Taking into account the nature of the infringement committed and the fact that it covered the whole of the common market and, following its creation, the EEA in its entirety, the Commission considers that Akzo Nobel, BASF and UCB have committed a very serious infringement of Article 81(1) of the Treaty and 53(1) of the EEA Agreement.
Arvestades rikkumise laadi ja asjaolu, et see hõlmas kogu ühisturgu ning EMP moodustamise järel kogu EMPd, on komisjon seisukohal, et Akzo Nobel, BASF ja UCB on väga tõsiselt rikkunud asutamislepingu artikli 81 lõiget 1 ja EMP lepingu artikli 53 lõiget 1.