commiss decis octob relat proceed articl ec treati case iv pre insul pipe cartel notifi number danish german english italian finnish text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access austria finland sweden articl thereof regard commiss decis march open proceed pursuant articl regul undertak concern opportun make view object rais commiss pursuant articl regul commiss regul eec juli hear provid articl regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact summari infring decis impos fine infring articl address undertak abb asea brown boveri brugg rohrsystem gmbh dansk rørindustri starpip henss isoplu group ke kelit kunststoffwerk gmbh oy kwh tech ab løgstør rør pan isovit gmbh sigma tecnologi di rivestimento srl tarco energi infring consist particip complex anti competit arrang began nation cartel denmark novemb extend member state itali germani organ cover effect commun produc pre insul pipe district heat concert complic contrari articl divid nation market eventu european market basi quota alloc nation market produc arrang withdraw agre price product individu project alloc individu project design produc manipul bid procedur project order ensur assign produc award contract question order protect cartel competit substanti member powerpip ab concert measur hinder commerci activ damag busi drive market altogeth qualiti norm price delai introduct cost save technolog undertak particip infring durat abb løgstør starpip tarco novemb decemb march april pan isovit novemb decemb time henss isoplu octob time kwh march time brugg august time ke kelit januari time sigma april time particip brugg ke kelit sigma confin arrang respect nation market pre insul pipe industri product pre insul pipe princip district heat system consist essenti steel pipe enclos pipe layer foam insul district heat system commonli emploi northerli west european countri eastern bloc countri climat sever water heat central locat transport underground pipe municip district provid heat individu residenti commerci build environment concern grown connect effici energi potenti district heat system increasingli recognis combin powerpl district heat system gener surplu heat gener power station industri district heat hot water steam transport underground long distanc temperatur high ensur effici safe distribut pipe pre insul pre insul pipe major compon steel copper carrier pipe core product carri hot water concentr arrang protect outer case pipe made plastic rigid foam insul pipe district heat pipe produc rigid length metr standard pipe diamet run mm larger size produc manufactur suppli complet rang pipe bend special fit includ monitor system detect leakag produc involv proceed manufactur flexibl pipe connect individu household main pipe system flexibl pipe subject procedur product standardis compli qualiti norm fix cooper manufactur custom standard author princip norm en en en en tradit product method involv length steel carrier pipe grip spacer cover plastic outer pipe foam sprai concentr pipe innov import aspect industri safeti effici environment concern predomin recent develop introduct cfc materi insul foam develop time process continu product pipe made substanti cost save techniqu pipe move forward product stage interrupt tradit rout pipe inject site fill foam approv product method introduct fulli commerci scale oppos year manufactur tradit rout market district heat system western europ final custom district heat pipe primarili municip own energi specialist district heat suppli compani contract relat specif project annual suppli agreement type contract municip public local author engag civil engin contractor project tender procedur success contractor call offer pre insul pipe pipe manufactur contract suppli pipe worth ecu subject commun public procur rule instal pipe suppli pipe manufactur carri contractor type contract account total european market case annual contract retail market municip end user agre purchas pipe fit design year directli pipe manufactur partial replac mainten exist district heat system case contractu period year commun market district heat pipe worth ecu million involv increas previou year product market virtual member state substanti trade member state abb product facil member state henss isoplu produc austria germani denmark main centr product account commun pipe manufactur capac suppli product member state district heat germani largest commun nation market ecu million account total commun consumpt third district heat pipe laid germani suppli member state primarili denmark austria finland sweden denmark commun largest nation market total consumpt commun base produc suppli european export market eastern europ nordic baltic state worth ecu million rapidli expand market russia china produc materi period produc suppli west european market preinsul pipe appreci scale abb løgstør dansk rør starpip tarco pan isovit henss isoplu kwh powerpip commun product concentr denmark produc locat town fredericia abb largest produc district heat pipe larg multin group activ sector swedish swiss industri combin abb asea brown boveri headquart zürich abb form result merger interest asea ab stockholm sweden bbc brown boveri baden switzerland own equal share parent function pure hold compani abb ab abb ag abb asea brown boveri stand head corpor group compani consolid turnov usd billion ecu billion half oper locat europ abb group organis base overlap matric region segment orient govern bodi abb board director top execut organ group execut committe consist august chief execut offic execut vice presid repres geograph region abb oper main busi product segment period decis concern busi segment chairmen sat execut vice presid execut committe power gener power transmiss distribut industri build system transport busi segment abb divid busi area ba respons industri activ world wide basi abb busi area district heat abb time organis geograph region europ america asia pacif structur cut busi segment product boundari aim deal strateg issu ensur coordin segment countri reorganis abb structur august district heat busi area design ba vdh part transport segment report directli chairman segment execut vice presid seat group execut committe abb senior corpor offic abb district heat busi area ba vdh includ manufactur compani locat fredericia denmark abb ic møller finland ecopip germani abb isolrohr gmbh sweden poland sale distribut preinsul pipe manag commun compani abb subsidiari agent abb approxim west european market district heat market leader largest supplier countri oper state denmark abb ic møller abb expand market larg acquisit smaller produc compani integr abb oper abb annual report valu order receiv district heat busi area usd million ecu million ic møller princip abb compani oper district heat sector chairman head busi area district heat term corpor structur act hold compani compani district heat busi area isolrohr gmbh instanc wholli own subsidiari abb main german compani løgstør løgstør rør largest manufactur district heat pipe commun famili own compani began product town denmark løgstør underw corpor reorganis activ transfer compani market share western europ acquir small plant finland lr putki close end make substanti loss joint ventur compani product facil itali make fit løgstør produc introduc continu product process claim reduc cost price compar tradit manufactur techniqu batch process thinner outer jacket insul foam requir substanti save made materi løgstør consider difficulti penetr market product competitor produc tradit manner challeng complianc norm insist retent standard jacket thick foam densiti løgstør acquir german produc pan isovit addresse decis effect januari tarco tarco energi manufactur facil fredericia denmark sell princip denmark germani oper scandinavia itali netherland east european market west european market share tarco energi part industri group tarco nyborg own consortium danish municip custom district heat dansk rørindustri dansk rørindustri starpip base fredericia denmark market share western europ main market denmark scandinavian countri germani east european countri pan isovit materi time pan isovit gmbh base speyer germani swiss sister compani pan isovit regensdorf own pan isovit hold ag wholli own subsidiari swiss industri group wmh walter meier hold ag main plant district heat pipe speyer swiss factori made fit pan isovit west european market acquir løgstør investig case henss isoplu isoplu fernwärmetechnik gesellschaft mbh manufactur plant hohenberg austria subsidiari plant sondershausen germani member state princip market isoplu manufactur facil hungari czech republ isoplu set acquir abb isolrohr factori austria period cover decis isoplu sale germani made exclus compani dipl kfm walter henss gmbh rosenheim dipl kfm walter henss rohrleitungsbau gmbh berlin henss rosenheim act sale agent abb ic møller bavaria commerci relationship abb explain fact henss famili previous own isolrohr sold ic møller agenc agreement abb gave rise recur differ subject arbitr proceed henss isoplu compani form de facto group public compani regist link ownership henss isoplu west european market khw oy kwh pipe ab vaasa finnish own produc princip concern manufactur market plastic hdpe pvc pipe civil engin municip applic kwh tech divis respons inter alia manufactur pre insul pipe district heat thermopip busi busi unit machin unit produc sell machineri equip technolog pipe kwh district heat activ western europ confin scandinavian countri total western european market specialis set joint ventur compani promot district heat commun market transfer technolog local supplier number supplier district heat primarili serv nation market brugg germani switzerland sigma itali ke kelit austria brugg manufactur flexibl pipe district heat project compet produc bui rigid pipe starpip close product facil type pipe end ke kelit independ compani suppli pipe bui løgstør sigma own italian state own steel group ilva acquir riva group denationalis own major group oper local level powerpip powerpip ab form employe swedish produc ecopip compani acquisit finnish compani uponor composit creditor financi restructur guarante privat invest compani birka busi develop ab powerpip birka wholli own subsidiari compani powerpip produc develop cfc free insul foam pre insul pipe base technolog powerpip share west european market pre insul pipe activ princip sweden finland powerpip pursu polici expans european market includ germani reason state chang strategi powerpip inexplic low price level obtain sweden abb market leader powerpip believ larger produc deliber depress price sweden order damag busi powerpip establish produc begin sought elimin neutralis competit threat onward produc made persist approach birka owner view acquir powerpip negoti success januari birka sold busi powerpip compani own danish french invest group specialis small medium size industri compani corpor entiti powerpip ab chang remain birka group compani continu busi powerpip ab connect birka trade associ euhp initi abb trade associ set name european district heat pipe manufactur associ euhp short euhp statut primari object ensur qualiti product instal servic train euhp laid technic standard requir complianc european norm en product state object euhp includ promot research technic develop promot district heat particip environment standardis work provid technic assist advic move forc euhp abb effect control organis provid staff origin member individu abb compani sector danish produc kwh join euhp april year pan isovit member henss isoplu made determin effort includ threaten legal action basi euhp cartel exclud admit euhp onward final allow join mid powerpip member procedur abb announc decid withdraw euhp løgstør termin membership euhp decemb produc appar termin membership precis statu euhp time decis procedur powerpip complaint letter date januari powerpip made complaint commiss essenti content manufactur supplier pre insul pipe abb løgstør tarco starpip pan isovit isoplu form unlaw clandestin cartel divid european market particip basi quota system agre price product individu project cooper manipul bid procedur individu project ensur contract question award produc design advanc cartel order protect cartel competit maintain control market produc concert step damag busi powerpip confin activ swedish market drive busi altogeth inter alia systemat lure kei manag personnel unlawfulli interf contractu relat custom supplier owner birka powerpip parent compani separ occas earli brought matter attent abb write person chairman transport segment zürich propos meet reject complet unfound alleg unfair anticompetit behaviour declin meet powerpip owner ground letter constru competit author attempt induc abb enter unlaw arrang subsequ powerpip owner inform member abb board director activ cartel effect powerpip busi request board abb act immedi ceas infring decemb powerpip legal advis rais matter abb abb head offic zürich deni emphat group engag concert practic arrang distort restrain affect competit district heat pipe system busi assert powerpip alleg illeg behaviour unfound warn abb fierc defend improp action interfer busi seek indemnif damag suffer reaction abb powerpip lodg complaint commiss investig june act commun decis june offici commiss repres nation competit author member state concern carri simultan unannounc investig undertak associ abb ic møller fredericia denmark dansk rørindustri fredericia denmark løgstør rør løgstør denmark tarco energi fredericia denmark european district heat pipe manufactur associ fredericia denmark dipl kfm walter henss gmbh rosenheim germani dipl kfm walter henss fernwärmerohrleitungsbau gmbh berlin germani pan isovit gmbh speyer germani isoplu fernwärmetechnik gmbh hohenberg austria oy kwh pipe ab vaasa finland investig result commiss obtain consider volum documentari evid undertak visit includ detail note meet intern memoranda work document tabl list tend confirm fact alleg powerpip articl request march commiss address request inform articl regul abb ic møller løgstør tarco starpip pan isovit individu compani henss isoplu group request requir undertak question provid addit inform detail explan document found premis investig made previou year articl undertak reaction receiv request inform articl number undertak approach commiss admit gener term particip violat articl treati inform intent cooper fulli investig provid inform relat infring scope request inform articl confin specif document found possess produc question undertak involv subsequ provid commiss volit inform documentari evid confirm corrobor evid found investig disclos cartel origin market share price fix arrang danish produc earli novemb decemb continu oper unab month date investig addit precaut order conceal exist commiss hold meet territori commun respons articl request deni knowledg particip infring declin address relev issu henss isoplu undertak subsequ admit limit particip isoplu infring articl provid documentari evid statement object statement object march commiss alleg begin denmark novemb progress extend germani octob late common market addresse infring articl particip clandestin cartel eventu divid european market individu nation market basi quota system agre price product individu project alloc individu project design produc manipul bid procedur order ensur design produc award project question order protect cartel competit concert step damag powerpip busi confin activ sweden forc busi altogeth statement object defin durat particip produc abb løgstør starpip tarco novemb march april pan isovit decemb time henss