commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl ec treati articl eea agreement wieland werk ag outokumpu copper product oy outokumpu oyj km europa metal ag tréfimétaux sa europa metal spa case industri tube notifi document number finnish french german italian text authent text eea relev ec decemb commiss adopt decis relat proceed articl ec treati articl eea agreement accord provis articl regul commiss herewith publish name parti main content decis regard legitim interest undertak protect busi interest confidenti version full text decis found authent languag case commiss work languag dg comp websit http europa eu int comm competit index en html summari infring addresse natur infring decis address wieland werk ag wieland werk outokumpu copper product oy ocp outokumpu oyj collect refer outokumpu km europa metal ag kme km europa metal tréfimétaux sa tmx tréfimétaux europa metal spa em europa metal addresse particip singl complex continu infring articl treati establish european commun hereinaft treati januari articl agreement european econom area hereinaft eea agreement cover eea territori fix price alloc market exchang confidenti inform industri copper tube market imput liabil outokumpu oyj particip directli infring decemb industri tube busi vest newli form subsidiari ocp continu infring achiev format ocp decemb outokumpu oyj control entir capit ocp parent compani wholli own subsidiari held jointli sever liabl infring format regard kme group includ km europa metal germani tréfimétaux franc europa metal itali separ period distinguish purpos imput liabil period kme consid separ undertak em tmx fact common hold compani società metallurgicà italiana smi acquir major control kme kme manag board oper manag coordin em tmx restructur group kme obtain share em tmx period entiti kme group consid form singl econom unit market impli joint liabil infring period period europa metal wholli own subsidiari tmx regard form econom unit singl undertak joint liabil infring durat infring undertak particip infring period wieland werk ag march outokumpu oyj individu decemb jointli sever outokumpu copper product oy decemb march outokumpu copper product oy decemb march jointli sever outokumpu oyj km europa metal ag individu june jointli sever tréfimétaux sa europa metal spa june march europa metal spa jointli sever tmx june jointli sever km europa metal ag tréfimétaux sa june march tréfimétaux sa jointli sever europa metal spa june jointli sever km europa metal ag europa metal spa june march market industri copper tube copper tube gener divid product group plumb tube water oil ga heat instal industri tube divid group base end import term volum air condit refriger acr industri industri applic fit refriger ga heater filter dryer telecommun tube industri tube acr tube typic suppli anneal level wound coil lwc length rang kilometr lwc decis confin introduc substitut straight length tube specif develop autom manufactur line air condit produc unlik sanitari tube industri tube gener sold wholesal plumb suppli suppli directli industri custom origin equip manufactur part manufactur averag industri tube higher ad product sanitari tube product cost differ significantli estim eea market lwc tube ca eur million major produc lwc tube europ kme includ em tmx outokumpu wieland werk undertak account total eea market signific produc european market includ feinrohren itali halcor greec function cartel cartel organis framework cuproclima qualiti associ acr tube air condit refriger establish switzerland primari purpos promot qualiti standard industri tube hereinaft cuproclima latest spring member cuproclima includ addresse decis extend scope cooper competit discuss price custom individu sale volum market share place dai cuproclima meet session offici agenda discuss unoffici meet conduct documentari support held spring autumn frequent context produc question agre price target commerci term industri tube coordin price increas alloc custom market share european territori target price gener fix autumn meet year spring meet monitor complianc agre principl compar sale market share data exchang confidenti inform sale market share price particip appoint market leader alloc territori custom collect market inform monitor custom visit ii fine basic amount infring consist price fix market alloc practic natur violat articl treati articl eea agreement cartel cover common market creation eea establish cartel agreement implement practic produc effect market effect quantifi reliabl manner commiss consid addresse commit infring differenti treatment categori infring scale fine make appli differenti treatment undertak order account effect econom capac offend signific damag competit set fine level ensur suffici deterr effect case undertak divid categori market share kme group largest player eea market lwc tube full year infring categori outokumpu wieland werk relev market share rang categori consist compani consid medium size oper eea market lwc tube kme group commiss take account corpor reorganis occur infring period basic amount fine divid part alloc undertak group durat wieland werk outokumpu km europa metal tréfimétaux europa metal infring articl treati articl eea agreement forc januari march period year month entiti kme group particip infring durat organis undertak part infring period consider calcul increas fine durat regard period increas calcul separ kme ag hand undertak form em tmx hand rest durat increas durat common kme group aggrav circumst commiss found aggrav circumst repeat infring outokumpu oyj addresse commiss decis ecsc cold roll stainless steel flat product find infring type attenu circumst outokumpu commiss appli attenu factor cooper lenienc notic outokumpu disclos durat cartel industri tube sector base evid obtain prior outokumpu lenienc applic commiss establish continu infring year outokumpu cooper allow prove exist long term infring year month basic amount outokumpu fine reduc lump sum hypothet amount fine impos outokumpu year infring applic lenienc notic signific reduct fine section reduct addresse decis cooper commiss investig applic section lenienc notic section addresse appli lenienc inspect produc suffici evid open proceed fine undertak infring year outokumpu appli lenienc immedi commiss inspect disclos exist cartel view outokumpu earli extens cooper grant reduct fine impos wieland werk kme start cooper commiss year half laps inspect cooper spontan start commiss address formal request inform undertak reward smaller reduct outokumpu wieland werk kme differ reflect kme extens disclosur term durat continu infring decis fine impos gt tabl gt undertak list immedi bring infring end refrain repeat act conduct infring found case adopt measur equival object effect opinion advisori committe oj oj regul amend regul ec oj oj