Keywords

• Appeal
• Competition
• Obligation to state reasons.
• Paraffin waxes market
• Slack wax market
• Duration of participation in an unlawful cartel
• Cessation of the participation
• Interruption of the participation
• Absence of collusive contact established during a certain period of time
• Continuation of the infringement
• Burden of proof
• Public distancing
• Perception of the other participants in the cartel of the company’s intention to distance itself
• Principles of the presumption of innocence, equal treatment, effective judicial protection and that penalties must be specific.