isoplu octob time kwh march time brugg august time ke kelit sigma begin earli time alleg particip brugg ke kelit sigma limit arrang respect nation market repli statement object repli statement object major produc admit take part infring articl except abb contest essenti fact alleg commiss conclus argu durat infring extent particip alleg deni take part scheme damag elimin powerpip løgstør tarco claim continu infring separ cartel confin denmark run end begin earli cover wider market begun late part starpip specif address issu claim plai minor role attempt abb løgstør domin market commiss alleg henss isoplu compani form singl undertak absenc identifi group hold compani address statement object henss isoplu compani procedur henss isoplu separ repres isoplu strongli deni form group link ownership henss compani part market share arrang end begin henss compani argu owner part occasion discuss produc onward aim end price war total inconclus end date cartel princip owner henss mandat isoplu attend meet behalf infring commit henss compani sale agent isoplu parti produc cartel infring articl sole respons isoplu pan isovit insist contact produc end joint cartel kwh substanti contest fact commiss base statement object claim coerc abb join cartel march cooper cartel avoid systemat repris produc brugg admit limit particip cartel role statement object fulli acknowledg decemb august alleg claim attend meet avoid elimin market larger competitor abb ke kelit minimis role present fait accompli altern accept quota austria alloc sigma equat particip cartel membership euhp join case particip meet itali limit technic matter rare case anti competit arrang moot accept restrict commerci freedom action detail statement object aim elimin powerpip competitor abb produc alleg rais exclud ke kelit sigma deni take part implement measur kwh argu pressur compli collect boycott powerpip defi instruct cartel detail infring market background merger asea brown boveri compani own danish produc ic møller abb ic møller embark strateg programm acquisit district heat pipe produc europ includ isolrohr abb isolrohr germani austria hungari ecopip dyrotan scandinavia denmark home base district heat industri germani largest singl nation market end regard matur market opportun instal oppos mainten updat exist district heat system larger produc district heat market gener time characteris strong competit tend drive price level abb part consid unfairli bear cost industri reorganis produc obtain free ride abb articl repli percept half irrespons price cut supplier attempt improv share market expect grow appreci forese futur abb restructur essenti small produc make poor qualiti pipe lack durabl undermin econom case district heat system adher cen qualiti norm cheaper approv materi last ten twenti year germani german austrian swiss manufactur set trade associ bfw bundesverband fernwärmeleitungen claim group compani qualifi meet exact qualiti standard german market produc manufactur facil germani permit join danish produc includ abb ic møller exclud eager gain greater market penetr germani løgstør state brown boveri acquir isolrohr relax pressur produc germani løgstør articl repli statement ii price tabl produc abb show market price germani remain fairli stabl period slight fluctuat price level end period begin market volum stagnat danish market suppli exclus domest produc gener consid high price market stabil price level home market provid local produc firm foundat export neighbour countri abb initi seri meet løgstør tarco starpip view find solut perceiv problem industri løgstør articl repli statement statement ii pp discuss began market condit chang dramat open trade eastern bloc countri meant massiv increas demand total potenti market west european supplier increas dkk million ecu million dkk million ecu million produc increas product capac meet demand east germani feder govern länder invest replac standard infrastructur german market grew year price increas produc fell germani compar previou year main reason continu low level price germani identifi abb essenti structur concentr feder govern invest east germani ii fact growth eastern germani exclus project base oppos replac busi direct custom contractor local author stimul price competit produc order increas margin iii resort loss lead produc gain custom market addit shift public work tender procedur basi alloc project led greater competit produc danish cartel quota scheme price fix earli octob abb appendix statement object assess number possibl includ offer løgstør confin activ denmark germani finland sweden peac agreement denmark cover produc freez market share defin market share arrang commiss appris effect year agreement reach danish produc basic principl gener cooper domest market meet jutland end time import germani denmark neglig particip senior compani offic hold rank manag director abb articl repli løgstør articl repli statement tarco statement april action coordin price increas due effect denmark step total date produc export market appendix finalis detail term agreement includ quota custom alloc system meet manag director adopt sobriquet pope met januari quota suppos valid year agre januari meet modifi month march give abb løgstør slightli larger alloc quota definit agre march gt tabl gt basic principl market share system denmark base observ establish custom relationship supplier exist custom aggress target produc custom quota scheme agre manag director implement monitor lower tier group sale manag sale contact group met tarco abb month manag director met month resolv difficulti disput oper cartel retir busi execut close person connect abb board ic møller engag consult act coordin cartel contact group alloc busi cartel member maintain data base project custom lap top comput decid advanc win contract question project favourit firm contract assign inform particip price intend quot submit tender higher price order protect supplier design cartel project alloc cartel custom tradit supplier denmark matur market major contract direct sale exist custom project put tender year rang dkk dkk million assign produc ensur total sale line agre quota market share arrang denmark support compens scheme auditor produc certifi total sale pipe year certif exchang cartel particip end danish produc concert increas domest export price list time stage increas vari produc produc facilit oper scheme produc exchang individu price list abb compil singl refer document januari march amount discount list price agre agreement implement sale manag issu instruct sale personnel show scale permit rebat complianc ensur produc exchang copi intern instruct tarco statement price increas agre time time autumn danish base produc discuss annual list price increas denmark export octob german produc join regular meet point result agreement includ pan isovit henss isoplu reach rais price denmark effect januari abb articl repli pp løgstør repli statement object pp year danish quota scheme abb target løgstør signific market share smaller produc appendix dissatisfact part mute price produc substanti rise earn case tarco compens mechan appli disput compens mechan oper end consider document evid calcul exact detail compens paid unclear tarco main beneficiari compens state cash paid transfer account compani book issu invoic exist deliveri pipe tarco statement repli articl request løgstør strongli deni version event claim tarco demand dkk million settl take account order plastic cover materi løgstør year tarco gave compani posit contribut relinquish favour tarco share joint project iceland løgstør repli articl request august precis procedur settl compens agre system appli surplu market share roll assign produc alloc quota quota agre denmark march intend appli year renegoti month seri meet end begin market alloc agre run quota denmark gt tabl gt clear achiev market share line target løgstør share close intern strateg plan record share appendic expect løgstør substanti quota ow part introduct difficulti approv euhp lower cost continu product process late earli løgstør demand improv perform potenti formal recognis attribut higher quota free liabil compens led abb offer share divid smaller produc predict demur løgstør claim repli statement object late threaten leav cartel higher quota intend market share denmark remain annex abb articl repli løgstør made threat fact remain cartel claim forc abb repli statement object march løgstør demand quota abb accus break agreement dump price level denmark relat danish produc end begin complic addit factor demand abb sharehold løgstør increasingli insist pressur henss isoplu pan isovit alloc share danish market disagr arisen produc time løgstør admit coordin earli base understand respect tradit custom relationship repli statement object commiss obtain tarco detail tabl date march project show success bidder price tender award year expect supplier expect price procedur open project announc data collat connect exercis point show date cartel oper appendix spring high season tender award meant major busi year alloc time accept commiss march april price busi denmark began fall exampl year tradit custom understand denmark broke mutual recrimin løgstør claim abb engin situat order disciplin produc forc continu cartel told abb alloc credit line dkk million elimin løgstør price war løgstør repli statement object pp abb attribut blame løgstør demand increas quota view appar share henss judg minut beiratsitzung februari includ isoplu articl correspond løgstør major tradit custom abb low price order persuad abb give market share favour løgstør version event price fall denmark result trial strength insid cartel abandon time løgstør abb work solut agreement made germani discuss resolv disagr danish market combin germani form part singl process abb articl repli extens market cooper danish produc confin nation market concert price increas appli export market effect januari germani abb increas tarco løgstør starpip decemb appendix time late earli danish produc finalis secret arrang control market denmark initi begun extend cooper market share market bring german produc move fragment abb isolrohr foot german danish camp involv bilater discuss pan isovit decemb januari form inform strateg allianc appendic abb articl repli pp produc suppli major part german market time isoplu recent bought isolrohr austrian factori process set contend enter german market henss commerci agent question time formal allianc form danish produc pan isovit regard løgstør tarco starpip pirat attempt seiz market share germani low price abb owner isolrohr germani natur partner doubt serv abb strateg interest understand side addit technic cooper discuss abb pan isovit cover framework divis market largest produc suppli germani underli idea divid client area maintain exist market share agre structur set involv format board group strategi group coordin activ produc ensur joint domin german market pan isovit express support price increas abb danish produc recent agre export market includ germani abb pan isovit subsequ reserv technic cooper propos declin invit join euhp bilater discuss market cooper laps april arrang danish produc extend itali march tarco report price abb ic møller løgstør behav accord agreement italian market abb appli increas half year løgstør increas list price simultan rebat price level appendix alloc project major contract turin regard industri flagship market subject agreement octob produc win contract share agre proport event agreement appli outsid put lowest bid abb articl repli pp appendix pan isovit involv discuss danish competitor share turin project juli indic reciproc featur market abb report told particip meet løgstør turin project favour ic møller intern compens addit document no autumn institutionalis cooper danish produc extend formal basi german market octob german produc pan isovit henss isoplu establish germani join collus time regular meet held main supplier german market aim improv low price level abb articl repli pp meet manag director equival held occas octob decemb februari march april june august novemb april june august septemb obviou tension nation group henss isoplu accus danish produc profit gener establish cartel local market financ price war design gain market share germani expens henss isoplu time collus produc denmark reach level sophist achiev year particip object seek dispens market abb interest grand plan secur strateg control industri tarco aggress price germani provok german produc prospect danish market displeasur løgstør starpip german compani interest reach market share agreement order protect posit danish produc abb consid folli produc fight price market rapid expans regard vital action top level appendix abb press agreement price germani serv dual purpos rein activ tarco allow abb rais price agent meet frankfurt octob attend produc increas list price agre previou dai danish produc agre manag director discuss situat germani export market abb articl repli price agreement confirm meet hamburg decemb upshot produc implement price rise hot line establish particip meet held month minimum price list prepar januari abb particip discuss market share figur exchang appendix abb articl repli pp year meet senior level held fairli regular interv discuss issu common interest put invit coordin danish cartel act honest broker germani group function summon meet facilit agreement order rais price level lower level meet manag germani held detail previous agre price list draft employe abb ic møller base inform provid henss abb price list løgstør describ abb henss drive forc german round repli statement object list question intend guid set individu price level part plan rais price distribut april latest stage final agreement appar reach market share complex negoti place divis german market nation group commiss investig obtain hand written note meet made tarco starpip appendic produc decid exchang detail market share note made starpip earlier meet appendix particip head previou tidliger sale percentag share market head ny set percentag year question appear conclud certainti percentag target simpli estim sale german produc want sale dem million henss valu total market dem million price increas meet held brussel novemb tabl drawn produc sale market share germani year step quota agreement appendix danish produc løgstør tarco starpip demand german market løgstør statement distrust manufactur effort made implement danish model countri includ germani distribut market share base produc achiev market share preced year consider size market share compani gain løgstør add german manufactur satisfi market share distribut effort failur begin major produc settlement industri abb adumbr appendix european solut cover denmark sweden finland germani austria netherland franc itali refer west european domest heat market market share løgstør market share produc effect control market abb believ situat consolid take sharehold løgstør return secur increas quota løgstør cartel idea fact realiti time princip market germani denmark regularli discuss forum abb articl repli pp abb tactic secur agreement characteris løgstør repli statement object carrot stick approach hold induc make threat propos accept commiss fulli accept period question agreement reach increas price januari gener price level germani remain low produc want higher market share german produc induc danish supplier sell germani price obtain home market part danish produc earli attempt secur agreement isoplu stai denmark appar quid pro quo tarco starpip abandon refrain enter austrian market abb