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78/24/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 December 1977 concerning an investigation to be made at the Vereinigung deutscher Freiformschmieden, Düsseldorf, pursuant to Article 14 (3) of Council Regulation No 17 (Case IV AF 356) (Only the German text is authentic)

78/24/EEC: Commission Decision of 8 December 1977 concerning an investigation to be made at the Vereinigung deutscher Freiformschmieden, Düsseldorf, pursuant to Article 14 (3) of Council Regulation No 17 (Case IV AF 356) (Only the German text is authentic)

Decision · 5 articles

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Article 1

(1) The Vereinigung deutscher Freiformschmieden is hereby required to allow an investigation to be made in its business premises in Düsseldorf. In particular, it is required to allow the Commission's officials authorized for the purpose of this investigation to enter its premises during normal office hours and to produce the requisite business records for examination by those officials. 2. In particular it shall produce all records of the Union: (a) concerning its relations with other associations of undertakings in the Community; (b) of meetings with member companies and meetings of working groups and sales management personnel; (c) concerning the joint office in Zurich, including details of any payments made to that office.

Article 2

The investigation shall be carried out in the business premises of the Union in Düsseldorf and shall begin on 13 December 1977. (1)OJ No 13, 21.2.1962, p. 204/62.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Vereinigung deutscher Freiformschmieden, Düsseldorf. It shall be notified by being handed over personally to a representative of the Union by the Commission's officials authorized for the purpose of the investigation immediately before the investigation is to begin.

Article 4

Proceedings against this Decision may be instituted in the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg in accordance with Article 173 of the EEC Treaty. Pursuant to Article 185 of the EEC Treaty, such proceedings shall not have suspensory effect. Done at Brussels, 8 December 1977. For the Commission Raymond VOUEL Member of the Commission

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX to Commission Decision of 8 December 1977Supplementary provisions

Article 15 (1) 1. The Commission may by decision impose on undertakings or associations of undertakings fines of from 100 to 5 000 units of account where, intentionally or negligently: (a) ... (b) ... (c) they produce the required books or other business records in incomplete form during investigations under Article 13 or 14, or refuse to submit to an investigation ordered by decision issued in implementation of Article 14 (3). Article 16 (1) 1. The Commission may by decision impose on undertakings or associations of undertakings periodic penalty payments of from 50 to 1 000 units of account per day, calculated from the date appointed by the Decision, in order to compel them: (a) ... (b) ... (c) ... (d) to submit to an investigation which it has ordered by decision taken pursuant to Article 14 (3).

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