CARTEL TIP OFFS
February 1st, 2002
Keith NuthallEUROPEAN Union companies alerting European Commission investigators about cartels of which they form a part, will find it easier to escape being fined for their crimes in future, because of a new so-called "leniency policy" launched to promote whistle-blowing.Under the new guidelines immunity will be granted to:*The first member of the cartel to reveal an undetected cartel, providing sufficient information to allow Brussels to raid the premises of the suspected companies; or*To the first member to provide evidence enabling the Commission to prove a ...
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