# C_2017396EN.01000301.xml

| 23.11.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 396/3 |
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23.11.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 396/3

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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its meeting of 30 January 2017 regarding a draft decision relating to Case AT.40018(1) — Car battery recycling

Rapporteur: Germany

(2017/C 396/03)

| 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. |
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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.

| 2. | The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the product and geographic scope of the agreements and/or concerted practices contained in the draft decision. |
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The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment of the product and geographic scope of the agreements and/or concerted practices 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. |
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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.

| 4. | 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. |
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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.

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

| 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 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.

| 8. | 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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