continu lead role polici consolid posit market leader cartel combin strateg allianc competitor demand sharehold løgstør offer increas quota cartel abb attempt unsuccessfulli agent bui isoplu warn stai danish market isoplu statement octob mid pan isovit isoplu lost patienc negoti order obtain leverag decid enter danish market argu forai proof cartel exist clear negoti ploi persuad danish produc increas price germani henss isoplu plan denmark obtain individu busi agreement abb løgstør idea manifest solidar abb wait løgstør approach isoplu beiratsitzung minut disagr robust natur diplomaci produc work resolut differ reach settlement repres major produc met hamburg april restart progress common price list agre common price increas germani abb articl repli pp løgstør summon meet capac chairman danish produc associ abb løgstør repres appar unabl attend meet statement løgstør echo repli statement object inform earlier provid commiss articl nonetheless sale director attend european meet date dai meet tarco distribut danish produc tabl appendix show sale market share supplier includ german produc nation market inform compil inform provid sale manag earlier meet tarco admiss repli articl letter purpos assist calcul european market connect exercis market share scheme contest june meet copenhagen attend usual manag director abb løgstør tarco starpip isoplu pan isovit discuss market share arrang germani includ propos split abb note dai appendix divis agre løgstør unaccept german produc definit agre commiss independ audit sale serv basi agreement market quota germani extens discuss attempt creat common price list structur attempt market share june result realis attempt rais price market share quota agreement fail abb articl repli abb preparatori note meet zurich juli senior execut løgstør predict confid comprehens european solut reach appendix part move global settlement løgstør promis parent compani pan isovit meet august appendix combin abb bring tarco control denmark germani løgstør interest principl price agreement germani provid quota audit carri swiss account ascertain figur produc revenu appendix produc met zurich august reach agreement point market share achiev germani maintain slight adjust uniform price list draft pan isovit prepar scheme sanction case deviat agre quota abb articl repli pp agre target german market gt tabl gt solut effect alloc danish produc quota cartel coordin earlier suggest tarco reserv want ad quota meet quota system includ discuss machineri fine exceed quota held septemb copenhagen frankfurt gener consensu appear emerg tarco share increas annex løgstør repli statement object penalti scheme devis initi løgstør attribut abb strong support henss plan due effect septemb involv monthli report produc quarterli audit return firm swiss account conduct earlier audit fine exceed quota paid swiss bank account trade associ set ostens promot district heat uniform price list target bring gener price level progress step month envisag agreement put write sign final step appar løgstør claim refus sign want make agreement germani assert leav unexplain løgstør particip audit swiss account contrari pan isovit assess løgstør interest quota system appendix produc ahead basi handshak løgstør claim meet denmark septemb pressuris abb sign compens scheme demand abb henss isoplu pan isovit condit cooper germani refus sign løgstør provok strong neg person reaction abb high level meet copenhagen løgstør place decemb chairman abb transport segment activ role promot cartel ampli document allegedli criticis løgstør execut immoder languag perceiv failur cooper løgstør repli statement object page abb disput løgstør graphic account incid term volum market continu expand germani produc price war broke price level major market fell month abb state breakdown confid effect end attempt seek comprehens settlement german market produc continu meet time multilater meet replac bilater trilater contract probabl contact involv effort abb broker dispens restor order market isoplu articl repli earli decemb løgstør chairman arrang meet abb cartel coordin januari appendix løgstør list contact competitor suppli articl show schedul meet place date bilater meet place abb løgstør februari march løgstør tarco januari march tarco pan isovit februari abb number bilater meet abb manag repres pan isovit tarco henss abb articl repli løgstør claim tarco unsuccessfulli demand compens løgstør dkk million deficit pre condit peac talk repli statement object detail europ wide cartel initi contact plenari meet produc restart particip manag director sale manag march april abb explain price war late earli result heavi loss district heat supplier smaller produc forc seek concert effort return price level statu quo ant bellum abb articl repli løgstør assess produc spent posit tackl situat rule denmark agreement made carri main principl didn speak disagre chang manag director produc climat prevail abb put lot effort project danish manufactur back attempt løgstør articl repli statement appendix meet march april involv discuss price increas inconclus letter løgstør ke kelit march refer meet colleagu discuss price situat optimist find solut year appendix meet hanov trade fair attend abb henss pan isovit løgstør price list drawn basi suppli german market appendix abb articl repli pp common price list immedi put coordin price offer individu project employ problemat invit june director meet august refer list state respect incomplet led confront differ interpret offer compar cartel coordin attach modifi extend price list invit appendix henss isoplu repli articl regul origin deni knowledg price list henss claim list distribut produc part plan forc isoplu denmark precis intend produc result explain tarco state fact henss drew list possibl collabor abb advis act coordin cartel articl repli pp løgstør attribut authorship list henss cartel coordin repli statement object pp account proven price list corrobor document strike fax june execut vice presid abb head transport segment zürich point newli appoint manag director abb ic møller denmark endors instruct cartel coordin confirm execut vice presid call coordin henss state instruct coordin express understood messag set meet germani august appendix manag director abb ic møller report direct execut vice presid refer regard prioriti bring order district heat market western europ kwh statement novemb meet august abb articl repli pp german market fact held copenhagen attend senior repres major firm time repres brugg brugg offici invit coordin attend suggest henss brugg understand align cartel suffer repris main custom meet consid propos bring price level germani agre prepar common price list limit discount agre level time kwh member euhp admit cartel present case presenc germani euhp technic meet dai august repres awar understand particip wrote diari boi met market agre translat origin finnish kwh statement kwh schedul appendix løgstør attempt minimis role low profil meet germani major interest market advers effect price war compel contact cartel coordin end june sue peac claim repli statement object attend meet august assert refut inform provid løgstør articl show sale director attend meet question date fact løgstør activ involv initi contact march april admiss attend meet hannov receiv price list subsequ drawn distribut henss cartel coordin share european market basic agreement quota initi crucial german market manag director abb løgstør tarco starpip pan isovit henss isoplu long reach settlement share european market autumn aspir kwh activ scandinavia eastern european accommod market share agreement cover commun switzerland member nordic countri baltic republ eastern europ countri quota total market agre produc total market dkk calcul percentag europ wide quota produc translat monei term individu nation market divid produc quota fundament aim scheme rais price level realis object achiev agreement quota tarco state purpos agreement increas price approxim period year expect gradual increas quarter compani suppos increas price percentag time usual practic increas quarter depend individu compani price list tarco repli articl request pan isovit note set detail scheme appendix confirm plan increas price minut abb busi group meet held septemb refer abb competitor price continu rel price increas cover increas materi price expect appendix version even produc abb articl repli pp løgstør repli statement object pp tarco repli articl request tarco letter juli pan isovit articl repli pp appear meet danish produc billund septemb abb explain propos european arrang plenari strateg meet produc septemb octob novemb quota european market negoti settl principl meet septemb abb propos discuss decid abb visit particip seek bring kwh brugg formal european quota scheme meet agreement reach principl quota system set scandinavia rest western europ eastern europ detail figur nation market agre pass lower level market meet implement abb articl repli pp abb global figur european wide quota agre strateg meet novemb abb articl repli tabl found pan isovit appendix articl request pan isovit appendix stage basic quota earlier decis agre gt tabl gt pan isovit note appendix set detail cartel agreement show scheme come effect octob kwh brugg present meet novemb abb optimist accommod scheme mandat cartel work final agreement produc report back earli løgstør repli statement object brugg copenhagen meet august attend local meet germani decemb accommod told decemb quota agreement germani specif alloc long inform abb quota germani director club articl repli løgstør statement repli statement object attribut activ role brugg brugg demand share market german market brugg want flexibl pipe exclud agreement guarante competitor switzerland condit accept rate project brugg compet pipe produc count quota kwh sustain pressur produc quit market accommod cartel true consider evid suggest kwh hope secur larger share market give kwh prepar quit district heat market year guarante bui pipe detail discuss place propos kwh drawn scheme collus earlier admit end met abb finnish subsidiari expect market volum abb supplementari articl repli manag director kwh pipe oy chairman kwh tech attend meet abb januari copenhagen admiss market trend discuss kwh articl repli kwh attend danish contact group april abb supplementari repli evid found pan isovit appendix time kwh made aspir alloc quota system kwh admit attend work dinner march manag director abb ic møller discuss market share kwh statement kwh schedul detail note made pan isovit manag director director club meet march april appendix initi reaction kwh demand quota market late april kwh decis join director club kwh statement result abb produc definit tabl market share nation market includ baltic east european countri meet kwh attend meet quota cartel doubl propos dkk million dkk million commiss obtain tarco appendix kwh appendix tabl set quota countri percentag monei base estim total market dkk million ecu million approv director meet budapest principl underli quota system futur market share bought løgstør explain statement ii abb insist deadlock market market share frozen produc want increas market share acquisit competitor corrobor pan isovit note market share bought appendix produc market share countri consid low encourag requir withdraw market margin commerci presenc tend push price level appendic løgstør statement ii starpip articl repli pan isovit articl repli pp return give busi receiv compens form increas quota alloc market present practic swap deal made bilater basi pan isovit left netherland compens itali isoplu round polic quota system compens scheme conceiv abb articl repli arrang discuss henss strongli advoc system fine complianc agreement reach point detail note director club meet march april made pan isovit appendix set basi compens mechan penalis cheat individu project take contract design favourit undercut agre price min price level case market decid powerpip penalti lower price object custom obj custom subtract market share year million project penalti tarco compens system fact oper level individu project produc fact envisag equalis comprehens basi adjust deviat quota basic principl end year perform produc quota ascertain discrep regularis alloc year quota payment compens european cartel structur director club pan european cartel involv tier structur danish model supervisori bodi consist chairman manag director particip produc director club particip director club abb løgstør starpip tarco henss isoplu pan isovit kwh agre quota global market director club call eleph group met subsequ fix individu market share alloc nation market includ germani denmark austria netherland finland sweden itali time novemb decemb powerpip brought matter attent abb execut committe warn refrain make unjustifi alleg appendic director continu meet approxim monthli interv locat insid commun kwh join club attend meet director club forum agre price increas detail contemporan note meet director found pan isovit appendic ii contact group market contact group consist local sale manag set import nation market task administ cartel arrang supervis director club nation contact group decid quota fix countri senior level task assign individu project coordin collus bid procedur establish custom principl basi danish cartel emploi project tradit supplier design favourit produc declin bid give higher protect quot ensur receiv contract case major project supplier produc suppli custom suppos bid share contract case tender larg project firm exist custom relationship contract alloc produc accord remaind agre annual quota project announc worth amount regist coordin appoint cartel market question germani threshold dem contact group set germani denmark austria itali sweden netherland unit kingdom finland member countri appendix main member local sale manag director occas senior execut particip detail contact group oper member state set section implement nation market germani contact group germani market initi estim ecu million revis ecu million met week fortnight meet arrang held octob major produc brugg met copenhagen august decid measur increas price level germani usual particip abb isolrohr løgstør tarco starpip henss isoplu pan isovit brugg decemb abb articl repli tarco statement brugg articl repli annex henss supplementari statement annex manag german produc meet examin individu project germani long abb supplementari articl repli contrast contact group german market group group establish director club reconstitut bodi previous conven period extend period earlier incarn group organis retir busi execut engag coordin cartel arrang regular meet manag director quota german market appendic origin gt tabl gt brugg includ sonstig subsequ quota germani løgstør articl repli statement brugg articl repli reconstitut german contact group fulli oper main function alloc individu project accord establish custom principl annual quota coordin monitor bid procedur project ensur agreement respect project worth dem subject alloc bid rig procedur coordin german market manag director abb isolrohr gmbh retir danish execut previous perform role time ceas plai activ part cartel supplier origin requir provid month detail turnov figur order suppli offer individu project includ bid close firm requir report project contact group meet inform data base portabl comput updat list project produc abb isolrohr meet januari meet held virtual week particip notifi abb isolrohr wednesdai project bid sum quot computeris list abb project favourit mean supplier design cartel firm contract award complex