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Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 24 March 2025 concerning a draft decision in case AT.40669 – END-OF-LIFE VEHICLE RECYCLING – Meeting by Video Conference – via Webex – Rapporteur: Hungary
Date: 2025-03-24
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, European Economic Area, advertising, control of restrictive practices, non-competition clause, price agreement, product life, sanction (EU), vehicle, waste recycling








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/3219


11.6.2025






Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 24 March 2025 concerning a draft decision in case AT.40669 – END-OF-LIFE VEHICLE RECYCLING
Meeting by Video Conference – via ‘Webex’
         
Rapporteur: Hungary
(Only the English text is authentic)
(C/2025/3219)


1.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission the anti-competitive conduct covered by the draft decision constitutes an agreement and/or concerted practice between undertakings within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.



2.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the object of the agreement and/or concerted practices was to restrict competition within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.



3.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the conduct constitutes a single and continuous infringement.



4.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment as regards the duration of the infringement.



5.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission that fines should be imposed on the addressee of the draft decision, with the exception of the immunity applicant.



6.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) 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 No 1/2003.



7.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the method of calculating the value of sales.



8.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines.



9.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the mitigating circumstances foreseen for certain parties.



10.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2006 Leniency Notice and the 2008 Settlement Notice.



11.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines.



12.   

The Advisory Committee (11 Member States) recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.




ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3219/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2025/633 of 24 March 2025 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services
Date: 2025-03-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bangladesh, agreement (EU), air transport, bilateral agreement, ratification of an agreement








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/633


27.3.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2025/633
         
of 24 March 2025
         
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2024/1698 (2), the Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 7 June 2024, subject to its conclusion at a later date.












(2)


The objective of the Agreement is to bring bilateral air service agreements between seven Member States and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh into line with Union law.












(3)


The Agreement should be approved.












(4)


In accordance with the Treaties, the Commission should make the notifications provided for in Article 8(1) of the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’) (3) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.


Article 2
The Commission shall proceed, on behalf of the Union, to make the notification provided for in Article 8(1) of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption (4).




Done at Brussels, 24 March 2025.


For the Council


The President

C. SIEKIERSKI
            





(1)  Consent of 11 February 2025 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2024/1698 of 14 December 2015 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services (OJ L, 2024/1698, 26.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1698/oj).

(3)  The text of the Agreement is published in OJ L, 2024/1699, 26.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2024/1699/oj.

(4)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/633/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)