# C_2017027EN.01001301.xml

| 27.1.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 27/13 |
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27.1.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 27/13

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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 1 September 2014 regarding a draft decision relating to Case AT.39574 — Smart Card Chips

Rapporteur: France

(2017/C 27/10)

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

| 2. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the product and geographic scope of the concerted practices. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the product and geographic scope of the concerted practices.

| 3. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the undertakings concerned by the draft decision have participated in a single and continuous infringement concerning smart card chips within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU. |
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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 concerning smart card chips within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU.

| 4. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the concerted practices have as its object the restriction of competition within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the concerted practices have as its object the restriction of competition within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU.

| 5. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the concerted practices 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 concerted practices have been capable of appreciably affecting trade between the Member States of the EU.

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

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

| 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 determination of the value of sales. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the determination of the value of sales.

| 10. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the periods to be taken into account for imposing the fines. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the periods to be taken into account for imposing the fines.

| 11. | 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.

| 12. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment on the mitigating circumstances applicable in this case. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment on the mitigating circumstances applicable in this case.

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

| 14. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reduction for the length of the proceedings. One Member State disagrees. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the reduction for the length of the proceedings. One Member State disagrees.

| 15. | 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.

| 16. | The Advisory Committee recommend the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
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The Advisory Committee recommend the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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