mechan enabl german contact group monitor project year dem threshold exampl project list obtain articl investig henss berlin tarco exampl provid commiss appendic list head favorit angebotsumm auftrag angebotsumm control purpos maintain german market länder appendic similar tabl list relat alloc project germani provid commiss henss octob appendic basi price calcul member german contact group call europa prei list call eu list euro price list intend serv common price list suppli produc intend german market euro price list essenc refer invit copenhagen meet appendix list enlarg updat account drawn abb henss origin conceiv gave price prevail price level idea provid target price point refer progress reduct discount numer refer list document found undertak investig april copi obtain tarco appendic repli articl regul earli abb tarco starpip brugg detail emploi henss isoplu compani origin deni knowledg german contact group henss repli articl request pp isoplu final admit exist euro price list statement octob provid copi german contact group began meet agre novemb order prior octob euro price list level minu order octob list price minu discount grant januari abb articl repli pp appendix found pan isovit brugg euro price list start come contact group meet end recal produc alloc contract quot list price favourit meet januari abb agre order euro price list written list price starpip note meet appendix complaint indisciplin low price march director decid dai euro price list appli except german market starpip articl repli appendic regular meet contact group individu project monitor progress bid procedur offer produc scrutinis ensur complianc hand written note relat control mechan discov henss premis rosenheim germani seri pend project list price discount compar offer produc declar accord report procedur point produc requir explain deviat agreement suspect appendix consider amount documentari evid contrari rule cartel rival submit offer favourit pressur exert withdraw offer henss eager enforc agreement project stassfurt zeitz starpip promis henss write quot price appendic case erfurt tiergarten løgstør henss behest withdraw offer give excus appendic tarco henss view undercut euro price promis project straub henss claim manag director henss rosenheim react uncontrol fashion demand withdraw offer appendic case tarco withdraw project pressur henss tarco articl repli appendix tarco main offend claim misrepres real price quot tarco henss discov true price order telephon call meet director club repeatedli accus tarco cheat henss abb special list project tarco allegedli cheat appendix contact group meet germani cartel meet continu long commiss carri investig end june commiss investig consid prudent hold meet commun move zurich løgstør princip abb press meet continu meet zurich continu particip march dai undertak receiv articl request commiss løgstør repli statement object state januari abb propos set perman secretariat zurich german cartel late june abb german oper contact løgstør local subsidiari compani ii denmark danish contact group set octob met approxim month hotel jutland member group abb løgstør tarco starpip isoplu pan isovit kwh tarco statement abb articl repli abb supplementari articl repli tarco contact group origin set danish produc met privat kwh isoplu pan isovit join deleg number meet danish manufactur firm particip danish contact group equal foot pan isovit claim articl repli danish market domin local produc rare attend meet simpli met produc løgstør told project alloc account appear confirm abb supplementari articl repli august danish produc met agre pan isovit withdraw denmark appendix sale denmark made direct establish custom market share agreement implement princip basi respect exist relationship fidel arrang oper abb articl repli compli case limit number case denmark project alloc produc competitor underbid usual supplier stole busi gener correct alloc aggriev favourit project compens report system similar larger scale germani emploi appendic cartel origin estim total market dkk million ecu million figur revis dkk million ecu million full meet danish contact group held march short meet place april execut abb løgstør blame take initi call meet find continu cooper mean abb supplementari articl repli løgstør repli statement object time particip receiv request inform articl abb legal advis written commiss inform client willing cooper investig iii netherland netherland contact group origin suppos meet year abb articl repli meet held march amsterdam produc abb initi set group chair meet starpip articl repli pan isovit articl repli particip meet abb løgstør tarco starpip pan isovit local repres abb list particip includ repres isoplu compani hand quit italian market return increas quota netherland investig commiss obtain starpip contemporan note meet march appendix tabl set contract project appendix alloc pan isovit virtual ident tabl appendix total market worth ecu million divid quota appendic appendix gt tabl gt origin quota alloc director club actual market share anticip abb expect expect busi løgstør smaller produc quota starpip tabl project compil figur suppli particip budget year starpip articl repli expect deviat quota end year dealt precis equalis achiev pan isovit expect market share decid meet quit dutch market cede share isoplu return increas equival sum alloc share itali austria pan isovit articl repli pp appendic explain pan isovit attend meet replac isoplu regular particip abb løgstør tarco starpip isoplu meet agre løgstør replac abb coordin group abb due meet year netherland contact group meet abb supplementari repli pp meet schedul cancel commiss articl request iv austria substanti evid arrang market share austria predat set contact group access austria european union local cartel arrang market prior access austria scope procedur set europ wide cartel late contact group austria met week particip turn organis meet meet austria sale director senior manag abb henss isoplu place decemb abb supplementari repli pan isovit articl repli organis local produc ke kelit appar instig abb ke kelit independ austrian supplier district heat løgstør subcontractor pre insul pipe quota origin propos austria director club commun ke kelit abb appendic gt tabl gt appendix fount pan isovit appendix suppli tarco sale ke kelit austria attribut løgstør part european quota total market austria estim cartel ecu million austrian group met regularli order implement agre market share divis discuss price market share adjust individu project order market share line quota appendic pan isovit identifi particip meet articl repli abb ke kelit isoplu pan isovit tarco starpip repres agent gruner amp krobath pan isovit contact group continu meet meet held begin meet april tarco claim withdrawn austrian market itali contract group itali origin consist abb socoløgstør løgstør joint ventur compani tarco pan isovit join sigma met milan march note made dai manag director pan isovit italian market appendix show larg project alloc løgstør pan isovit pan isovit articl repli pp sigma attend meet april appendix report made manag director tarco local sale director meet held attend local repres appendix show compens mechan agre reinforc quota system compani exceed alloc pai penalti particip end year extern auditor engag check observ agre quota sigma local italian produc market share project origin quota assign produc itali wee pan isovit note appendix gt tabl gt part settlement isoplu leav italian market make share pan isovit pan isovit articl repli pp starpip agre quit market earli stage isoplu attend meet contact group tabl quota obtain commiss appendix show withdraw starpip minor adjust made italian district heat market origin estim cartel ecu million individu project alloc particip accord quota develop monitor period meet meet characteris frequent disput alleg counter alleg italian contact group met occas held meet commiss investig june year meet held june zurich abb supplementari repli vi sweden sweden regular member contact group abb løgstør produc market worth ecu million tarco kwh frequent particip starpip attend meet group met occas discuss establish custom principl abb articl repli supplementari repli pp meet place date commiss investig june decemb vii finland number nation meet market finland worth ecu million held relev period abb løgstør kwh tarco starpip suppli market subject matter meet includ expect market volum price individu project abb supplementari repli pp viii unit kingdom contact group organis led abb set unit kingdom member abb løgstør tarco starpip pan isovit pan isovit articl repli pan isovit met time abb admit organis meet unit kingdom market worth approxim ecu million annual concert action elimin powerpip abb strateg plan elimin powerpip competitor form essenti part abb long term strategi market control powerpip claim complaint time produc sell sweden maintain artifici low level price district heat pipe order damag busi corrobor suspicion provid report abb swedish manag group meet februari opinion action powerpip undertaken septemb campaign løgstør løgstør financi strength withstand back board director request abb ecopip løgstør attempt price powerpip powerpip forc bankruptci abb compani produc market power sale argument built løgstør phase strateg plan abb june appendix specif powerpip sweden dump price sweden sever finland quot neue bundesländ quot abb løgstør squeez market juli powerpip appear german market led owner invit abb meet billund attend løgstør coordin danish cartel powerpip account meet appendix main produc propos confin activ sweden stai german market return rais price level sweden accept level give powerpip guarante quota offer reject powerpip løgstør powerpip offer purchas birka share compani account substanti deni løgstør attribut main role initi abb number occas løgstør offer bui powerpip time abb løgstør pan isovit tarco isoplu combin bui powerpip owner negoti success numer passag abb strategi document period cover decis refer plan forc powerpip bankruptci ii hire kei powerpip employe abb embark systemat campaign lure kei employe powerpip includ manag director offer salari condit appar except busi powerpip prime purpos tactic hamper powerpip market obtain intern inform manufactur strategi market advers affect relat custom time replac found abb løgstør agre meet novemb hire manag director powerpip share cost emploi consult oper abb lobbi offic brussel abb origin idea make vice presid abb motor spain appendix clear arrang directli aim powerpip agre common action powerpip sweden employ appendix abb admit articl repli novemb meet løgstør shelv plan jointli acquir powerpip concern hire manag director interim step hasten perceiv inevit insolv powerpip custom divid abb løgstør accord agre share swedish market employ powerpip manag director regard abb part european settlement envisag mid situat denmark germani poland settl reduct abb market share denmark accept increas løgstør market share poland long term fact emploi løgstør pai abb cost emploi appendix left powerpip late join abb subsequ part duti provid intellig abb powerpip activ løgstør attempt minimis role ventur accept joint employ kei powerpip employe unwis decis gain activ knew appoint ment regard neg act powerpip articl repli statement plan damag powerpip hire manag director approv abb senior manag high level import powerpip employe hire abb year condit employ powerpip claim attract normal industri practic earli idea damag powerpip inter alia hire kei employe discuss meet note found pan isovit read power pipe counteract hire salesman appendix iii powerpip warn german market powerpip continu effort enter german market contend set german sale subsidiari april octob powerpip fernwärmetechnik gmbh time involv bid import contract neubrandenburg bid procedur contract coincid meet german contact group arrang octob sequenc event powerpip memorandum date decemb appendix neubrandenburg contract carri phase ba lo lo allegedli valu cartel dem total powerpip bid project powerpip german subsidiari telephon octob henss demand powerpip posit bid level isoplu award contract isoplu bid project date octob dai appendix powerpip seri threat made induc offer attempt persuad powerpip abandon contract powerpip proceed bid substanti price agre cartel matter higher level senior execut henss løgstør telephon powerpip manag director owner numer occas powerpip made contemporan minut convers appendic note show powerpip altern abandon neubrandenburg contract favour isoplu alloc contract cartel return isoplu arrang powerpip admiss cartel bring price war produc powerpip compli ultimatum withdraw neubrandenburg project octob accus bad faith propos crisi meet abb løgstør henss call demand made powerpip inform manag neubrandenburg cartel activ contact apologis chang stori exoner produc telephon call powerpip owner produc confirm cartel organis control market germani europ convers abb identifi leader cartel senior offici compani name drive forc telephon call monitor powerpip legal advis direct evid corrobor powerpip account threat found undertak reason doubt accuraci powerpip detail account convers descript salient featur cartel powerpip attribut rival correspond materi evid found subsequ commiss investig articl insist powerpip attribut repres henss isoplu effort make powerpip withdraw neubrandenburg project mirror document demand produc cartel member obtain busi henss isoplu design favourit withdraw offer appendic tarco articl repli pp løgstør claim threaten powerpip admit sale director telephon complain result strong pressur henss want powerpip withdraw contract repli statement object shortli neubrandenburg event owner powerpip brought matter person attent member abb board director unconnect unawar cartel sought intervent end campaign powerpip appendix intern investig abb gener counsel meet powerpip lawyer subsequ prompt senior execut abb fact person set cartel abb wrote powerpip decemb emphat deni misconduct illeg behaviour threaten bring legal proceed powerpip continu make alleg abb appendic powerpip made complaint commiss iv leipzig lippendorf contract boycott powerpip powerpip lodg complaint carri commiss investig june effort cartel elimin powerpip intensifi event spark reaction produc award powerpip largest singl district heat project german market ten year leipzig lippendorf contract worth dem million custom veag vereinigt energi aktien gesellschaft build power station lippendorf respons district heat network connect gener plant citi leipzig invit tender publish veag offici journal european commun summer consortium deutsch babcock subsidiari ikr industri und kraftwerksrohrleitungsbau bitterfeld gmbh mannesmann seiffert engag lai district heat system contract suppli pipe put tender end pre qualif stage potenti supplier member german contact group admit bid abb løgstør tarco starpip isoplu pan isovit løgstør admit statement tender invit order creat situat establish trust supplier agre german manufactur win tender respect price note german contact group meet januari found starpip appendix confirm german firm abb isolrohr pan isovit henz sic project approxim dkk dkk abb isolrohr pan isovit henss berlin put bid dem million consortium coordin manag director abb isolrohr project monitor list abb updat march show german produc favourit leipzig lippendorf project starpip tarco submit bid proper time limit press veag submit protect offer dem million løgstør quot suppli tradition produc pipe put altern bid continu pipe consortium offer withdrew bid ground produc metr pipe project requir propos