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Thank YOll for your letter of 19 JUlle 200 I In the Chancellor of lhe Exchequer Gordon Ihown whlcll hM been passed to our secllon (Compelltlon roliel Dtectorllle) here a( the DCI1szligrlmenl of Trade Bl1d Industry

In your leHer youlist EI number ofthe thing thnt YOll have done in relation to anli-compelilivc prnctice~ which you hack-up with some Inlerellting atlachments We ngree wlth the gcnernllo1c 0 r your letter that we Ileed slrong effectlve competitive merkets not price fi)(ing I1nd abllse of mnrkel lower Wt believe that astrang competitol1 HUlkes for s1rong Drillh businesses nnd orrers [he hCRl guaranlee to consumers of choke nnd vnlue

As YOII mny be nWBre the Governmenlls uildertakina furlher reform of lhe compclition regime al1t1 Oll 18 June announced proPORS for 1 major Rnd radieal reform of Ihe UKs competition regime (copy nHached) These proposals include new comple)( monopoly powers fm fully independel1t compclition 8ulhorities a new legal basis for OFT 10 promote competiti(gtn nCrOR the cconomy nlld

cOllsllltalion on crilll inal renllltie5 foumlr those Involved in carlcls The next slep ia fer (he Oovernment to publish a policyconsullation paper on 31 luly which will set out lhe proposals for enrly legislation for reforming the compelilion regime in this country Further Inrormatlon on thlA and olher area8 of UK competltioll polie) eRn be ound on our newly revised website (hltpllwwwdti govukcp)

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nIE TIMES FRIDAY MAY 21 1999

32 BUSINESS NEWS 1 2 --~--------~---- __~~-~-~~----------------------------------------------------------~---- i ~

Roche and BASF fmed $725 rl j w

I bull 1

for conspiring to fIX prices 11 lawsuits- A dIird amspiratt er up the canspifat Rodle anJi-Iruftdivision said thear- wbidt admmrd iwnin priltr- Rhiine-PouIenc cX Francr ~ said eYria mal Dr Sam- Id ~ SS biJIion oe ltan- fixing and ~ 10 pay a j i IS 1-LW OK

r ~OofEuropt5leM1intmm- optt~~ridnbt~ periume ~ MlU1d an rmmmrf pUd mificalfy The~~scI1cme D apd pmrishmmt~ ~ CD- ~ 110 nad mcJIlul on ifs mmr VrrmaUy~ Ameri- SlOS rniUion finr in MaIdL j t ~

i pan~ ha-ie Dem fiDrd ~ tOW and hclpinf 10 incrinuumlniIIIe jG ttaw ehe ccm~-j~ jaftad pricrs fDr YiIaDuumlns md has caugbt me tI oi lohn I ~ oi $725 milliDn -ampSO tniUion forroo cohmts 1) as -ouid tht QJI1ml head ~ fmds 10 fced BridJmIan Diaour-Genaal tIl

bv w Amerian Gomnmem The crackda -n will ha~ of i1s Yiwraumlns diYisioa J2 Ihe grmI m 1hcse defIndanrs 01 FUr Tndiog The US sciIcme 0lt ~ ampIr ampiring 10 fix 1be prim IBn wutled dDselv bT Brit- ~IVt aodlfxir ~ who gnnrs ~100IdrltJrrDn- f D i oh~ aifts 0ffiIr oe Fm-T~RIilieaumlddlidrilatcriminal ilt- mrpedbundmls ohliDians of ~ThisQJlsparkaDrelO I middot ~ BIIbt gi SvjgrlpI and hieb is stwiyjng ~~ ~ jmoIin2 foor Qll- doIIan in adWional ~ ~ cmless OctveeO 4M) gWJt 1 ~ ampSFO( Gernwn were iDrd lucratie ~ rech-- rmt - rd ~ ~ RhOOr-Poulrnc ~ ad--a firIns rtw ~ 1[3 onh Ir i S5l1 m1f$o anauml ~S23 ~Ilim niques beilre assurnirIg mn --m CI1t rinuim Betv(m Jmu- Ur of the micnc sdImIe off- firn penitmr U ~ et OOuml

rtspCCID~~ OV ur mn--tru~ ~ ~S ncxt~ uyJ9rh and F~ 1999 ehe md lD gudlY ~ thaI Thc bi~[ amrust iine diliiion of me VS Dmatl11fm Kuno S~ a former amspiralors fua pnczs for vi- IOhuueer inbrnwion 10 Ur bdDre e5tefda ~ Sl35 mil- oi Jusnce am-~ ad- maruiiiffiaumlifCaumlOr aI Roci1e amins A S2 85 C and E and I~panmelJl of JusUa otr lioR Unoosai aeainst SGL mimngbcir wilr TheI Me lhe YoiH ~ fDuT momhs in an flaquo vitamil1 food Jdditivts aJraquo Klein said the inbnwion Ir CartJon i Gaman fum enii- i ~ mrnIDal iineS in es -Irlerian j4il md szligKIS( also cating saks ~U~ md mar- lrod ~ pioUal Ur u- er- Ihis mooth Ir had bero pan h~otJ md C3Uid be ~ Dy ~ a SKX1000 lJoe aier Iyjng kD sbare ~ ~ ~ wett aiso bdpcd afi canrI coruroIling Ihle mar- d_m_~ ____ fulm __ pendin __ g_[j_ l_ __ to_in_~_~_ ___ iD_I_9I1l __ 1O_aJV_-_ __ Joci __ Kk1_n_m_-_e_~ __ af_the __ by _ _ Uln ___ la __ i_SW_liss_ _grotlp __ bull _ 1oszlig tm-~ eeaumlrodes i

