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Onion-bulb cartel fines reduced by Dutch tribunal

By Mario Hilgenfeld ( October 10, 2016, 15:47 GMT | Insight) -- Two members of a Dutch onion-bulb cartel have won fine reductions after an appeals court found the Netherlands’ antitrust watchdog had erred in its assessment of the seriousness of the infringement. The Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal in The Hague ruled last week that while the Authority for Consumers and Markets had been correct in fining growers and traders of onion bulbs in February 2013, the financial penalties were too high.Two members of a Dutch onion-bulb cartel have won fine reductions after an appeals court found the Netherlands’ antitrust watchdog had erred in its assessment of the seriousness of the infringement....

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