bid metr continu pipe submit reason assum løgstør withdraw part result pressur produc final round bid veag annoi reluct produc bid invit powerpip submit bid receipt powerpip offer dem million veag decid march award contract compani reaction produc dai march german contact group met düsseldorf present abb brugg henss isoplu løgstør pan isovit starpip tarco brugg articl repli annex collect boycott powerpip custom supplier envisag note meet made tarco clear powerpip award leipzig lippendorf contract produc suppli ikr mannesmann seiffert veag contractor work powerpip cooper stop prevent powerpip obtain suppli plastic euhp check complain contract unqualifi appendix løgstoø attempt minimis role state contact group meet henss isoplu press issu collect action repli statement object alleg meet abb isoplu urg concert action powerpip abb decid supplier foam plastic pipe put pressur cut suppli iv implement boycott shortli meet abb princip german compani asea brown boveri ag wrote veag high level protest award powerpip løgstør admit step suggest document found henss isoplu indic determin effort persuad veag drop powerpip appendic confirm powerpip win leipzig lippendorf project produc decid boycott project kwh kwh statement pp conclus meet held düsseldorf march expressli maintain director meet june stockholm reiter abb subsequ telephon call kwh part boycott lippendorf project produc suppli contractor compon part powerpip dsd dilling stahlbau gmbh engag contractor consortium arg leipzig lippendorf suppli larg diamet sleev powerpip manufactur compon pipe instal dsd attempt obtain deliveri fit seri pipe manufactur includ abb isolrohr henss pan isovit tarco løgstør initi unsuccess document found pan isovit addit document show manag director contact henss abb isolrohr dsd effort obtain fit subject discuss director club zur diskuss fact director meet place løgstør abb isoplu urg concert action powerpip make difficult powerpip suppli repli statement object kwh repli articl repli statement object specif warn abb suppli compon project chose ignor boycott final kwh suppli part question dsd weld equip need powerpip düsseldorf meet march decid attempt stop powerpip obtain suppli plastic løgstør account director revisit question concert action powerpip abb decid foam pe supplier put pressur powerpip supplier plastic compon lymatex danish plastic compon manufactur fact sold product løgstør dai director club meet løgstør lymatex inform powerpip accept order septemb earliest appendix powerpip alleg refus suppli made behest løgstør abb inform sale director løgstør lymatex biggest custom instruct lymatex deliv powerpip appendic løgstør claim misinterpret lymatex largest custom suffer deliveri delai simpli press lymatex deliv løgstør time interest lymatex cope demand custom repli statement object explan disingenu løgstør worri delai order lymatex relat powerpip specif contempl investig løgstør commiss found unsign draft lymatex letter powerpip fax løgstør hour letter fax powerpip clear lymatex draft løgstør approv inform send powerpip implic løgstør secur lymatex refus suppli reinforc circumst surround order denmark powerpip succeed take cartel time leipzig lippendorf busi århu kommunal værker åkv tradition reserv danish cartel abb løgstør februari powerpip obtain small part åkv annual requir replac pipe award contract powerpip learn caus anger danish produc joint techniqu århu includ materi suppli swedish compani nitto løgstør claim design right compon suppli lymatex nitto refus suppli materi powerpip circumv refus powerpip prevail contact swedish compani permatek involv district heat obtain compon løgstør swedish subsidiari etf sell permatek ruse infuri løgstør powerpip repli articl request septemb løgstør statement april løgstør memorandum novemb løgstør found powerpip obtain compon århu swedish subsidiari lymatex coincid dai lymatex refus suppli powerpip send løgstør advanc draft letter løgstør initi regard lymatex drive forc complex action aim powerpip abb abb minut sale divis meet april note powerpip obtain lippendorf contract possibl order isolrohr abb powerpip prove unabl deliv time appendix document found abb ic møller investig show abb keep powerpip close watch appendic abb obtain excel intellig materi powerpip sourc suppli leipzig lippendorf contract abb report date april appendix identifi finnish compani rautaruuki supplier steel pipe requir state lunchtim todai rautaruukki receiv order end june powerpip fact inform commiss appendix cartel contact supplier steel pipe rautaruukki press delai withhold deliveri powerpip inform rautaruukki meet june consign pipe destin powerpip sold abb deliveri delai month appendic abb intellig network identifi kwh sourc suppli powerpip requir contract extrud weld machin larg diamet pipe relev report ask control kwh confirm warn abb compli boycott time commiss investig attempt made cartel bui powerpip remov competitor market pan isovit acquir powerpip provid contribut kwh repli statement object kwh henss isoplu suggest worthwhil pai price dem million share cost amount competitor fact abb tarco henss agre write april contribut purchas appar proport alloc market share quota addit document attitud produc powerpip take leipzig lippendorf contract succinctli sum note appendix made starpip june powerpip gt start graphic gt total war gt end graphic gt intern note made powerpip june relat exampl systemat effort direct cartel conclud cartel activ awar success damag powerpip increas pressur dai oper open powerpip explain win project germani difficulti delai experienc obtain suppli expos substanti contractu penalti powerpip claim action direct cartel effect foreclos competitor german market caus substanti loss damag powerpip repli articl septemb enclosur continu cartel investig investig made commiss articl regul june coincid dai director club meet held billund cartel arrang continu virtual time commiss articl request receiv march director club met occas investig juli decid meet greater effort made conceal time locat abb supplementari repli pp løgstør state repli statement object strong pressur abb player uphold agreement afraid abb high level group made awar director gener competit juli fact evid involv infring obtain investig consequ continu cartel explain doubt understood time measur adopt attempt hide continu exist cartel hold director club meet commun travel car air iii arrang danish particip løgstør privat aircraft septemb meet german contact group held zurich monitor individu project manipul bid individu project group continu powerpip suspect powerpip belief enclosur articl repli septemb major project boxberg start destin isoplu return abb receiv project similar size weisweil jülich corrobor tabl project date relev period appendix compani design respect favourit obtain contract concern shortli date investig cartel particip requir report month abb total sale europ nation market tarco statement appendix løgstør statement minor modif produc oblig make technic level disguis continu arrang cartel discov affect nub plan divid market local meet held virtual nation market løgstør particip concern global market share european market individu nation market year director club made correct adjust origin quota appendic part exercis set tabl show market share quota system fax kwh abb tabl nordic baltic market reveal annot pekka destroi complet eu case bad care christ sake appendix director club meet period particip discuss continu cooper market develop control equalis compens system develop end abb drew balanc sheet year tarco statement appendic origin alloc term busi adjust account market size correct tarco time løgstør receiv demand henss isoplu abb compens exceed quota kwh suppli commiss tabl calcul abb appendix correspond item head market correct size restgroup appendix give total market dkk million henss isoplu provid commiss octob tabl date decemb appendix compar actual perform produc ist quota alloc soll show tarco løgstør substanti ahead agre market share loser abb isoplu kwh heat discuss place deviat quota equal løgstør definit scheme agre begin firm announc continu arrang løgstør statement actual fact director club meet stop stop march april director club meet januari abb propos set perman secretariat switzerland continu coordin oper cartel suggest reject løgstør repli statement object kwh state meet director club attend march zurich member discuss compens scheme exchang readi made pipe produc won contract assign cartel pipe fact suppli aggriev parti label pipe conceal ident real supplier continu cartel trust consult visit member turn coordin activ obviat multilater director club meet kwh statement pp løgstør confirm case repli statement object attribut initi propos kwh consult idea conjunct abb kwh initi ident produc produc suggest idea import fact late stage propos natur made meet attend director abb løgstør starpip tarco pan isovit henss isoplu kwh kwh articl repli kwh mete attend includ discuss request inform receiv commiss articl meet fact held date march request inform dispatch commiss march løgstør place director club meet march claim compani meet particip finish correct purpos meet wind cartel place receipt commiss request inform particip admit euhp board meet copenhagen march attend member director club occas eschew opportun present euhp mete confer commiss recent initi abb løgstør admit meet denmark april view find mean continu cooper claim result inconclus event german contact group continu meet zurich march abb austrian group met april ascertain italian contact group stop meet june role euhp object euhp ostens promot member exchang experi technolog total qualiti energi environ particip continu develop field euhp format april realiti control market abb long term strategi anodyn statement object suggest effect profit produc recent develop løgstør continu product process save product cost lower sell price limit produc tradit batch process want maintain norm requir thicker jacket form løgstør discrimin technic superior product sold lower price abb frankli admit articl repli regard prioriti reach strateg agreement løgstør involv løgstør withdraw pipe market altern negoti access løgstør technolog abb intern document confirm complianc standard mean keep price level recal euhp set purpos exclud minor foreign competitor eastern europ relax technic norm lead weaken market senior abb offici warn juli continu product accept attend cast save reduct market volum richer løgstør abb cooper close control develop work norm standard appendix end plenari meet cartel appar temporari abey director repres henss isoplu argu løgstør complianc norm pan isovit complain meet requir standard member certifi euhp product met en euhp qualiti standard signific time abb plan introduc continu produc pipe call abb slimlin qualiti pipe abb privat acknowledg pipe meet norm euhp requir complianc director euhp board abb ic møller convinc big produc norm chang achiev foreseen abb pipe readi market januari readi introduct abb ba vdh compani speak konto pipe appendix abb plan introduc pipe denmark germani decid wait løgstør gain foothold market continu pipe dai meet august fix increas price germani euhp met board reiter earlier decis member sell product compli en standard minut record løgstør rør time sold pipe standard promis stop busi immedi euhp meet kwh repres reportedli awar understand produc alleg euhp indistinguish cartel pan isovit join mid henss isoplu brugg ke kelit sigma prospect member ultim join produc fact elabor length manifestli illeg activ separ euhp formal manag director secret meet member board euhp devic adopt adjourn locat euhp meet finish order discuss cartel busi manag director join henss pan isovit discuss matter common interest larger produc brugg powerpip euhp artifici distinct illeg legal semi legal activ larg maintain propos give euhp part administ quota scheme euhp role handmaiden cartel appar fact examin question powerpip exclud technic ground leipzig lippendorf project similarli cartel want prepar market increas earli euhp chosen send inform impend price rise trade press assess role particip gravamen cartel case li combin produc joint unlaw enterpris pursu common object addresse contest involv infring articl abb made unqualifi admiss particip continu violat begin novemb continu march april danish produc løgstør tarco expressli admit particip nation cartel starpip specif address issu deni agreement oper market late pan isovit henss isoplu advanc argument support content particip infring begin end begin argument main produc abb contest alleg extens cartel arrang market primarili germani octob essenti concern legal question conduct fell prohibit articl deni credibl attend director meet held subject note particip discov commiss dismiss regular meet mere preparatori measur fail attempt reach agreement provid detail account matter discuss meet factual issu rais connect aspect commiss case part direct demonstr suppos improb cartel arrang place intens rivalri produc low rice level strong competit germani dump market danish produc entri german produc danish market henss disput abb agenc agreement bavaria explain detail part ii proven factor cumul incompat exist prohibit collus type alleg commiss period part abb fulli accept fall articl campaign powerpip undertak seek purpos argument present alleg discret infring articl denial agreement produc abb flat contradict documentari evid fact pure practic reason main part implement agre boycott fell abb løgstør absolv respons plan løgstør abb contempl scheme devis march act further scheme subscrib fulli awar partial admiss ampl direct documentari evid prove particip particip infring period alleg commiss commiss assess respect role plai produc violat exercis import determin penalti impos necessarili practic case cartel lack reliabl evid precis contribut particip scheme case volum documentari proof permit assess made undertak løgstør kwh henss isoplu devot larg part defenc minimis part cartel shift primari respons abb henss isoplu accus abb exagger misrepres fact exist wider cartel arrang denmark octob onward order ingrati commiss secur favour treatment part abb assert sole prime mover cartel alleg henss isoplu foundat discount recrimin undertak fellow cartel member treat caution intend serv statement fact rare serv exculp exoner maker add circumstanti detail credenc corrobor consist pattern behaviour disclos documentari evid decis commiss cite statement qualif reserv accept gist alleg made find critic establish essenti fact infring base unsupport assert particip procedur doubt abb ringlead main instig cartel domin market cartel plai lead role state strateg object compani enterpris conceiv authoris approv guid senior corpor level year period initi consolid reinforc extend cartel abb disput undertak charg recruit undertak kwh brugg cartel commiss consid attribut abb løgstør propos deliber continu cartel investig credibl løgstør attempt portrai unwil unwit tool abb believ motiv join cartel partli desir offend larger multin neighbour subject abb persuas techniqu import produc district heat sector kei member anti competit scheme continu exist player part abb strategi activ role senior løgstør execut plan execut strategi cartel fulli demonstr løgstør extent agenda introduc cheaper continu product process want stop delai anti competit scheme involv accommod diverg possibl diverg interest member commiss accept løgstør left cartel april claim continu period question attend meet admiss threat made intend gain recognit abb larger quota action damag powerpip specif relat joint hire