The German Competition Authority announces fines of € 110 million cannot be collected from a sausage cartel due to its members using an old legal loophole of internal restructuring (Bell Deutschland)

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26 Jun 2017

The German Competition Authority announces fines of € 110 million cannot be collected from a sausage cartel due to its members using an old legal loophole of internal restructuring (Bell Deutschland)

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German Competition Authority, Bell Deutschland, Press Release, 26 June 2017

"Sausage gap" - Further fines amounting to approx. 110 million euros cease to apply because of internal restructuring measures* In the sausage cartel case the Bundeskartellamt has to terminate further proceedings because the companies were able to make use of a legal loophole which existed until recently. The orders imposing

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European Competition Network Brief, The German Competition Authority announces fines of € 110 million cannot be collected from a sausage cartel due to its members using an old legal loophole of internal restructuring (Bell Deutschland), 26 June 2017, e-Competitions Commitment Decisions, Art. N° 86355

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