218683 HI 43 FAX HO 81385 838843 STAHLEi ADAMS P 881 --_ ~ _-_ _--_ __ __ _---- __-__-- _ _- -

NESS middot HE TlMES FR IDAY JUNE 20 2003

1 11 ~4I II 10 11 bullbullbullbull 11 middot middot u bullbull middot bull bullbull IH bullbull HI OUtf n 1 bull 0 01 I U 1 I

to jail wayward bosses iPor

consumers the maln

galn 13 we will have one of the

most rigorous

competltion

Sir Dmtk Morrlt CnmpetlUon CcmrailNIloa chairman IlIIIm Clhler jIUn role

lIon tOne way or th ll1k l n~ a~Jut lt is that Ir you can lIet compelitlon among cartellsts Imcmbera 0 an iIIepl prloshyfbdng ring] to a~ who (omes to ua nut more carles wUl unmiddot ravel And that eertlllnly good ror th~ lIenerlll puhllc and Its yood rer all he iood bLJslntsles

The Act has led the OfT to baet up 118 staff and Introduce a new board atructure 1r VlckErs h4~ Jlven ur ~li tille of Dlrector-Genera 0 Fair Trad Ing 8nd hat lnatead boshytome chairman of an Ofl1 board WI~8e 8e~en mfmher~ lnclude RosalInd Wrlvht the

former head of the Seroll Frlud Ort1ce C()mrlllll~ that lire dlllSatlned wlth Oft declshysloh C3n now appeal dlredll to the Compttltlon Allpear Tribunal an e~rt bady aet up 8pedfteall~ lo dlill wlttl antimiddot tllJampt Issllu

The IIhoVBI of polltlcs ftom UK compttltlon loUey mean that ptrlda Hewltt th rade S~tQry can no lonaer oermiddot rute Ihe advlee of elther Mr Vlekm er Sir Ocrell For Mr VlckerR Ihls l)1eana that Ir he thlnk9 8 merllr er an lndustry needs further InveJtisatlon ho no longer hiS 10 eSuszligde MI Hewltt 10 RUree wlth him Th

minister will Ilao lose the right of feto over Sir Derek ded-110m bull bull nd amp11 hii led dir~ly 10 a humber of 1ubetanCl al Chanlf8 at the COll1peltlon Commlulon

Prom todl) the Ccmmlsmiddot slorl will nol only hllvl the flnll ampY Oll whether a merger or anti-competltlve mnrket Irampctl~ lA d~magl nl the econmiddot Dmy It will also ~edde Co r itult how the prOblem Ihould bemolled

Under tne old reglmf the Comml5lion W01JId make a reeshyommndatlon to MI He~itl aboul o-called remediesOl ror compt 111011 prohlemR M~

H ~wltt II IIU hl 8Ul ff wtluld then make 1 Onal cteclsltlll lllid turn to the 0 F1 ror help In Irnpitmellling the changeamp UntIer th new regl1C the CommiAAlon d~dell on approshyp inte renlcd ieR nntJ tnke~ he lead In Im lllcmentAlion Allel thai has ed 10 faNeachl llg chanlle3 In hoth starr memh(Ml IIllel g tru ~ture

Sir Dlck lU Rct up a He divi~lon headlld by Davld Rohmiddot erts a fermer ~erl lor mllnaSIII atJ Saillihury to work Oll remmiddot ed l c~ In CClITIgtclltl(1tl CIUC~ and nuR ~ I 1 month~ pi ot1~ the nt approach Undcr the nflW yst ll1l M~ R()berts~ telm will eXlrnlill mcrgers end ma ket ahuse Clll~ 1I 101lmiddot sjde mtlnberK of tre Commisshyslon nd will drllW up a li st Clr Jlotentlnl ren ediea Undlr the old ~~ime 1I WB th ~ clt)mfll l ~shyIoners themAeli~ whl) tame tp wth rOnl()(ii szlig$ they CI)11middot cluctlld Ihe Invc~tISl tion whlch hHIVihlbly ant tnnt the defil litl nf the r(lmedll came ~~cCml to the dltai It ltl f the inltwry 1tlaquolr- 8(1Il1ethl n~ Sir berek Is keen to chllnlle

Llke dcd~io ll R t1l~de hv th ~ OFT ru li ng~ by thc Coni pclishytion C(lllmi ~sllll (lIn a i~o be ree(rcd to the COl1wetltio l1 ArlPcfI8 jrihul1nl chalrcd by Sir ChrMltlllher litllllmy Qe Neth~r Sir l1crek nor Mr

VickerH elllII11g~ th eir Ionsshyterm fUlme tll he fit the l~)~IshyfliC of UIlt cOl1 tgtetit lcHI pollcy Sir 1Rrrk ~tand~ dllwn ned ycar to becmnc Provo~t of 011-e College OXftJrd Mr Vlcker~ platts tu (nlln hN former tushytor back 0 Ilcndemla n~ 311 eCltlshynOllla fellow (I Mt Soul~ CCiImiddot lejll Oxford when hllt term (lltshypl~ At the elld [Ir Seplemhl( 2005 The LJ 11 15 expllced to udvertl~e ror Sr P~ks re-

middot middot ~m~nt later thlszlig ~t1 n1mer

2118683 16 4b FAX HO 81385838B43 STAttLEi ADAMS P 8el __ __ __ _- __ - __ __ - ~ __ -_ ----- - - middotmiddotmiddotmiddot_ middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 1_ -

