Cartel end-dates clarified by EU's top court

By Natalie McNelis ( January 14, 2021, 11:14 GMT | Insight) -- The date a final illegal contract was struck is the end date for a cartel, not the duration of the project, the EU's highest court told the Finnish Supreme Administrative Court in answer to a preliminary question today. The judgment sheds light on the limits of EU regulators' powers to prosecute cartels with effects that linger long after the last illegal meeting.The date a final illegal contract was struck is the end date for a cartel, not the duration of the project, the EU's top court has clarified today....

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