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On 24 May 2005, Advanced Fluid Connections (Oystertec) submitted a leniency application. To a great extent Advanced Fluid Connections corroborated the facts presented by Frabo in its leniency submission. However, in its reply to the Statement of Objections and during the Oral Hearing, Advanced Fluid Connections strongly contested that the Commission had established continuity between the periods before and after the inspections until April 2004. Finally, as indicated above, Advanced Fluid Connections misled the Commission and attempted to weaken its ability to prove the infringement. Therefore, after due consideration of all these circumstances, the Commission did not grant Advanced Fluid Connections a reduction of the fine