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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-590/division-2/4/2/1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/590",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 30 October 2002 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E-2/37.784 — Fine art auction houses) (Notified under document number C(2002) 4283 final and corrigenda C(2002) 4283/7 and C(2002) 4283/8) (Only the English text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/590/EC)",
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  "number": "(22)",
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  "text": "Christie’s was the first to inform the Commission of the existence of the cartel and to adduce decisive evidence, without which the cartel might not have been disclosed. At the time of disclosure of this information, the Commission had not undertaken an investigation nor did it have in its possession sufficient information to establish the existence of the cartel. Further, Christie’s had ended its involvement in the cartel, by confirming to the Commission that no contacts with Sotheby’s were taking place in relation to the reported conduct and by issuing its public announcement about the new vendor’s commission scheme only a few days after submitting the evidence to the Commission. Furthermore, it has continuously cooperated with the Commission and it has not been determined that it has compelled Sotheby’s to take part in the cartel or played, as compared to the participation of Sotheby’s, a determining role in the cartel.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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