The Oberver 25 November 2001

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Nick Maumlt4 j i

~ OOMfN1I ~~idrect(lra throUlhou~ tb Rurojllan UnIon coul4 Mve tbeir ho~ raldtd lIider tO_Uh naw cartel-tml awl~Y to bep~~ext)Ir Plan ror mtly Sner bullbull ed Inveatlsatory powertl are betore the Councll of Mlnlshytlra and aldee to Marla Mahlt the IlU Competltton Cnmmi bullbull loner lald they hould be 1aw IIOOn Oommmiddot 11Mton InveatlPton can ready rRld omoes anet cornmiddot PIInyelre

Th move will IIhock the europhobe hualnell8 lobby whleh I altllY about EU Intartrene Out It will enBble antlmiddottrust Inv8ItlllshytOri to obtaln tnrorm8t1on munllld out of rampany omcllft on oomputardllkl

We wlll UM [thlill weaponlY to tmprove the batmiddot tle aatnAt cllitls Sild a spokell1lAn tot MonU Mnr lnd more evtdencls hidden We wAnt to put Itall on premJes

Ruth t Aa Mad ofthe III~tl-

tutti 01 Dlreetoll I0lley unlt td Thll tJ eompletely ovar tht toplt not All If dlreetoll have been Motln penple Our vleW I~ that Europl hould jult Atop t

11 prospect o( the beer6dmiddot up powrs comea just da) atter Montl nnMl 110m (lf th worldal8fflilt phlrmacllutmiddot ea eompanlel a r8cord total or t3a8 mlntnn ror opertlnl an Illelal prlcemiddotftx1na cartlll 011 the8upply otvltlmln8

SOItU drurromllMtet wtll Ihnckod 8t the Ilwllrlty of flnlll and Germn uhemlcal company BAS1l tI nnnaldermiddot In~ an appeal Thl mOVl tt It

BUSINESS

bllCkClred COlld Innd BASF wlth aUven blger On

MonUfj iIllttllltlthat ca eou)ll tllner I WIW of clUl actlun~ In Eulope Flgllinftt the dru comPAnlee that fut~ pHllee thrnurhout the Nlnetllll Clau Ilrttona his tormiddot 1~1I11y hllve henn contlned to the Unltd Statot

The globallsnUon 0 marmiddot kats hu MAant that cracking Crt(181~ 8een M IncrBIIlnldy tmportant In Il report tnst )ell the Parlllbaszliged Otganlshybullbull tlon fnT Ilconoti11c Cooperlshytlon lnd Dllvelopmllnt lIald the problem nf (artlll~ wa~ much woree thln WIlR thmllht an~ tno~t at them hlld Mt betn nverttlfned

ClITtelR lire aAr mimt~ between twn or more Mmpjmiddot nlf11 to fhe prl()(A rtlbh1A fnr contraetA rC8trtrt nutput ur hare marke~

LewA dUfl to rome Intn roree In Rrltaln next yenr (oulrl ~e( cOlllllQny c11re(tl)r~ Imprlaoned 11 fa und 1111ty of runr enrt8ls Thtll wm nlRltp the lJK~ nutl-tnlAt law tha toullhest In ~urope Slan belted 1111111

nIE TIMES FRIDAY MAY 21 1999

32 BUSINESS NEWS 1 2 --~--------~---- __~~-~-~~----------------------------------------------------------~---- i ~

Roche and BASF fmed $725 rl j w

I bull 1

for conspiring to fIX prices 11 lawsuits- A dIird amspiratt er up the canspifat Rodle anJi-Iruftdivision said thear- wbidt admmrd iwnin priltr- Rhiine-PouIenc cX Francr ~ said eYria mal Dr Sam- Id ~ SS biJIion oe ltan- fixing and ~ 10 pay a j i IS 1-LW OK

r ~OofEuropt5leM1intmm- optt~~ridnbt~ periume ~ MlU1d an rmmmrf pUd mificalfy The~~scI1cme D apd pmrishmmt~ ~ CD- ~ 110 nad mcJIlul on ifs mmr VrrmaUy~ Ameri- SlOS rniUion finr in MaIdL j t ~

i pan~ ha-ie Dem fiDrd ~ tOW and hclpinf 10 incrinuumlniIIIe jG ttaw ehe ccm~-j~ jaftad pricrs fDr YiIaDuumlns md has caugbt me tI oi lohn I ~ oi $725 milliDn -ampSO tniUion forroo cohmts 1) as -ouid tht QJI1ml head ~ fmds 10 fced BridJmIan Diaour-Genaal tIl

bv w Amerian Gomnmem The crackda -n will ha~ of i1s Yiwraumlns diYisioa J2 Ihe grmI m 1hcse defIndanrs 01 FUr Tndiog The US sciIcme 0lt ~ ampIr ampiring 10 fix 1be prim IBn wutled dDselv bT Brit- ~IVt aodlfxir ~ who gnnrs ~100IdrltJrrDn- f D i oh~ aifts 0ffiIr oe Fm-T~RIilieaumlddlidrilatcriminal ilt- mrpedbundmls ohliDians of ~ThisQJlsparkaDrelO I middot ~ BIIbt gi SvjgrlpI and hieb is stwiyjng ~~ ~ jmoIin2 foor Qll- doIIan in adWional ~ ~ cmless OctveeO 4M) gWJt 1 ~ ampSFO( Gernwn were iDrd lucratie ~ rech-- rmt - rd ~ ~ RhOOr-Poulrnc ~ ad--a firIns rtw ~ 1[3 onh Ir i S5l1 m1f$o anauml ~S23 ~Ilim niques beilre assurnirIg mn --m CI1t rinuim Betv(m Jmu- Ur of the micnc sdImIe off- firn penitmr U ~ et OOuml

