Smart card chips cartel (COMP/39.574) [Archived]

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Smart card chips cartel (COMP/39.574) [Archived]

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CASE HUB (appeals lodged by Philips and Infineon at the General Court in Cases T-762/14 and T- 758/14)

ARCHIVED–this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 3 September 2014; it is no longer maintained.

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Case facts

OutlineEuropean Commission article 101 TFEU investigation into the smart card chips cartel (case number COMP/39.574).
Parties• Infineon, a German based company • Philips, a Dutch based company • Samsung, a South Korean based company• Renesas, a Japanese based company that at the time of the infringement was a joint venture between hitachi and Mitshubishi).
BackgroundThe investigation had started in January 2009, when the Commission carried out dawn raids, and the Commission issued its statement of objections in April
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United Kingdom
Key definition:
Article 101 definition
What does Article 101 mean?

Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union prohibits agreements between undertakings, decisions of associations of undertakings and concerted practices which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition and which affect trade between member States.

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