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Comment: Changes to antitrust procedures should avoid repeat of ECJ’s Solvay judgment

By Lewis Crofts ( October 25, 2011, 16:19 GMT | Comment) -- European Commission moves to tighten its antitrust procedures over the last decade should avoid a repeat of today’s Court of Justice ruling which overturned fines totalling 23 million euros on Solvay, largely due to missing evidence. While the judgment adds to the criticism of the regulator’s administrative practices, the procedures under fire are now largely obsolete, making a similar slip-up unlikely.Brussels - European Commission moves to tighten its antitrust procedures over the last decade should avoid a repeat of today’s Court of Justice ruling which overturned fines totalling 23 million euros on Solvay, largely due to missing evidence. While the judgment adds to the criticism of the regulator’s administrative practices, the procedures under fire are now largely obsolete, making a similar slip-up unlikely....

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