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EU: Infineon gets adjusted cartel fine
By  |  Sep 26, 2018

Europe’s highest court on Wednesday, September 26, ordered a lower court to review a penalty imposed on Infineon Technologies for its role in an alleged cartel with other chipmakers. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated the General Court must “assess the proportionality” of the €82.8 million (US$97.4 million) fine, which was levied on Infineon […]

EU: CJEU allows use of documents unrelated to investigation
By  |  May 8, 2017

The European Commission was allowed to use documents collected by police in a tax investigation to issue a cartel fine, the EU’s top court has ruled. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has dismissed an appeal by Italian banana importers against the $7.32 million fine for participating in a price-fixing cartel, saying […]

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