commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl ec treati articl eea agreement case comp organ peroxid notifi document number final corrigendum english german spanish text authent ec decemb commiss adopt decis final relat proceed articl ec treati articl eea agreement januari commiss approv written procedur corrigendum german spanish version decis final 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 address natur infring decis address undertak associ undertak akzo nobel chemic intern bv akzo nobel polym chemic bv akzo nobel nv atofina sa degussa uk hold limit peroxid chemi gmbh amp kg peroxido organico sa ac treuhand ag begin main produc organ peroxid time akzo nobel chemic intern bv akzo nobel polym chemic bv luperox gmbh part main german subsidiari atofina sa hereinaft akzo peroxid chemi gmbh amp kg enter particip continu agreement contrari articl treati articl eea agreement cover time time commun eea agre market share fix price product agre implement mechan price increas alloc custom set machineri monitor enforc agreement peroxido organico part specif arrang agreement ac treuhand ag involv durat infring durat particip akzo nobel chemic intern bv akzo nobel polym chemic bv akzo nobel januari decemb atofina sa januari decemb peroxid chemi gmbh amp kg januari decemb degussa uk hold limit septemb decemb peroxido organico sa decemb decemb ac treuhand decemb decemb market organ peroxid organ peroxid organ molecul quot peroxi quot oxygen oxygen bond organ peroxid hereinaft op highli explos major accid rare industri solid fine powder liquid past op mixtur op acceler activ catalyst cross link agent cure agent harden initi promot op distinguish main quot applic quot quot class quot op serv critic import role plastic rubber industri serv main applic polymeris thermoplast resin call high polym hp applic cure unsatur polyest thermoset resin call applic cross link call xl applic commiss found geograph scope busi eea wide full year infring cartel cover eea market product concern market total estim year eur million function cartel main agreement start initi particip member akzo peroxid chemi atofina time luperox consist subarrang high polym thermoset op split region criteria region subarrang concern franc unit kingdom spain end rest europ main principl rule agreement cross link op subarrang made cover european countri subarrang substanti overlap agreement period question mechan mutual control compens parti product client act person concern found subarrang main agreement aim preserv market share coordin price increas base written quot contract quot order achiev object detail sale data particip compani close monitor independ bodi ac treuhand client alloc case deviat intend market share compens appli client realloc regular meet place order fine tune work agreement agreement contain numer subarrang specif product subproduct region subarrang part last limit period time integr subarrang perorsa involv spanish subarrang ac treuhand found violat articl treati articl eea agreement organis meet mediat conflict propos market share hide incrimin evid ac treuhand act associ undertak undertak cartel underw friction end end parti attempt agre quota fail subarrang end earlier ii fine basic amount commiss consid undertak concern commit infring natur infring geograph scope infring qualifi irrespect impact infring market measur 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 share total market akzo largest produc categori atofina peroxid chemi share market categori perorsa market share europ categori degussa uk hold call laport plc septemb parent compani peroxid chemi categori peroxid chemi jointli respons peroxid chemi illicit activ peroxid chemi divis respons peroxid chemi degussa uk hold regard fine peroxid chemi member agreement januari decemb degussa uk hold jointli sever respons time fulli own peroxid chemi septemb decemb ac treuhand consid commiss acknowledg address decis undertak associ undertak role kind cartel extent novelti account decid level fine view forego commiss consid impos fine ac treuhand eur account size aggreg resourc undertak ensur fine adequ deterr effect commiss consid start amount adjust akzo atofina durat commiss establish akzo atofina peroxid chemi infring articl treati januari decemb perorsa decemb decemb degussa uk hold septemb decemb ac treuhand act undertak associ undertak decemb decemb purpos calcul fine commiss take account complet month fix durat infring undertak period year akzo atofina peroxid chemi period year ac treuhand period year month degussa uk hold period year perorsa peroxid chemi period split subperiod respons year month respons parent compani degussa uk hold year month commiss conclud infring long durat year ac treuhand akzo atofina degussa uk hold peroxid chemi perorsa increas appli basic amount fine impos akzo atofina increas appli basic amount fine impos peroxid chemi increas appli basic amount fine impos peroxid chemi degussa uk hold increas appli basic amount fine impos perorsa percentag deriv increas year twenti year infring increas year part infring place year ago aggrav circumst atofina fine previous involv cartel peroxid chemi degussa uk hold fine involv cartel repeat offenc consid aggrav circumst commiss consid basic amount fine impos increas case atofina reflect fact addresse commiss decis consider number previou cartel case case degussa uk hold peroxid chemi reflect fact addresse previou commiss cartel decis directli degussa uk hold undertak belong peroxid chemi attenu circumst atofina strengthen commiss argument prove year durat cartel line principl fair propos appli specif attenu circumst quot oper lenienc notic quot atofina attenu circumst prevent atofina pai higher fine oper paid oper light commiss grant reduct basic amount eur million effect cooper scope lenienc notic atofina applic turnov limit worldwid turnov limit mention articl regul appli perorsa peroxid chemi applic lenienc notic imposit substanti reduct amount section reduct akzo grant immun fine undertak report cartel commiss signific reduct fine section reduct atofina grant reduct cooper commiss investig compani qualifi signific fine reduct atofina compani oper commiss provid contribut compani cooper commiss substanti contest fact commiss base alleg peroxid chemi degussa uk hold grant reduct oper commiss investig evid provid arriv oper limit akzo atofina perorsa compani cooper grant reduct abil pai compani claim inabl pai decis fine impos akzo nobel polym chemic bv akzo nobel nv akzo nobel chemic intern bv jointli sever liabl eur atofina sa eur million peroxid chemi gmbh amp kg eur million peroxd chemi gmbh amp kg degussa uk hold limit jointli sever liabl eur million ac treuhand ag eur peroxido organico sa eur million undertak associ undertak list immedi bring infring end refrain repeat act conduct infring found case act conduct similar object effect oj regul amend regul ec oj