rtspCCID~~ OV ur mn--tru~ ~ ~S ncxt~ uyJ9rh and F~ 1999 ehe md lD gudlY ~ thaI Thc bi~[ amrust iine diliiion of me VS Dmatl11fm Kuno S~ a former amspiralors fua pnczs for vi- IOhuueer inbrnwion 10 Ur bdDre e5tefda ~ Sl35 mil- oi Jusnce am-~ ad- maruiiiffiaumlifCaumlOr aI Roci1e amins A S2 85 C and E and I~panmelJl of JusUa otr lioR Unoosai aeainst SGL mimngbcir wilr TheI Me lhe YoiH ~ fDuT momhs in an flaquo vitamil1 food Jdditivts aJraquo Klein said the inbnwion Ir CartJon i Gaman fum enii- i ~ mrnIDal iineS in es -Irlerian j4il md szligKIS( also cating saks ~U~ md mar- lrod ~ pioUal Ur u- er- Ihis mooth Ir had bero pan h~otJ md C3Uid be ~ Dy ~ a SKX1000 lJoe aier Iyjng kD sbare ~ ~ ~ wett aiso bdpcd afi canrI coruroIling Ihle mar- d_m_~ ____ fulm __ pendin __ g_[j_ l_ __ to_in_~_~_ ___ iD_I_9I1l __ 1O_aJV_-_ __ Joci __ Kk1_n_m_-_e_~ __ af_the __ by _ _ Uln ___ la __ i_SW_liss_ _grotlp __ bull _ 1oszlig tm-~ eeaumlrodes i

218683 HI 43 FAX HO 81385 838843 STAHLEi ADAMS P 881 --_ ~ _-_ _--_ __ __ _---- __-__-- _ _- -

NESS middot HE TlMES FR IDAY JUNE 20 2003

1 11 ~4I II 10 11 bullbullbullbull 11 middot middot u bullbull middot bull bullbull IH bullbull HI OUtf n 1 bull 0 01 I U 1 I

to jail wayward bosses iPor

consumers the maln

galn 13 we will have one of the

most rigorous

competltion

Sir Dmtk Morrlt CnmpetlUon CcmrailNIloa chairman IlIIIm Clhler jIUn role

lIon tOne way or th ll1k l n~ a~Jut lt is that Ir you can lIet compelitlon among cartellsts Imcmbera 0 an iIIepl prloshyfbdng ring] to a~ who (omes to ua nut more carles wUl unmiddot ravel And that eertlllnly good ror th~ lIenerlll puhllc and Its yood rer all he iood bLJslntsles

The Act has led the OfT to baet up 118 staff and Introduce a new board atructure 1r VlckErs h4~ Jlven ur ~li tille of Dlrector-Genera 0 Fair Trad Ing 8nd hat lnatead boshytome chairman of an Ofl1 board WI~8e 8e~en mfmher~ lnclude RosalInd Wrlvht the

former head of the Seroll Frlud Ort1ce C()mrlllll~ that lire dlllSatlned wlth Oft declshysloh C3n now appeal dlredll to the Compttltlon Allpear Tribunal an e~rt bady aet up 8pedfteall~ lo dlill wlttl antimiddot tllJampt Issllu

The IIhoVBI of polltlcs ftom UK compttltlon loUey mean that ptrlda Hewltt th rade S~tQry can no lonaer oermiddot rute Ihe advlee of elther Mr Vlekm er Sir Ocrell For Mr VlckerR Ihls l)1eana that Ir he thlnk9 8 merllr er an lndustry needs further InveJtisatlon ho no longer hiS 10 eSuszligde MI Hewltt 10 RUree wlth him Th

minister will Ilao lose the right of feto over Sir Derek ded-110m bull bull nd amp11 hii led dir~ly 10 a humber of 1ubetanCl al Chanlf8 at the COll1peltlon Commlulon

Prom todl) the Ccmmlsmiddot slorl will nol only hllvl the flnll ampY Oll whether a merger or anti-competltlve mnrket Irampctl~ lA d~magl nl the econmiddot Dmy It will also ~edde Co r itult how the prOblem Ihould bemolled

Under tne old reglmf the Comml5lion W01JId make a reeshyommndatlon to MI He~itl aboul o-called remediesOl ror compt 111011 prohlemR M~

H ~wltt II IIU hl 8Ul ff wtluld then make 1 Onal cteclsltlll lllid turn to the 0 F1 ror help In Irnpitmellling the changeamp UntIer th new regl1C the CommiAAlon d~dell on approshyp inte renlcd ieR nntJ tnke~ he lead In Im lllcmentAlion Allel thai has ed 10 faNeachl llg chanlle3 In hoth starr memh(Ml IIllel g tru ~ture

Sir Dlck lU Rct up a He divi~lon headlld by Davld Rohmiddot erts a fermer ~erl lor mllnaSIII atJ Saillihury to work Oll remmiddot ed l c~ In CClITIgtclltl(1tl CIUC~ and nuR ~ I 1 month~ pi ot1~ the nt approach Undcr the nflW yst ll1l M~ R()berts~ telm will eXlrnlill mcrgers end ma ket ahuse Clll~ 1I 101lmiddot sjde mtlnberK of tre Commisshyslon nd will drllW up a li st Clr Jlotentlnl ren ediea Undlr the old ~~ime 1I WB th ~ clt)mfll l ~shyIoners themAeli~ whl) tame tp wth rOnl()(ii szlig$ they CI)11middot cluctlld Ihe Invc~tISl tion whlch hHIVihlbly ant tnnt the defil litl nf the r(lmedll came ~~cCml to the dltai It ltl f the inltwry 1tlaquolr- 8(1Il1ethl n~ Sir berek Is keen to chllnlle