kei personnel secur cut suppli commiss reject løgstør claim implement hostil action inconveni competitor henss isoplu regard distrust produc exclud euhp give credibl version fact victim cartel particip indic henss forc attend meet director compani start octob løgstør abb henss drive forc discuss collus relaunch earli henss plai lead role lieuten abb reliabl evid point consist zealou enforc market share bid rig arrang tarco perceiv indisciplin place mainstream unlaw scheme full member organ cartel sought special interest time obtain benefit collus competitor element diminish role specif fact settlement germani delai tarco accept agreement price indic familiar basic econom principl part obtain guarante quota commiss accept evid tarco direct action harm powerpip signatori joint plan financ pan isovit purchas compani alter fact proven document privi plan boycott powerpip attempt ensur fail complet leipzig lippendorf project starpip similarli full member cartel particip distinguish featur meet agre cut powerpip suppli acquiesc scheme consider appli pan isovit argu involv measur produc powerpip concert action individu produc alleg commiss pan isovit produc abb løgstør parti scheme entic kei powerpip personnel note meet earli spoil tactic cartel contempl sake complet state starpip pan isovit parti scheme agre march boycott powerpip major leipzig lippendorf project pan isovit member aggriev consortium german produc claim special interest powerpip activ put forward nomin purchas financ partli compani remov market dispens european market agre late produc consid agreement viabl particip kwh kwh claim agre join long resist blandish produc plai order escap repris commiss fulli accept kwh lead member cartel orchestr campaign powerpip kwh produc suppli powerpip dsd equip compon leipzig lippendorf project defi instruct cartel accept kwh join continu particip cartel due duress involv excus powerpip resist threat exist documentari evid point kwh hold larger share member cartel initi conced member director club regularli attend meet kwh opportun quit cartel investig june end year kwh warn abb eu case bad chose continu cartel brugg intent purpos consid relev player local german market switzerland scope procedur cartel oper effect presenc compani kwh plai decis role argument particip scheme damag powerpip reject brugg present meet düsseldorf march boycott decid commiss consid particip infring limit arrang germani began attend copenhagen meet august ke kelit involv arrang austrian market alloc quota present fait accompli quota agre director club attend claim depend løgstør suppli choic attend meet order defend interest abb isoplu domin austrian market serv justifi involv ke kelit admit awar arrang austria part wider scheme sake complet state commiss accept ke kelit attend director meet german contact group unawar part measur undertaken powerpip sigma involv confin arrang italian market alloc share project demand market particip procedur alloc project regard nuisanc invit meet italian market discuss appendix evid show regular particip local level meet april ke kelit commiss accept sigma knowledg campaign elimin powerpip effect price level disput consensu danish produc share nation market effect competit outsid enabl maintain price level financ expans export market appli germani largest nation produc pressur danish import price level germani lower obtain denmark price lower market time swedish price half denmark good deal evid abb løgstør common strategi enter swedish finnish market low price put pressur local produc view acquir take market set kwh repli statement object pp serv proof cartel exist competit situat incent german produc seek accommod competitor object persuad danish produc rais export price level charg domest market expressli agre produc late rais price level germani achiev object measur adopt produc minimum price list practic increas list price offset grant discount list sale agent abb rais price line increas complain market bear increas absenc agreement time market share outcom predict net result produc demand higher market share prepar forgo volum phenomenon steadili declin price level germani mid inconsist collus type alleg commiss note price raw materi fell period fall price level produc account revers mid turn upward trend coincid upturn coincid introduct common price list germani agreement market august aim european wide cartel rais price level year septemb abb predict price rise cover predict increas cost raw materi success plan note director club meet march april found pan isovit market mention increas report significantli nation market increas achiev powerpip identifi problem appendic powerpip estim complaint decemb take index sweden price germani denmark term turnov total sale made danish produc pan isovit combin increas previou year compens abb novemb abb inform commiss agreement reach powerpip owner settlement differ relat subject matter proceed settlement involv payment substanti sum compens agreement claus parti agre term condit settlement confidenti copi agreement suppli commiss abb ii legal assess articl articl articl treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market directli indirectli fix purchas sell price trade condit limit control product market technic develop invest share market sourc suppli agreement concert practic articl prohibit agreement concert practic agreement exist circumst case parti adher common plan limit limit individu commerci conduct determin line mutual action abstent action market involv joint decis make commit common scheme made write formal contractu sanction enforc measur requir fact agreement express implicit behaviour parti concert practic requir particip reach actual agreement express impli term mutual action abstent action object treati creat concept concert practic addit agreement forestal possibl undertak evad applic competit rule collud anti competit manner fall short agreement inform advanc attitud intend adopt regul commerci conduct knowledg competitor behav judgment court justic juli case imperi chemic industri commiss judgment decemb relat european sugar cartel join case suiker uni commiss court justic held criteria coordin cooper laid case law court requir work actual plan understood light concept inher provis treati relat competit econom oper determin independ commerci polici intend adopt common market requir independ depriv undertak adapt intellig exist anticip conduct competitor strictli preclud direct indirect contact object effect whereof influenc conduct market actual potenti competitor disclos competitor conduct decid adopt contempl adopt market conduct fall articl concert practic parti agre decid advanc market knowingli adopt adher collus devic facilit coordin commerci behaviour judgment court instanc case hercul commiss complex cartel long durat concert practic agreement conclud form part seri effort made undertak pursuit common object prevent distort competit commiss entitl find constitut singl continu infring court instanc observ point case artifici split continu conduct character singl purpos treat number separ infring fact undertak part period year integr set scheme constitut singl infring progress manifest unlaw agreement unlaw concert practic case commiss categoris exclus form concept fluid overlap infring begin form evolv time progress assum characterist note connect correct analysi categoris term bargain struck parti moment agreement subsequ implement time concert practic realist make analyt distinct infring present simultan characterist form prohibit conduct consid isol manifest accur cartel agreement concert practic time articl lai specif categori complex infring present type judgment court instanc case infring equat commerci contract civil law articl concern simpli interpret term agre parti case complex cartel legal prohibit articl appli specif agreement basic scheme oper exact term agre time time continu process collus involv term agreement cover term expressli agre implement agre final comprehens agreement conclud regul mutual action abstent market bargain process involv reach inchoat understand condit partial agreement restrict competit agreement purpos articl fall short certainti requir enforc commerci contract exact term express fact agreement infer circumst diverg interest cartel member preclud full consensu issu parti reserv aspect arrang adher common enterpris aspect deliber left vagu undefin parti agre expressli tacitli adopt common plan meet continu basi work detail alter amend time time resolv difficulti formal agreement reach matter agreement area exist alongsid conflict competit complet elimin particip show vari degre commit common scheme exercis domin role ringlead intern conflict rivalri member cheat outbreak fierc competit price war form time time element prevent arrang constitut agreement concert practic purpos articl combin parti singl common continu object complex cartel properli view singl continu infring time frame exist agreement vari modifi cartel activ progress expand cover market mechan adapt strengthen member join leav cartel time time treat agreement chang particip matter evid substant law exist agreement alleg particip particip gave express consent awar individu aspect manifest cartel adher common scheme natur infring case substanti disput express market share arrang danish produc date late characterist full agreement mean articl subsequ work detail plan implement regular meet give rise seri discret agreement constitut part illeg scheme agreement danish produc cover concert price increas export market time cartel develop denmark profit market cooper extend market albeit piecem inchoat form interlock arrang abb pan isovit drawn collus begin allianc last month systemat cooper danish produc extend germani join german produc pan isovit isoplu octob concret manifest price increas agre month due effect januari discuss expand cover potenti entri german produc denmark major market district heat eventu consid meet henss isoplu pan isovit argu part infring end contest particip regularli schedul meet repeat contact unsuccess attempt reach truce price war prevail invok downward spiral price proof agreement made danish produc løgstør tarco invok similar argument support content separ cartel true inchoat loos fragmentari commiss reject argument arrang denmark amount infring articl place content ignor fact ampli document express agreement price increas germani januari price project share itali market quota scheme august express explicit agreement realiti result continu agreement understand concert action produc particip set infrastructur regular meet involv continu process busi diplomaci aim reconcil respect interest purpos form carri scheme particip thing devis agre includ limit particip meet discuss price sale quota project share agre meet charg price increas maintain price draft agre distribut model price list coordin price exchang inform sale volum market size market share set quota system agre sale quota system discuss involv shift constel allianc threat repris hostil action part develop process understand partial agreement intend fix price coordin price increas alloc market market share constitut cartel conduct prohibit articl basi principl set continu anti competit arrang octob onward constitut prohibit agreement term articl event concept agreement appli step bargain process lead comprehens agreement conduct question fall prohibit articl concert practic produc set forum regular discuss matter common interest involv exchang sensit commerci inform initi specif explicit agreement fix price quota reach meant reach level understand reciproc condit partial agreement conduct determin polici market particip event fail account directli indirectli inform obtain regular meet european wide agreement commiss reject argument begin end begin assert produc correspond fact call plenari meet start short hiatu germani earli march agre price list drawn basi suppli german market respect incomplet refer made confront differ interpret implement august remain differ bring price settl system european market agre principl septemb fact network contact group market set month complet march netherland itali agreement sens articl exist commiss accept relat argument løgstør tarco danish european cartel constitut discret unrel infring clear cut distinct danish cartel arrang develop cover european market argument løgstør tarco impli cartel practic reason begun denmark home market sic produc easili administ start arch longer term object defin abb strategi extend control market start cooper extend commun nation market germani itali fragment evolut clear common object purpos rais price regul market steadili pursu pan isovit henss isoplu brought arrang danish produc agre market share denmark broke result power struggl insid cartel desir return condit free competit event danish german market discuss forum regular meet lead market share agreement germani summer ensur continu collus major produc time løgstør inform abb telephon april decid leav cartel denmark attend meet hamburg løgstør organis attend restart progress agre common price list germani point month period septemb march characteris produc price war bilater trilater contact continu late novemb decemb abb induc løgstør sign compens agreement germani hiatu consid suspens normal arrang relationship produc recognis prolong power struggl defeat return confer tabl clear continu method practic dispens agre late european market earlier arrang method secur collus adopt dispens essenti successfulli appli denmark case germani insid framework quota system sophist mechan identifi project alloc contract favourit collus bid monitor ensur complianc translat market thirti project annual tier meet structur administ cartel oper denmark system base danish model cartel arrang featur danish district heat market year permeat industri europ wide agreement culmin process cartellis vicissitud produc long engag matter danish cartel member larg german produc fact involv scheme collus denmark year fulli integr mechan danish model transpos wider european market fact smaller produc brugg kwh ke kelit sigma join arrang preclud find singl continu infring time system market divis price fix bid rig customari recognis busi industri simpli matter integr smaller local produc scheme make watertight commiss reject argument advanc produc løgstør henss isoplu pan isovit starpip tarco brugg particip agreement damag powerpip content unsustain law produc involv seek divid manifest cartel total separ infring articl analysi artifici plan damag elimin powerpip integr part scheme cartellis european german market deepli involv case factual evid beli claim time powerpip enter german market concert effort løgstør henss isoplu abb induc enter cartel undertak make argument present meet dusseldorf march conclus note great clariti tarco main advoc boycott abb henss present meet knew acquiesc plan matter implement boycott lead role fell abb løgstør forc circumst produc approach powerpip contractor supplier state certainti refus produc suppli dsd order motiv sole intent damag powerpip unabl meet order type size case legal oblig contract annot order enquiri found pan isovit confirm abb henss pan isovit member unsuccess consortium contact order pan isovit pleas dsd difficulti find suppli question discuss director club express instruct abb kwh suppli powerpip discuss director meet june confirm plan elimin competitor settl polici cartel common design common object produc steadili pursu elimin competit district heat industri commiss consid joint