commiss decis juli impos fine suppli incorrect inform notif submit pursuant articl council regul eec case iv sanofi synthélabo notifi document number french text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard agreement european econom area articl thereof regard council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak amend regul ec articl thereof undertak concern opportun make view object rais commiss regard opinion advisori committe concentr sanofi public limit liabil compani govern french law share held directli indirectli elf aquitain remaind held privat investor sanofi activ sector health product pharmaceut product diagnost anim health product chemic beauti product produc market perfum cosmet synthélabo public limit liabil compani govern french law share held oreal remaind held privat investor synthélabo activ sector health product includ pharmaceut biomed product chemic januari sanofi synthélabo notifi propos concentr pursuant articl council regul eec merger regul notif declar incomplet februari repli questionnair commiss competitor custom pursuant articl shown inform affect market platelet inhibitor provid parti suppli addit inform request commiss notif effect februari merger authoris articl decis march authoris decis march initi notif overlap vertic link parti activ principl inquiri competitor custom deal impact merger market morphin deriv decis march includ analysi impact merger area commiss subsequ receiv complaint parti date march april relat competit impact combin activ sanofi synthélabo respect subsidiari francopia sochibo field narcot activ principl morphin deriv activ principl april commiss decid revok authoris decis march base incorrect inform parti confirm mention notif februari fact monopoli narcot activ principl provid inform requir form form integr part commiss regul ec provis implement merger regul product april commiss adopt compat decis base commit parti gave commit commiss dispos synthélabo activ involv narcot activ principl elimin overlap result merger area infring merger regul procedur culmin adopt authoris decis march sanofi synthélabo provid incorrect inform relat narcot activ substanc product market narcot activ principl cover rule framework unit nation convent narcot drug march pursuant public health code franc public author grant sanofi francopia monopoli product market technic morphin raw materi produc poppi opium deriv activ principl morphin sulphat morphin hydrochlorid codein similarli grant synthélabo sochibo monopoli product market pholcodin activ principl deriv technic morphin activ principl manufactur pharmaceut product belong atc class major analges analges anti tussiv pholcodin codein manufactur anti tussiv medicin product regulatori provis except principl geograph market activ principl commun dimens relev geograph market narcot activ principl nation vertic link exist parti merger francopia subsidiari sanofi exclus supplier technic morphin sochibo subsidiari synthélabo sanofi purchas pholcodin sochibo manufactur anti tussiv medicin product lastli sanofi anti tussiv product base pholcodin downstream competit anti tussiv product base codein activ substanc sanofi suppli exclus basi competitor market anti tussiv medicin product notif februari inform present competit analysi relev market narcot activ principl overlap vertic link parti product market affect merger fail suppli relev inform commiss make statement manifestli incorrect parti infring provis section form merger regul provid de minimi exempt scope applic fact turnov achiev relev market low justifi omiss activ notif form sanofi synthélabo identifi exist aforement affect market accord regul ec complet section form ii imposit fine articl merger regul commiss decis impos person refer articl undertak associ undertak fine eur eur intention neglig suppli incorrect mislead inform notif pursuant articl articl merger regul set amount fine commiss account natur graviti infring commiss take account aggrav mitig circumst natur infring infring commit sanofi synthélabo form failur provid inform activ substanc market suppli inform manifestli incorrect identif affect market inform provid sanofi synthélabo notif submit februari incorrect mean articl merger regul suppli incorrect inform constitut gross neglig graviti infring comment commiss statement object parti submit assess graviti infring commit account margin natur synthélabo product field narcot activ principl gener turnov specif natur activ question subject strict confidenti instruct compani margin natur product affect merger commiss refer comment made point activ substanc market affect merger commiss analysi thereof assess compat merger common market limit pholcodin includ relev activ substanc pholcodin codein morphin account total turnov approxim addit effect merger area relat downstream market anti tussiv base narcot activ substanc account turnov approxim frf million argument relat specif natur activ question govern strict confidenti instruct note parti unawar exist monopoli held narcot activ principl sanofi synthélabo quot market quot product contrari substanc sold compani trade parti accord regul ec sanofi synthélabo identifi exist aforement affect market complet section form infring merger regul commit sanofi synthélabo suppli incorrect inform regard infring reason assess respect conduct sanofi synthélabo born mind larg european compani signific busi europ merger regul appli merger enter compani size deem directli awar exist european competit legisl obtain assist sanofi synthélabo detail knowledg activ carri evidenc notif submit annex list activ substanc produc francopia sochibo omit descript analysi refer posit held compani market disput parti awar provis infring posit appli activ substanc commiss declar notif incomplet februari repli questionnair commiss competitor custom pursuant articl shown inform affect market suppli inform suppli compani notif effect februari parti addit period dai ensur notif compli requir regul ec fact initi notif declar incomplet drawn attent parti repres shortcom preparatori work respect activ sanofi synthélabo relat abovement activ substanc cover monopoli grant french state merg monopoli liabl priori creat anticompetit situat case point horizont vertic link monopoli hand monopoli downstream market parti unawar situat unawar fact merger monopoli liabl creat strengthen domin posit horizont vertic link fail point circumst involv except market structur parti fault market activ substanc question identifi parti promptli suppli relev inform form disput exist affect market comment commiss statement object parti submit account mitig circumst wholli specif margin natur relev product pholcodin synthélabo explain failur suppli inform suppli incorrect inform quot intent quot reason set point constitut mitig circumst inform suppli parti prompt commiss adopt authoris decis march result addit inform provid complain commiss conclus merger rais doubt compat common market creat strengthen domin posit affect market merger monopoli parti unawar realiti situat unawar knowledg inform prompt commiss conclud transact compat inform suppli parti time notif subsequ complaint interest parti find result revoc authoris decis march adopt decis find transact compat basi commitmet conclus proceed initi pursuant merger regul import view time limit constraint commiss subject imped busi process parti merger suppli full inform time notif constraint undertak care submit detail merger instanc parti suppli inform manifestli incorrect guilti gross neglig fact set demonstr sanofi synthélabo provid commiss incorrect inform notif submit februari commiss consid impos fine undertak involv merger incorrect inform suppli firm respons inform notwithstand appoint sole repres case point firm oper abovement affect market fail held respons suppli relev inform commiss duti uphold basic principl underli exercis task control concentr commun dimens parti notifi merger suppli full correct inform commiss consid impos fine sanofi synthélabo pursuant articl merger regul iii amount fine basi forego take account circumst case commiss consid impos fine eur undertak commit infring pursuant articl merger regul give total fine eur adopt decis articl fine eur impos sanofi pursuant articl regul eec suppli incorrect inform notif submit commiss regul januari fine eur impos synthélabo pursuant articl regul eec suppli incorrect inform notif submit commiss regul januari articl fine refer articl paid commiss month date notif decis european commiss account number banqu bruxel lambert agenc europeenn rond point schuman brussel expiri period interest automat payabl fine rate charg european central bank repo oper work dai month decis adopt percentag point articl decis address sanofi avenu de franc pari synthélabo avenu de galilé bp le plessi robinson brussel juli commiss karel van miert member commiss oj corrigendum oj oj corrigendum oj oj corrigendum oj part text edit ensur 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