Llke dcd~io ll R t1l~de hv th ~ OFT ru li ng~ by thc Coni pclishytion C(lllmi ~sllll (lIn a i~o be ree(rcd to the COl1wetltio l1 ArlPcfI8 jrihul1nl chalrcd by Sir ChrMltlllher litllllmy Qe Neth~r Sir l1crek nor Mr

VickerH elllII11g~ th eir Ionsshyterm fUlme tll he fit the l~)~IshyfliC of UIlt cOl1 tgtetit lcHI pollcy Sir 1Rrrk ~tand~ dllwn ned ycar to becmnc Provo~t of 011-e College OXftJrd Mr Vlcker~ platts tu (nlln hN former tushytor back 0 Ilcndemla n~ 311 eCltlshynOllla fellow (I Mt Soul~ CCiImiddot lejll Oxford when hllt term (lltshypl~ At the elld [Ir Seplemhl( 2005 The LJ 11 15 expllced to udvertl~e ror Sr P~ks re-

middot middot ~m~nt later thlszlig ~t1 n1mer

2118683 16 4b FAX HO 81385838B43 STAttLEi ADAMS P 8el __ __ __ _- __ - __ __ - ~ __ -_ ----- - - middotmiddotmiddotmiddot_ middotmiddotmiddotmiddotmiddot 1_ -

The Oberver 25 November 2001

I

I ~ f ~

r iH -

Nick Maumlt4 j i

~ OOMfN1I ~~idrect(lra throUlhou~ tb Rurojllan UnIon coul4 Mve tbeir ho~ raldtd lIider tO_Uh naw cartel-tml awl~Y to bep~~ext)Ir Plan ror mtly Sner bullbull ed Inveatlsatory powertl are betore the Councll of Mlnlshytlra and aldee to Marla Mahlt the IlU Competltton Cnmmi bullbull loner lald they hould be 1aw IIOOn Oommmiddot 11Mton InveatlPton can ready rRld omoes anet cornmiddot PIInyelre

Th move will IIhock the europhobe hualnell8 lobby whleh I altllY about EU Intartrene Out It will enBble antlmiddottrust Inv8ItlllshytOri to obtaln tnrorm8t1on munllld out of rampany omcllft on oomputardllkl

We wlll UM [thlill weaponlY to tmprove the batmiddot tle aatnAt cllitls Sild a spokell1lAn tot MonU Mnr lnd more evtdencls hidden We wAnt to put Itall on premJes

Ruth t Aa Mad ofthe III~tl-

tutti 01 Dlreetoll I0lley unlt td Thll tJ eompletely ovar tht toplt not All If dlreetoll have been Motln penple Our vleW I~ that Europl hould jult Atop t

11 prospect o( the beer6dmiddot up powrs comea just da) atter Montl nnMl 110m (lf th worldal8fflilt phlrmacllutmiddot ea eompanlel a r8cord total or t3a8 mlntnn ror opertlnl an Illelal prlcemiddotftx1na cartlll 011 the8upply otvltlmln8

SOItU drurromllMtet wtll Ihnckod 8t the Ilwllrlty of flnlll and Germn uhemlcal company BAS1l tI nnnaldermiddot In~ an appeal Thl mOVl tt It

BUSINESS

bllCkClred COlld Innd BASF wlth aUven blger On

MonUfj iIllttllltlthat ca eou)ll tllner I WIW of clUl actlun~ In Eulope Flgllinftt the dru comPAnlee that fut~ pHllee thrnurhout the Nlnetllll Clau Ilrttona his tormiddot 1~1I11y hllve henn contlned to the Unltd Statot

The globallsnUon 0 marmiddot kats hu MAant that cracking Crt(181~ 8een M IncrBIIlnldy tmportant In Il report tnst )ell the Parlllbaszliged Otganlshybullbull tlon fnT Ilconoti11c Cooperlshytlon lnd Dllvelopmllnt lIald the problem nf (artlll~ wa~ much woree thln WIlR thmllht an~ tno~t at them hlld Mt betn nverttlfned

ClITtelR lire aAr mimt~ between twn or more Mmpjmiddot nlf11 to fhe prl()(A rtlbh1A fnr contraetA rC8trtrt nutput ur hare marke~

LewA dUfl to rome Intn roree In Rrltaln next yenr (oulrl ~e( cOlllllQny c11re(tl)r~ Imprlaoned 11 fa und 1111ty of runr enrt8ls Thtll wm nlRltp the lJK~ nutl-tnlAt law tha toullhest In ~urope Slan belted 1111111

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to jail wayward bosses iPor

consumers the maln

galn 13 we will have one of the

most rigorous

competltion

Sir Dmtk Morrlt CnmpetlUon CcmrailNIloa chairman IlIIIm Clhler jIUn role

lIon tOne way or th ll1k l n~ a~Jut lt is that Ir you can lIet compelitlon among cartellsts Imcmbera 0 an iIIepl prloshyfbdng ring] to a~ who (omes to ua nut more carles wUl unmiddot ravel And that eertlllnly good ror th~ lIenerlll puhllc and Its yood rer all he iood bLJslntsles

The Act has led the OfT to baet up 118 staff and Introduce a new board atructure 1r VlckErs h4~ Jlven ur ~li tille of Dlrector-Genera 0 Fair Trad Ing 8nd hat lnatead boshytome chairman of an Ofl1 board WI~8e 8e~en mfmher~ lnclude RosalInd Wrlvht the

former head of the Seroll Frlud Ort1ce C()mrlllll~ that lire dlllSatlned wlth Oft declshysloh C3n now appeal dlredll to the Compttltlon Allpear Tribunal an e~rt bady aet up 8pedfteall~ lo dlill wlttl antimiddot tllJampt Issllu

