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Symrise loses challenge to EU dawn raids in suspected fragrance cartel (update*)

By Lewis Crofts ( April 30, 2025, 08:54 GMT | Insight) -- Fragrance-supplier Symrise has failed to overturn an EU decision that subjected the company to surprise inspections on suspicion of cartel conduct, judges have ruled. The company had argued that its rights were infringed by surprise inspections but the EU’s lower-tier General Court said the European Commission was clear with the company about what suspicions it faced, and there were “sufficiently specific and clear indicia” that collusion might have been happening. Fragrance-supplier Symrise has failed to overturn an EU decision that subjected the company to surprise inspections on suspicion of cartel conduct, judges have ruled....

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