Abstract
This article examines the relationship between EU cartel enforcement in the chemical industry in the period 1997-2010 and compliance measures announced in the Annual Reports of the undertakings involved. It goes on to focus on Akzo Nobel NV's unique use of an internal amnesty programme, and the level of compliance in the industry following this period of enforcement. Its findings suggest cartel enforcement may have prompted significant investment in compliance measures, with some evidence of those measures resulting in earlier reporting in return for leniency.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 400-426 |
Number of pages | 27 |
Journal | Journal of Antitrust Enforcement |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 1 Dec 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2023 |
Keywords
- Antitrust
- Compliance
- Enforcement
- Cartels
- Chemicals
- K40
- cartels
- enforcement
- K20
- K42
- antitrust
- compliance
- chemicals