The IIhoVBI of polltlcs ftom UK compttltlon loUey mean that ptrlda Hewltt th rade S~tQry can no lonaer oermiddot rute Ihe advlee of elther Mr Vlekm er Sir Ocrell For Mr VlckerR Ihls l)1eana that Ir he thlnk9 8 merllr er an lndustry needs further InveJtisatlon ho no longer hiS 10 eSuszligde MI Hewltt 10 RUree wlth him Th

minister will Ilao lose the right of feto over Sir Derek ded-110m bull bull nd amp11 hii led dir~ly 10 a humber of 1ubetanCl al Chanlf8 at the COll1peltlon Commlulon

Prom todl) the Ccmmlsmiddot slorl will nol only hllvl the flnll ampY Oll whether a merger or anti-competltlve mnrket Irampctl~ lA d~magl nl the econmiddot Dmy It will also ~edde Co r itult how the prOblem Ihould bemolled

Under tne old reglmf the Comml5lion W01JId make a reeshyommndatlon to MI He~itl aboul o-called remediesOl ror compt 111011 prohlemR M~

H ~wltt II IIU hl 8Ul ff wtluld then make 1 Onal cteclsltlll lllid turn to the 0 F1 ror help In Irnpitmellling the changeamp UntIer th new regl1C the CommiAAlon d~dell on approshyp inte renlcd ieR nntJ tnke~ he lead In Im lllcmentAlion Allel thai has ed 10 faNeachl llg chanlle3 In hoth starr memh(Ml IIllel g tru ~ture

Sir Dlck lU Rct up a He divi~lon headlld by Davld Rohmiddot erts a fermer ~erl lor mllnaSIII atJ Saillihury to work Oll remmiddot ed l c~ In CClITIgtclltl(1tl CIUC~ and nuR ~ I 1 month~ pi ot1~ the nt approach Undcr the nflW yst ll1l M~ R()berts~ telm will eXlrnlill mcrgers end ma ket ahuse Clll~ 1I 101lmiddot sjde mtlnberK of tre Commisshyslon nd will drllW up a li st Clr Jlotentlnl ren ediea Undlr the old ~~ime 1I WB th ~ clt)mfll l ~shyIoners themAeli~ whl) tame tp wth rOnl()(ii szlig$ they CI)11middot cluctlld Ihe Invc~tISl tion whlch hHIVihlbly ant tnnt the defil litl nf the r(lmedll came ~~cCml to the dltai It ltl f the inltwry 1tlaquolr- 8(1Il1ethl n~ Sir berek Is keen to chllnlle

Llke dcd~io ll R t1l~de hv th ~ OFT ru li ng~ by thc Coni pclishytion C(lllmi ~sllll (lIn a i~o be ree(rcd to the COl1wetltio l1 ArlPcfI8 jrihul1nl chalrcd by Sir ChrMltlllher litllllmy Qe Neth~r Sir l1crek nor Mr

VickerH elllII11g~ th eir Ionsshyterm fUlme tll he fit the l~)~IshyfliC of UIlt cOl1 tgtetit lcHI pollcy Sir 1Rrrk ~tand~ dllwn ned ycar to becmnc Provo~t of 011-e College OXftJrd Mr Vlcker~ platts tu (nlln hN former tushytor back 0 Ilcndemla n~ 311 eCltlshynOllla fellow (I Mt Soul~ CCiImiddot lejll Oxford when hllt term (lltshypl~ At the elld [Ir Seplemhl( 2005 The LJ 11 15 expllced to udvertl~e ror Sr P~ks re-

middot middot ~m~nt later thlszlig ~t1 n1mer

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~ OOMfN1I ~~idrect(lra throUlhou~ tb Rurojllan UnIon coul4 Mve tbeir ho~ raldtd lIider tO_Uh naw cartel-tml awl~Y to bep~~ext)Ir Plan ror mtly Sner bullbull ed Inveatlsatory powertl are betore the Councll of Mlnlshytlra and aldee to Marla Mahlt the IlU Competltton Cnmmi bullbull loner lald they hould be 1aw IIOOn Oommmiddot 11Mton InveatlPton can ready rRld omoes anet cornmiddot PIInyelre

Th move will IIhock the europhobe hualnell8 lobby whleh I altllY about EU Intartrene Out It will enBble antlmiddottrust Inv8ItlllshytOri to obtaln tnrorm8t1on munllld out of rampany omcllft on oomputardllkl

We wlll UM [thlill weaponlY to tmprove the batmiddot tle aatnAt cllitls Sild a spokell1lAn tot MonU Mnr lnd more evtdencls hidden We wAnt to put Itall on premJes

Ruth t Aa Mad ofthe III~tl-

tutti 01 Dlreetoll I0lley unlt td Thll tJ eompletely ovar tht toplt not All If dlreetoll have been Motln penple Our vleW I~ that Europl hould jult Atop t

11 prospect o( the beer6dmiddot up powrs comea just da) atter Montl nnMl 110m (lf th worldal8fflilt phlrmacllutmiddot ea eompanlel a r8cord total or t3a8 mlntnn ror opertlnl an Illelal prlcemiddotftx1na cartlll 011 the8upply otvltlmln8

SOItU drurromllMtet wtll Ihnckod 8t the Ilwllrlty of flnlll and Germn uhemlcal company BAS1l tI nnnaldermiddot In~ an appeal Thl mOVl tt It

