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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10166
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

Commission fines 17 bathroom equipment manufacturers €622 million

Brussels, 23/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 23 June, the European Commission fined 17 bathroom equipment manufacturers a total of €622,250,783 for a price fixing cartel covering six EU countries. The 12 year cartel covered ceramics such as sinks, baths, taps, and fittings. Masco received full immunity from fines under the Commission's Leniency Programme, as it was the first to provide information about the cartel. The fines of five undertakings were reduced because of their likely...

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