Those amounts were fixed on the basis of the very serious nature, both at the global level and at the European level, of the unlawful conduct adopted and also of the relatively low value of the European market for choline chloride (EUR 52.6 million in 1997) and those factors continue to be relevant even though the only infringement to be taken into account is the one relating to the EEA.
Need summad määrati kindlaks, lähtudes rikkuva tegevuse väga raskest laadist nii maailma kui ka Euroopa tasandil ning Euroopa koliinkloriidituru suhteliselt väikesest väärtusest (52,6 miljonit eurot aastal 1997), kusjuures need tegurid on asjakohased isegi siis, kui ainuke rikkumine, mida tuleb arvesse võtta, puudutab EMP turgu.