BUSINESS

bllCkClred COlld Innd BASF wlth aUven blger On

MonUfj iIllttllltlthat ca eou)ll tllner I WIW of clUl actlun~ In Eulope Flgllinftt the dru comPAnlee that fut~ pHllee thrnurhout the Nlnetllll Clau Ilrttona his tormiddot 1~1I11y hllve henn contlned to the Unltd Statot

The globallsnUon 0 marmiddot kats hu MAant that cracking Crt(181~ 8een M IncrBIIlnldy tmportant In Il report tnst )ell the Parlllbaszliged Otganlshybullbull tlon fnT Ilconoti11c Cooperlshytlon lnd Dllvelopmllnt lIald the problem nf (artlll~ wa~ much woree thln WIlR thmllht an~ tno~t at them hlld Mt betn nverttlfned

ClITtelR lire aAr mimt~ between twn or more Mmpjmiddot nlf11 to fhe prl()(A rtlbh1A fnr contraetA rC8trtrt nutput ur hare marke~

LewA dUfl to rome Intn roree In Rrltaln next yenr (oulrl ~e( cOlllllQny c11re(tl)r~ Imprlaoned 11 fa und 1111ty of runr enrt8ls Thtll wm nlRltp the lJK~ nutl-tnlAt law tha toullhest In ~urope Slan belted 1111111

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~ OOMfN1I ~~idrect(lra throUlhou~ tb Rurojllan UnIon coul4 Mve tbeir ho~ raldtd lIider tO_Uh naw cartel-tml awl~Y to bep~~ext)Ir Plan ror mtly Sner bullbull ed Inveatlsatory powertl are betore the Councll of Mlnlshytlra and aldee to Marla Mahlt the IlU Competltton Cnmmi bullbull loner lald they hould be 1aw IIOOn Oommmiddot 11Mton InveatlPton can ready rRld omoes anet cornmiddot PIInyelre

Th move will IIhock the europhobe hualnell8 lobby whleh I altllY about EU Intartrene Out It will enBble antlmiddottrust Inv8ItlllshytOri to obtaln tnrorm8t1on munllld out of rampany omcllft on oomputardllkl

We wlll UM [thlill weaponlY to tmprove the batmiddot tle aatnAt cllitls Sild a spokell1lAn tot MonU Mnr lnd more evtdencls hidden We wAnt to put Itall on premJes

Ruth t Aa Mad ofthe III~tl-

tutti 01 Dlreetoll I0lley unlt td Thll tJ eompletely ovar tht toplt not All If dlreetoll have been Motln penple Our vleW I~ that Europl hould jult Atop t

11 prospect o( the beer6dmiddot up powrs comea just da) atter Montl nnMl 110m (lf th worldal8fflilt phlrmacllutmiddot ea eompanlel a r8cord total or t3a8 mlntnn ror opertlnl an Illelal prlcemiddotftx1na cartlll 011 the8upply otvltlmln8

SOItU drurromllMtet wtll Ihnckod 8t the Ilwllrlty of flnlll and Germn uhemlcal company BAS1l tI nnnaldermiddot In~ an appeal Thl mOVl tt It

BUSINESS

bllCkClred COlld Innd BASF wlth aUven blger On

MonUfj iIllttllltlthat ca eou)ll tllner I WIW of clUl actlun~ In Eulope Flgllinftt the dru comPAnlee that fut~ pHllee thrnurhout the Nlnetllll Clau Ilrttona his tormiddot 1~1I11y hllve henn contlned to the Unltd Statot

The globallsnUon 0 marmiddot kats hu MAant that cracking Crt(181~ 8een M IncrBIIlnldy tmportant In Il report tnst )ell the Parlllbaszliged Otganlshybullbull tlon fnT Ilconoti11c Cooperlshytlon lnd Dllvelopmllnt lIald the problem nf (artlll~ wa~ much woree thln WIlR thmllht an~ tno~t at them hlld Mt betn nverttlfned

ClITtelR lire aAr mimt~ between twn or more Mmpjmiddot nlf11 to fhe prl()(A rtlbh1A fnr contraetA rC8trtrt nutput ur hare marke~

LewA dUfl to rome Intn roree In Rrltaln next yenr (oulrl ~e( cOlllllQny c11re(tl)r~ Imprlaoned 11 fa und 1111ty of runr enrt8ls Thtll wm nlRltp the lJK~ nutl-tnlAt law tha toullhest In ~urope Slan belted 1111111

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Regulators gain p wer~ _ LeI Pt on TH e new Entelj)rJse Ati 11111 tranatorm the rol of Jolm Vlckera Md Sir Derek Morrll szliglltaln two eompetltton chiefs when It CdmeJ inte foree today The Act 8ivc~ the two men chalrmen of the Offlco or Fair Tradlng (OFT) ind the Competltlon Commlmiddot 1101 respectlvely unprectdentshyed powers ltWer the worklns of Brltlsh bU$lnell

PlOm tedy the two ronner Oxrord Acsllemlt will have Ihe power to send wayward company boun 10 jall rar IIP 10 ftve Yel i nd to Im hefty fi nes They ltan alao fo rce UR buslnesses to rutllJcture 11 they belleve It will be In tho Inlcrtt of thE corsumer

rhe chan8l wlJl laquolnolldat the petition of John Vlcker one-tlme member of the Bank cf Enclands Monetatj POIIY Commlttee lind OFT chaitshyman tot nearly Ihree )lllIrs as the reiluatOI1 worldmiddot prtJIMlCUshytor-in-chlef Mr Vlckcrs I former pupll of Sir Dereks at Oxford 11111 have new powera - Includlng the rlllht to bug hom~s And cfficea - to uncovshyer prlceninll Rnd hld-rigglng aeross the UIlt From tOClay prce-nl(ln~ lind ild-rllJalna beshyCOIl1 c~l nlll 1I1 otrncea punilhmiddot able by a jait s~tence alld hefty nnes