enterpris constitut continu infring articl begin late produc plai part consid complex arrang produc regard present characterist full agreement conduct question compris factual element aptli concert practic commiss recognis infring constitut singl continu violat intens effect vari durat time period cover progress develop subject short period arrang abey arrang affect primarili denmark market constitut pan european cartel cover trade product restrict competit complex agreement case object effect restrict competit articl expressli mention restrict competit agreement directli indirectli fix sell price trade condit limit control product market technic develop share market sourc suppli list exhaust essenti characterist integr scheme horizont arrang consider case price main instrument competit collus arrang mechan adopt produc includ common plan elimin damag powerpip ultim aim inflat price benefit level determin condit free competit market share price fix natur restrict competit mean articl limit technic develop princip aspect complex agreement arrang characteris restrict competit alloc market share quota requir encourag produc low market share withdraw market exchang compens nation market agre appli mechan sanction compens reinforc quota system agre concert price increas amount time stage increas agre common price list list agre discount percentag term permit list price alloc busi basi respect exist tradit custom relationship alloc individu project subject competit tender procedur favourit produc project assign fix price favourit quot order win busi arrang produc submit higher offer tender procedur protect favourit ensur success agre unsuccess bidder tender procedur receiv specif alloc product contractor win bidder withdraw project abstain bid return compens commod devis appli report monitor mechan follow individu project compar bid deter cheat influenc bide procedur open contract requir particip underbid assign favourit revok revis bid scheme lure systemat kei employe powerpip order damag busi custom goodwil abb løgstør attempt coerc powerpip withdraw win bid project assign cartel member neu brandenburg influenc attempt influenc contractor purchas disqualifi powerpip won major project alloc cartel member abb henss isoplu agre collect boycott contractor supplier involv project approach powerpip supplier order persuad withhold delai suppli essenti proper time perform contract primarili abb løgstør agre indemnifi pan isovit proport alloc market share purchas pan isovit powerpip order remov market competitor abb henss isoplu tarco pan isovit norm standard order prevent delai introduct technolog result price reduct member euhp manifest anti competit object examin relat restrict competit extent contribut achiev aim pursu avoid doubt state list restrict competit separ infring articl aspect singl continu infring infring consist complex agreement concert practic undertak plai part alleg addresse decis particip aspect anti competit arrang set durat infring role particip extent involv fulli set decis special posit kwh brugg ke kelit sigma anti competit aspect cartel mention appli market develop market last limit period establish europ wide cartel late bid rig mechan basi danish model found develop form germani commiss purpos procedur account joint action powerpip prior access sweden european union januari affect competit insid commun powerpip entri german market ii circumstanti evid continu plan damag elimin powerpip date effect trade member state continu agreement produc appreci effect trade member state district heat market characteris trade member state busi commun account trade import nation market germani demand suppli import member state denmark sweden finland austria half commun product capac locat denmark suppli district heat pipe member state begin cartel arrang primarili concern denmark germani market constitut import nation market initi stage underli object cartel regul penetr german scandinavian group home territori subsequ end cartel arrang pervas cover european market virtual trade commun import industri sector control cartel signific campaign direct powerpip intensifi expand activ german market cartel particip withdraw market exist share deem low result automat divers trade pattern applic articl cartel limit part member sale involv transfer good member state order articl appli show individu conduct particip oppos cartel affect trade member state judgment court instanc case imperi chemic industri commiss argument ke kelit trade member state affect particip austrian contact group ground sold local market reject case awar arrang austria subscrib form part larger scheme product sold import denmark durat infring commiss analysi case involv singl comprehens infring seri multipl discret agreement date commenc particip involv appar statement løgstør statement ii pp anti competit contact produc begun commiss confin analysi articl assess fine period begin novemb concert price increas denmark agre particip abb løgstør tarco starpip collus arrang establish time pan isovit drawn collus time inform strateg allianc abb pan isovit german market date decemb found euhp shortli bilater arrang fallen abey april pan isovit involv discuss itali juli octob arrang german market involv main supplier forc agre common price increas effect januari activ involv henss isoplu scheme collus fulli establish octob began attend regular director meet lead produc abb løgstør tarco starpip henss isoplu pan isovit involv danish quota agreement broken mid cooper german market concretis defin quota scheme point tot month period octob march arrang consid abey abb bilater trilater meet continu collus establish germani implement euro price list august term finalis dispens agre octob novemb institutionalis europ wide basi system collus major player industri regard desir model busi produc produc system develop remain viabl produc oper nation region market subscrib kwh involv collus ventur fulli establish januari senior director met abb copenhagen statement object identifi march stare date kwh date decis individu nation market local produc ke kelit austria sigma itali join cartel begin brugg involv scheme august began attend german contact group decemb year infring continu march commiss address request articl princip particip april market case itali late june guarante collus form take place absenc reliabl detail inform italian contact group commiss assess fine basi cartel last march april particip undertak infring last abb løgstør tarco starpip novemb denmark progress extend commun last march april subject arrang abey period month octob march pan isovit initi decemb conjunct abb subsequ octob produc henss isoplu subject abovement period month arrang abey last march april isoplu octob subject period abey march april brugg august march april ke kelit decemb march april kwh march march april sigma april march april addresse present proceed gener consider subject competit rule treati undertak concept necessarili ident notion corpor legal person nation commerci compani fiscal law term defin treati refer entiti engag commerci activ case larg multin corpor abb myriad subsidiari complex network ownership sharehold organis manag purpos group activ separ oper function divis geograph area necessarili corpor structur give rise complic circumst treat relev undertak purpos articl group individu subgroup subsidiari compani abb case proceed decis address abb concern repres top hold compani abb asea brown boveri limit purpos recov fine involv recours nation enforc procedur address decis bodi bodi possess legal person case larg group legal entiti hold compani head group fact product subject cartel activ group engag corpor structur respons group divis subsidiari decis present approach squar normal practic commiss previou major cartel case case iv polypropylen cartel upheld court instanc group oper consolid account annual report abb asea brown boveri limit abb organis matrix busi area industri product segment overlap geograph region evid integr structur underlin appropri address decis group addit specif reason case proceed properli address abb subsidiari district heat busi ba vdh group arrai compani singl hold compani ba vdh abb ic møller denmark account import manufactur facil abb product compani line ownership commerci side sale function countri perform nation subsidiari abb effort abb elimin powerpip secur interest cartel exert compani busi ba vdh appendic ba vdh report direct execut vice presid abb officio member execut committe top execut bodi abb group cartel measur deni conceal exist conceiv direct activ support high level abb group manag appendic henss isoplu henss isoplu compani act de facto group investig austrian manufactur compani isoplu fernwärmetechnik ge commiss offici told manag director major sharehold dr henss isoplu deni made statement local compani regist show dr henss own sharehold owner share state manag director isoplu regist show year decemb lawyer act isoplu proceed held sharehold question indic capac behalf held inform forthcom point isoplu legal advis isoplu fernwärm ge hohenberg austria own legal separ german regist compani locat sondershausen fact princip manufactur compani henss isoplu group relev time henss compani dipl kfm walter henss gmbh rosenheim henss rosenheim dipl kfm walter henss fernwärmeleitungsbau gmbh berlin henss berlin act commerci agent isoplu germani dr henss major sharehold manag director henss rosenheim manag director sharehold henss berlin appar fact dr henss attend director club meet person exercis manag control isoplu henss isoplu compani form de facto group common knowledg industri henss power isoplu proceed henss isoplu compani argu structur link ownership specif deni repli statement object dr henss owner isoplu truste nomine commiss suggest insist connect contractu relationship princip commerci agent attribut presenc dr henss presid club mandat isoplu attend director club meet special knowledg experi german market behalf henss compani claim henss compani commerci agent matter law parti produc cartel infring articl imput isoplu purpos line defenc doubt limit amount fine impos turnov isoplu ge fact consider underst compani origin repli articl commiss consid henss isoplu compani form group knowledg hold compani statement object address basi normal practic set regard abb statement object address henss isoplu group repres princip compani commun isoplu hohenberg isoplu sondershausen henss rosenheim henss berlin open procedur issu statement object henss rosenheim chang isoplu fernwärmetechnik vertriebsgesellschaft mbh januari absorb henss berlin longer exist separ legal entiti oral hear henss isoplu separ repres continu deni exist link ownership oral hear commiss check entri compani regist amtsgericht charlottenburg henss berlin compani document discov public regist appar lawyer act henss isoplu appear present proceed show januari legal entiti form kommandit gesellschaft establish act hold compani henss isoplu compani document question einbringungsvertrag list sharehold transfer gmbh amp kg contract parti deed notaris due proper form disclos dr henss benefici owner major share isoplu hohenberg manag director compani regist owner share hold truste treuhänder behalf reveal alongsid isoplu hohenberg call still gesellschaft form benefici owner dr henss share held behalf legal advis isoplu act truste deed show isoplu hohenberg sharehold wholli own subsidiari isoplu sondershausen fact held trust mr henss associ director henss rosenheim spous sole owner henss berlin henss isoplu argu deed question relat busi secret inadvert public regist admit evid disclos procedur commiss accept argument simpl reason document public regist inadvert repres henss isoplu hfb merit confidenti treatment statement object formal hold compani exist purpos commiss light circumst set made clear statement object proceed address henss isoplu group absenc singl hold compani name oper compani repres group purpos servic enforc address decis oper compani hold compani hfb hold für fernwärmetechnik beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh amp kg hfb hold für fernwärmetechnik beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh verwaltungsgesellschaft rosenheim isoplu still gesellschaft kwh statement object state proceed address oy kwh pipe ab document fact dispatch acknowledg receipt oy kwh tech ab divis kwh pipe respons district heat denomin kwh tech kwh pipe indiscrimin kwh connect district heat activ correspond oral hear kwh announc assum proceed meant address kwh techn kwh pipe fine commiss consid case kwh exce turnov oy kwh tech ab precis ident legal entiti kwh organis decis address crucial import decis formal address oy kwh tech ab remedi articl regul commiss find infring articl requir undertak concern bring infring end accord articl regul case particip cartel consider ultim unsuccess length conceal activ meet part held secret cover occas meet ostens legitim trade associ infring continu long investig made commiss articl signific modif conduct senior director director group german contact group met commun hope devic conceal activ discuss meet continu cartel mean circumst confid infring ceas commiss requir undertak decis address bring infring end henceforth refrain agreement concert practic decis associ similar object effect articl regul gener consider articl regul commiss decis impos undertak fine ecu ecu million sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig infring articl fix amount fine commiss regard relev circumst graviti durat infring assess graviti infring commiss account natur actual impact market size relev geograph market commiss case appli notic imposit reduct fine cartel case relat assess graviti infring consid commiss take account gener consider market share price fix natur violat articl full knowledg illeg action produc combin set secret institutionalis system design restrict competit import industri sector progress unlaw cooper extend cover commun cartel arrang eventu permeat industri conceiv encourag highest level undertak concern oper benefit particip produc detriment custom particip competitor gener public inher natur market share price fix agreement factor relev commiss assess graviti infring illeg quota agreement compound adopt fraudul scheme collus bid major busi industri account tender procedur envisag competit bid particip public author contractor commiss tender procedur entitl expect bid submit result secret collus particip suppli contract ecu statutori scheme competit bid prescrib commun law public interest produc combin unlawfulli defeat intent commun legislatur unlaw scheme aggress pursu implement regard ensur complianc member view elimin competitor import cartel powerpip commiss consid present infring constitut infring articl fine ecu million insid categori account effect econom capac offend signific damag competit set fine level ensur suffici deterr effect circumst case involv undertak set basic amount fine account specif weight real impact offend conduct undertak competit exercis consider dispar size undertak particip infring purpos undertak principl divid categori establish rel import relev market commun subject adjust account factor ensur effect deterr commiss account assess individu fine durat particip adher common scheme gener infring medium durat merit increas amount determin graviti commiss account fact case relat singl evolv infring develop manifest arrang danish produc begin late european wide arrang septemb onward includ action powerpip regard agreement relat princip german market late commiss