Chief P schreef op 5 september 2023 20:31:
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Iedereen gaat er vanuit dat ze schuldig zullen worden bevonden. Ik wil niet overmatig optimistisch doen, maar er is nog niks bewezen. Benieuwd hoelang dit nog zal spelen, kan al gauw een paar jaar duren. De Zwitserse toezichthouder verwacht 2 of 3 jaar.
"At the time, all the companies in question told Cosmetics Business that they were cooperating with the authorities, while a COMCO representative confirmed that the investigation would examine whether there had indeed been restrictions of competition prohibited by cartel law.
They added that, given its complexity, the investigation would probably last for two or three years.
In May, meanwhile, Symrise asked the Luxembourg-based General Court to annul the European Commission's decision ordering the raids.
The German company argued the Commission “did not have sufficient indicia providing reasonable grounds for suspecting the applicant’s involvement in any competition law infringement”.
It also took issue with the raid decision’s wording, saying it “did not place the applicant in a position to understand the scope of the inspection, and thus exercise its rights of defence”."
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