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What would be your recommendations to companies faced with a cartel investigation and what potential pitfalls would you highlight?

Italy

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Answer ... The Italian Competition Authority has become particularly strict in assessing antitrust compliance programmes as a means for companies to obtain reductions in possible fines. It is therefore of paramount importance that compliance programmes carefully follow the Italian Competition Authority’s guidelines, as well as further indications that may be gleaned from past Italian Competition Authority decisions.

For more information about this answer please contact: Paolisa Nebbia from Shearman & Sterling LLP

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Cartels

Andrzej Kmiecik

Van Bael & Bellis

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Paolisa Nebbia

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Italy