fix fine reflect assess limit practic effect applic relat undertak commiss reflect amount fine impos aggrav attenu circumst final amount calcul method case exce world wide turnov undertak laid articl regul adjust made posit undertak relat notic imposit reduct fine consid individu fine abb graviti infring determin penalti impos abb commiss account econom capac signific damag competit set fine level ensur deterr effect repetit case abb start point fine result criterion rel import relev market requir upward adjust account abb posit europ largest industri combin adjust serv object ensur fine suffici deterr effect account fact larg undertak legal econom knowledg infrastructur enabl easili recognis conduct constitut infring awar consequ stem competit law abb involv violat articl abb initi attempt portrai unauthoris atyp action minor subsidiari de centralis manag structur organis cartel repres strateg plan abb control district heat industri conceiv approv direct senior level group manag measur deni conceal exist continu oper month investig abundantli clear abb systemat econom power resourc major multin compani reinforc effect cartel ensur undertak compli wish stage oral hear abb abandon earlier attempt lai blame door danish subsidiari abb ic møller contest imput respons group maintain district heat busi area constitut relev undertak limit articl appli commiss accept argument proven involv cartel senior level manag underlin set fine level ensur suffici deterr effect basi commiss consid case abb deterr requir minimum fine ecu million envisag infring weight give start point ecu million durat durat abb contest infring last year commiss take account fact period continu object restrict competit earli period arrang incomplet limit effect danish market ii arrang effect abey late earli iii reach develop form europ wide cartel set danish cartel fulli effect durat continu infring year appli addit weight abb increas amount fix give base figur ecu million aggrav extenu factor graviti infring aggrav abb case factor abb role ringlead instig cartel bring pressur undertak persuad enter cartel systemat orchestr retaliatori measur powerpip aim elimin market continu clear cut indisput infring investig warn high level director gener competit consequ conduct regard substanti aggrav factor increas basic amount justifi extenu circumst commiss account relat abb payment substanti compens powerpip previou owner recognit element commiss appli reduct ecu million basic amount commiss accept purport strengthen abb complianc polici invok mitig factor result reduct fine abb claim time mandatori polici strict complianc applic law includ nation commun competit rule state polici appli flout senior manag level prevent continu highli execut cartel month investig instruct abb legal depart chairman ic møller novemb effect mandatori group polici abb employe time engag breach commun competit law effect abb claim meet januari ba vdh manag oral instruct compani desist illeg contact competitor week march advoc director meet employ consult continu cartel plenari meet commiss request inform instruct abb personnel respect provis competit law memorandum april issu activ involv cartel couch languag dismiss alleg misconduct admit abb true abb lawyer inform commiss letter march april willing cooper execut abb ic møller part meet albeit inconclus løgstør sale director discuss wai continu cartel mean abb claim repli statement object credit reliev duti senior manag princip respons infring remov compani offic supposedli intend prevent recurr infring send strong messag personnel violat group polici complianc toler fact deterr effect messag abb personnel dilut select natur disciplinari measur senior involv escap sanction middl rank execut left group octob abb daimler benz owner adtranz announc chairman lead role cartel execut vice presid abb fulli establish leav compani departur decid ev decis present sanction alter commiss conclus take account aggrav extenu circumst fine abb ecu million applic notic imposit reduct fine commiss grant reduct fine recognit abb cooper term notic imposit reduct fine case undertak inform commiss secret cartel undertook investig section undertaken investig fail provid suffici ground initi proceed articl regul section section notic undertak compli condit set section benefit signific reduct fine impos statement object commiss inform document evid materi contribut establish exist infring receiv statement object inform commiss substanti contest fact commiss basi object infring continu month investig abb cooper earlier stage refer exampl section adequ recognit accord reduct grant inform provid abb undertak send request inform articl assist materi establish relev fact origin cartel denmark late commiss obtain substanti evid investig period correct abb suggest commiss possess suffici evid cartel note presid meet evid bank obtain tarco løgstør starpip incrimin document appendix discov abb ic møller note abb cooper send commiss detail request inform articl undertak ask explain incrimin document found premis june abb accord full reduct section due consider relev factor commiss believ reduc fine impos abb requir pai fine ecu million ii løgstør løgstør largest european produc pre insul pipe sale product half abb regard circumst reflect situat essenti singl product compani start point fine løgstør adjust ecu million graviti durat particip infring abb reflect increas amount determin start point coeffici give basic amount ecu million løgstør deliber continu infring investig circumst set constitut consider aggrav factor aggrav circumst løgstør activ role retaliatori measur powerpip respect commiss regard løgstør par abb undertak attempt present regard consider increas basic amount case løgstør extenu circumst relat infring løgstør case justifi reduct løgstør pressur abb time portray drag unwillingli cartel consider exagger fine løgstør reduct cooper set ecu final amount calcul method case exce world wide turnov løgstør laid articl regul fine set ecu exce permiss limit notic imposit reduct fine appli løgstør provid commiss voluntarili articl request address provid occas documentari evid contribut substanti establish import aspect case fact member cartel decid continu oper investig element commiss suspect possess proof section notic commiss accord løgstør reduct grant abb total fine impos løgstør ecu iii tarco starpip henss isoplu pan isovit regard import market effect conduct competit commiss adjust stare point calcul fine case ecu million weight durat tarco starpip involv cartel length time abb løgstør increas case lesser period pan isovit henss isoplu sporad qualiti involv weight undertak basic amount gt tabl gt case basic fine increas aggrav circumst deliber continu manifest infring investig carri head fine tarco starpip pan isovit increas henss isoplu commiss account addit aggrav factor lead role plai undertak enforc cartel systemat attempt mislead commiss true relationship compani group constitut deliber obstruct commiss investig succeed allow undertak evad penalti render recoveri difficult fine henss isoplu increas extenu circumst justifi reduct fine undertak fine undertak consid reduct notic imposit reduct fine gt tabl gt fine exce maximum set articl regul total turnov busi year preced adopt decis fine undertak set exce permiss limit fix ecu tarco ecu starpip ecu henss isoplu ecu pan isovit subject reduct cooper notic imposit reduct fine commiss account fact tarco provid inform document assist commiss establish fact decis base fine tarco reduc pan isovit starpip borderlin activ cooper commiss admit deni respons enquiri made articl regul undertak contest essenti factual alleg made pan isovit deni particip meet constitut infring articl commiss penalis posit starpip pan isovit receiv reduct section notic imposit reduct fine reduct cooper accord henss isoplu true respons request inform articl deni knowledg particip infring fail address relev issu undertak ultim provid document commiss ad evid possess henss isoplu essenc contest infring late attribut particip isoplu compani henss implicit benefit opportun reduct undertak act good faith attempt deceiv commiss import aspect case henss isoplu total fine impos undertak gt tabl gt iv brugg kwh ke kelit sigma undertak minor term posit district heat pipe market involv characteris particip infring articl fine account specif impact conduct size compar abb case produc graviti infring adjust start point fine ecu million commiss fix figur fine weight reflect durat brugg month kwh year ke kelit month sigma year basic amount assess gt tabl gt aggrav mitig factor commiss take account deliber continu common particip manifest infring increas fine mitig factor intrins infring merit reduct fine brugg case kwh commiss account complianc boycott powerpip account inveigl join cartel threat counter evid stood higher quota produc origin prepar give accept kwh unawar doubt illeg scheme involv commiss consid mitig aris kwh refus join boycott offset increas appli aggrav kwh fine remain basic amount case ke kelit sigma commiss minor role fact particip confin austria itali small market district heat reduc figur third applic notic juli fine brugg kwh reduc recognit provid import inform commiss contest alleg ke kelit receiv reduct contest essenti statement object case sigma defenc equivoc fact express admiss made reduct afford notic imposit reduct fine fine impos undertak gt tabl gt adopt decis articl abb asea brown boveri brugg rohrsystem gmbh dansk rørindustri henss isoplu group ke kelit kunststoffwerk ge mbh oy kwh tech ab løgstør rør pan isovit gmbh sigma tecnologi di rivstimento tarco energi infring articl treati particip manner extent set reason complex agreement concert practic pre insul pipe sector origin novemb decemb danish produc subsequ extend nation market brought pan isovit henss isoplu late consist comprehens cartel cover common market durat infring case abb dansk rør løgstør pan isovit tarco novemb decemb march april case henss isoplu octob time case brugg august time case ke kelit januari time case kwh march time case sigma april time princip characterist infring consist divid nation market eventu european market basi quota alloc nation market produc arrang withdraw produc agre price product individu project alloc individu project design produc manipul bid procedur project order ensur assign produc award contract question order protect cartel competit substanti member powerpip ab agre take concert measur hinder commerci activ damag busi drive market altogeth articl undertak name articl forthwith bring infring end henceforward refrain relat activ pre insul pipe agreement concert practic similar object effect infring includ exchang commerci inform monitor adher complianc tacit express agreement market share price fix bid rig commun articl fine impos undertak name articl respect infring found abb asea brown boveri fine ecu brugg rohrsystem gmbh fine ecu dansk rørindustri fine ecu de henss isoplu group fine ecu compani jointli sever liabl hfb hold für fernwärmetechnik beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh amp kg hfb hold für fernwärmetechnik beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh verwaltungsgesellschaft isoplu fernwärmetechnik vertriebsgesellschaft mbh dipl kfm walter henss gmbh rosenheim isoplu fernwärmetechnik gmbh sondershausen isoplu fernwärmetechnik gesellschaft mbh still gesellschaft isoplu fernwärmetechnik ge mbh hohenberg ke kelit kunststoffwerk ge mbh fine ecu oy kwh tech ab fine ecu løgstør rør fine ecu pan isovit gmbh fine ecu sigma tecnologi di rivestimento fine ecu tarco energi fine ecu ecu articl fine paid month date notif decis account account european commiss banqu bruxel lambert agenc européenn rond point schuman schumanplein brussel month interest automat payabl rate charg european central bank ecu transact work dai month decis adopt percentag point articl decis address abb asea brown boveri affolternstrass zurich switzerland abb ic møller treldevej dk fredericia brugg rohrsystem gmbh adolf oesterheld strass wunstorf dansk rørindustri nymarksvej dk fredericia de henss isoplu group repres hfb hold für fernwärmetechnik beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh amp kg aisingerstrass rosenheim hfb hold für fernwärmetechnik beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh verwaltung gesellschaft aisingerstrass rosenheim isoplu fernwärmetechnik gmbh aisingerstrass rosenheim isoplu fernwärmetechnik ge mbh furthoferstrass hohenberg isoplu fernwärmetechnik ge mbh still gesellschaft furthoferstrass hohenberg isoplu fernwärmetechnik gmbh gluckaufstrass sondershausen ke kelit kunststoffwerk ge mbh ignaz meyer strass postfach linz oy kwh tech ab kappelinmäenti fin vaasa løgstør rør danmarksvej dk løgstør pan isovit gmbh leipzig strass fulda sigma tecnologi di rivestimento srl campagna sopra lonato bs tarco energi erritsø møllebank dk fredericia decis enforc pursuant articl ec treati brussel octob commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj articl iii council direct eec june coordin procur procedur entiti oper water energi transport telecommun sector oj direct amend european parliament council direct ec oj effect januari abb worldwid activ rail transport merg daimler benz transport joint ventur compani name adtranz commiss decis ec case iv abb daimler benz oj chairman abb transport segment appoint chairman chief execut offic compani district heat activ remain main abb group structur part power gener segment henss rosenheim chang isoplu fernwärmetechnik vertriebsgesellschaft mbh januari august absorb henss berlin longer exist separ legal entiti refer decis number appendic appendic statement object euhp set april hold inaugur meet billund denmark pan isovit initi declin join isoplu consider displeasur invit løgstør discuss netherland austria sweden germani fact particip detail time austria sweden member state european commun løgstør sale itali socoløgstør part european quota commiss reject løgstør content italian market relev case løgstør løgstør identifi particip meet contact group itali meet itali held zurich june full appear origin document løgstør qualifi statement state project unidentifi worth dkk million award henss isolu exception lieu compens repli statement object ecr ecr ii footnot footnot commiss accept evid ke kelit sigma involv arrang nation market awar plan elimin powerpip ecr ii point oj share capit henss berlin own director henss rosenheim spous hold entiti hfb hold für fernwärmetechnik beteiligungsgesellschaft constitut gmbh amp kg limit partnership privat limit liabil compani act gener partner komplementär person liabil individu partner kommanditisten liabl sum gener partner komplementär gmbh kg question hfb hold für fernwärmetechnik beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh verwaltung gesellschaft agreement dr henss busi associ respect spous sharehold seri henss isoplu compani hfb hold für fernwärmetechnik beteiligungsgesellschaft mbh amp kg sharehold compani isoplu fernwärmetechnik vertriebsgesellschaft mbh dipl kfm walter henss gmbh rosenheim dipl kfm walter henss fernwärmerohrleitungsbau gmbh berlin isoplu fernwärmetechnik gmbh sondershausen isoplu fernwärmetechnik ge mbh hohenberg compani budapest schlüchtern lehrt date einbringungsvertrag hfb hold divest sharehold dr henss truste isoplu fernwärmetechnik ge mbh höhenberg ident transfere current ownership share commiss held share pursuant trust agreement treuhandvertrag decemb acquir date lawyer act isoplu present proceed conclud lawyer held truste dr henss oj