commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl ec treati articl eea agreement conradti nürnberg gmbh hoffmann amp elektrokohl ag le carbon lorrain morgan crucibl compani plc schunk gmbh schunk kohlenstofftechnik gmbh jointli sever sgl carbon ag case electr mechan carbon graphit product notifi document number english french german 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 conradti nürnberg gmbh hereinaft conradti hoffmann amp elektrokohl ag hereinaft hoffmann le carbon lorrain hereinaft carbon lorrain morgan crucibl compani plc hereinaft morgan schunk gmbh schunk kohlenstofftechnik gmbh jointli sever hereinaft schunk sgl carbon ag hereinaft sgl addresse particip singl continu infring articl treati establish european commun hereinaft ec treati treati januari articl agreement european econom area hereinaft eea agreement cover eea territori agre occasion updat uniform highli detail method calcul price custom cover main type electr mechan carbon graphit product type custom eea countri demand exist view arriv ident similarli calcul price wide varieti product agre regular percentag price increas main type electr mechan product eea countri demand exist type custom agre surcharg custom discount type deliveri payment condit agre account leadership major custom agre freez market share respect custom regularli exchang price inform agre specif price offer custom agre ban advertis particip sale exhibit agre quantiti restrict price increas boycott respect seller offer potenti competit agre price undercut respect competitor oper highli refin machineri monitor enforc agreement durat infring undertak particip infring period gt tabl gt market electr mechan carbon graphit product electr carbon product primarili transfer electr electr motor import product group carbon brush electr current collector applic automot consum product industri traction public transport market exampl applic automot area starter altern fuel pump air condit power window car truck consum product brush power tool drill vacuum cleaner electr shaver mixer domest applianc consum durabl industri applic instanc assembl line elev traction brush railwai public transport applic locomot auxiliari electr motor mechan carbon graphit product withstand high friction reactiv resist wear graphit lubric function primarili seal gase liquid vessel low wear part machin lubric carbon graphit product sold block requir process commiss found geograph scope busi eea wide global custom suppli quickli long transport rout uneconom full year member particip cartel cartel cover eea market product concern market total estim year eur million includ captiv function cartel report cartel meet place period octob decemb function cartel essenti unchang period senior execut carbon graphit product member compani met period european summit meet summit meet held year technic committe meet european level principl held year spring autumn preced summit meet main purpos technic committe meet agre price level percentag price increas product countri reach agreement polici aspect compani sale strategi upward harmonis price europ price level appli respect larg custom handl competitor surcharg alleg purpos local meet held ad hoc basi itali franc unit kingdom benelux germani spain cover portugues market meet discuss price increas countri concern account singl local custom regular contact repres cartel member ensur agreement made meet upheld daili practic parti repres regular contact ordin specif bid made larg custom contact occur weekli daili basi phone fax occasion meet 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 carbon lorrain morgan largest seller electr mechan carbon graphit product eea full year oper cartel market share categori schunk sgl market share categori final hoffmann conradti market share categori durat undertak concern particip infring period carbon lorrain octob june period year month result percentag increas basic amount morgan octob decemb period year month result percentag increas basic amount schunk octob decemb period year month result percentag increas basic amount sgl octob decemb period year month result percentag increas basic amount hoffmann septemb octob period year month result percentag increas basic amount conradti octob decemb period year month result percentag increas basic amount aggrav circumst commiss consid aggrav circumst case attenu circumst commiss consid attenu circumst case applic turnov limit worldwid turnov limit mention articl regul appli hoffmann conradti applic lenienc notic imposit substanti reduct amount section reduct morgan grant immun fine undertak report cartel commiss signific reduct fine section reduct carbon lorrain grant reduct cooper commiss investig compani qualifi signific fine reduct carbon lorrain compani cooper commiss provid contribut compani cooper commiss substanti contest fact commiss base alleg schunk grant reduct cooper commiss investig evid provid arriv cooper limit carbon lorrain hoffmann part schunk group cooper manner schunk grant reduct sgl compani cooper grant reduct conradti cooper commiss abil pai carbon lorrain argument carbon lorrain inabl pai reject sgl argument sgl inabl pai reject factor carbon lorrain argu undergo financi constraint receiv signific fine simultan cartel activ argument found incorrect sgl grant reduct fine reason sgl undergo financi constraint recent impos signific fine commiss particip simultan cartel activ decis fine impos gt tabl gt undertak list immedi bring infring end refrain repeat act conduct infring found case act conduct similar object effect final report hear offic oj oj regul amend regul ec oj