commiss decis april amend decis ec relat proceed articl ec treati case comp industri medic gase notifi document number english dutch text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend regul ec articl thereof regard commiss decis juli relat proceed pursuant articl ec treati case comp industri medic gase hereinaft refer decis decis commiss found meet march octob anticompetit discuss quot price scale quot quot minimum price quot cylind gase small custom place view agreement undertak includ westfalen gassen nederland bv hereinaft westfalen westfalen found part agreement concert practic fix price increas octob decemb end year price increas implement fix moratorium period octob januari order implement price increas fix minimum price march decemb end year minimum price agre result commiss found westfalen infring articl treati march decemb westfalen part agreement concert practic fix price increas octob decemb fix moratorium period octob januari fix minimum price march decemb commiss conclud warrant base start amount eur million increas durat basic amount fine eur million westfalen take account attenu circumst applic compani commiss conclud amount fine eur million warrant prior applic commiss notic imposit reduct fine cartel case lenienc notic lenienc notic applic westfalen commiss impos total fine eur million compani westfalen file appeal court instanc octob contest decis ground claim particip meet march appeal commiss realis assess made factual mistak account westfalen repres abovement meet march meet octob state westfalen part agreement concert practic fix price increas octob decemb end year price increas implement fix moratorium period octob januari order implement price increas fix minimum price octob decemb end year minimum price agre result state westfalen infring articl treati octob decemb westfalen part agreement concert practic fix price increas octob decemb fix moratorium period octob januari fix minimum price octob decemb consequ start amount increas durat reduc commiss set basic amount fine westfalen eur million fine calcul take account attenu circumst applic compani prior applic lenienc notic amount eur million total fine applic compani amount eur million amend consequ parti involv decis rest decis westfalen differ amount fine impos westfalen decis eur paid compani amend amount fine westfalen reduc present decis eur amount eur million reimburs compani adopt decis articl decis ec amend articl word quot westfalen gassen nederland bv march decemb quot replac word quot westfalen gassen nederland bv octob decemb quot articl word quot westfalen gassen nederland bv eur million quot replac word quot westfalen gassen nederland bv eur million quot articl decis address aga ab lidingö air liquid bv de witbogt ag eindhoven nederland air product nederland bv klaprozenweg noordpoort nn amsterdam nederland boc group plc chertsei road windlesham gu hj surrei unit kingdom messer nederland bv middenweg pm moerdijk nederland nv hoek loo havenstraat postbu ab schiedam nederland westfalen gassen nederland bv rigastraat ew devent nederland brussel april commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj recit decis recit decis recit decis recit decis recit decis recit decis recit decis case westfalen commiss oj tabl recit decis