CARTEL TIP OFFS
February 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLEUROPEAN Union companies alerting European Commission investigators about cartels of which they form a part, will find it easier to escape scot-free from their crimes in future, because of a new so-called "leniency policy" launched by Brussels to promote whistle-blowing.Under new rules published this week, the Commission will grant total immunity from fines to the first company to submit evidence on a cartel whose existence is either unknown to its officials or as yet unproven; since 1996, only three whistleblowing companies have had their ...
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