137/5

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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions at its meeting on 25 January 2016 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to Case AT.40028 — Alternators and starters

Rapporteur: Spain

(2016/C 137/04)

| 1. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the anticompetitive behaviour covered by the draft decision constitutes an agreement and/or concerted practice 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 an agreement and/or concerted practice 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’s assessment of the product and geographic scope of the agreement and/or concerted practice contained in the draft decision. |
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2.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the product and geographic scope of the agreement and/or concerted practice contained in the draft decision.

| 3. | 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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3.

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.

| 4. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the object of the agreement and/or concerted practice 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 agreement and/or concerted practice was to restrict competition within the meaning of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.

| 5. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the agreement and/or concerted practice have been capable of appreciably affecting trade between the Member States of the EU. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the agreement and/or concerted practice have been capable of appreciably affecting trade between the Member States of the EU.

| 6. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment as regards the duration of the infringement. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment as regards the duration of the infringement.

| 7. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s draft decision as regards the addressees. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s draft decision as regards the addressees.

| 8. | 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.

| 9. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the application of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the application of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.

| 10. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines. |
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10.

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

| 11. | 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.

| 12. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the aggravating circumstances in this case. |
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12.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the aggravating circumstances in this case.

| 13. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the mitigating circumstances in this case, reflecting the limited participation of Hitachi in the infringement. |
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13.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the mitigating circumstances in this case, reflecting the limited participation of Hitachi in the infringement.

| 14. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the application of a deterrence multiplier in this case. |
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14.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the application of a deterrence multiplier in this case.

| 15. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2006 Leniency Notice. |
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15.

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

| 16. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2008 Settlement Notice. |
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16.

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

| 17. | 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.

| 18. | 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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