The role of Sir Derck ~C(Jshynomlca fellow at Oril Co eae ror Illl1rly 30 years before ~ comlng Competitlon Commlshyslon chairman in 1998 will b more skin ta bull chief JUIUce H~ Ilnd hi~ fellow eammlulonshym will alt SI judge and Jury In lgtoth merg~r Inqulrle$ nd Illvestililtlonszlig Into IIntl-tomshypotlUve markls

Undlaquo the new Act theComshyp~ltlan Comm1sslon not 0111)

John Vlckera OFT chllmlan betomu the lulatOlY world pl05etutor-ln-chltr

decidea whether 11 merler cr market practl~e 15 harmlnl Ihe COnBumer but also rul on hc tllIPropriatr remed) Thi

I ~ ft 8tep change from the old regime where the CrJmmllshylion metei) Bdvlsed the Secreshylary of SlIte For Trade and InshydlJstry nbout Ihe most approshyp~IAI ttlure or action to take

In lnttlJlewl wlth 111 Time thlf week th two nien were adilmant that both the bI1~lshyntilS world and the cOfIsuma would benent rom the nW rCjllme - thl crlmlnallsatlon of pricemiddotfxlna ilnd the removshyal of polltlcal Innuence from compttltlon pollcy Sir Derek

gaid hk1na mlnlster~ out of mergers tnd merket declslorlq hAS bll~1I wldfly WtJ~omed by Induetry BI allowinj Iltnter conshtency AM hopefufly pr~ diclabllty in the reampime Por eonaumers the rn~in aaln I we wil l have olle of Ihe mOit rlsoroU8 eompetl tloll regimes an)where In tnt wcrld

Mr Vklttn qrred Ir Ihe market workrlj weil tor conshyIJmelK wl1lch munt that Ws competJtlve Inci lfs falr-dealshylnll blllllnrs1ea thaI litt aood lt glvlnu CIIl torners hat the) WlInl are golllil to pro~ptr There the dual beneflt thtre fer the customer and rar all

the (1000 busille5SI~ M r Vlckmiddot m Inslt Ih~t Ihl chllnge to th jlw wUI have lt1 RlJbetnlltial deterrent efffct uht crlmlnnlmiddot I8ItlO1l provisions I thi llk have focu~ed mlmlH li nd heghtlI1ed awareness The itro llQ I mple~- Alo wee gettlng I thnt the i detrrent effect or tne prtwi ahms Is potenllally vei l)OW er- I M Al1d Ir )101 det thege CIr- tell 10 healll 11th thot grellt jO bull

He 5aYI the l1ClW pro VI51ons Include meA6ures to encour- age whlltl -blowlng - 11 n)IIYI- her or a tIIrtel th~ t tI It off the OFT alld co-operate rully wlth Iu inveit lgatlons wi ll re- j celve Immunlly (rom prosecll-

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After ~ang Battle Stanley ~dam$ Is V~dicated - Sort 0 Farned WhistlemiddotBlower Wins

~uit Aa~ EC Body But lie ~ays Hiah Price

bull I bull

By PAUi HJMP 1t01 ~ IfTlt ww JOlIJW

LUXIMBOURQ - WtI11 he Ianrulhtd In IwtH plIOb blt wUt commltted luteldt Wben he pout ot jl1l nnanelnr for hll buaiJleu drled up ampnd he Welt banJuUl)t

After bull Ion fnlltltll Job UIlch be wrote book tellinl bl KalkUlqUl ltoryj whlch DI amp110 made into a BrlUJh tllelllon drlma

AM now 11 tara after l8porun the lIleplactlvltlea of hll t rftll1oyer F Hoffmiddot mannmiddotLa ~be Il Ce juetlee hu at lut been dOM for Burope ~tknown whlltlemiddot middot blower 8WltY AcIaraI

Sort of Yeetflrday u televll1on call1eru

wtllrfeclln a corner cf thf ecurtroam the Iuropean Court of JUltlee here ruled In MI middotAdamI favor But WS autt wunt agalnst HaftmannmiddotLa itOCh wllell namtd blm In an middotlndutr1aJ plonap -eomplaiJlt VI UIoUrh U NU later CoIIvlcled 01 unfair eompeUUe praetle on Oumll lUtnrth of 111 tattHn NOT WU It 1Iaut tbt Swta JOemmant whlClh cltUled hlm and tollDCl h1n4111l) 01 IndultrlaJ 8IIploJIampP ITb~ LiWe MaszligI

lntead- the IUIt WILl acatnat the iuumlromiddot pean CoilUnlinlt) COmm1lllon hll one-time a1ly in whal he eal the filM o the Ittue man a1ampllist th middotJnOney and power o

-- YIultinaUow companle and govlrumiddot men _

Mt Adama Ittiamptton a blampam eXIllnp1~ ot hOW IOme(lne ~an taUmlo a tlnd of no tnlUl Iampnd between iwo auppoaedl) eornplemtlltary Iyltemt cl JllIttee IronJmiddot eally hlI luli IIlln1t the tc Commtlllan thourht to bt Ull ftrt ol lt1 klJiil by In Indlvldual may maie the commSl lon Nat) of Ullnr Informanti in future eompetttlCln eQel Oll oUlc11l nya And Hollmann-La Rodu hieb Wu eVlItlialJy ftDed the equfviJent of Sz~ooo ~Y It woulCS PUrlUI an) ther leak Wltb tM tull force fJf Swta 1amp

ltJ N CN 0 bull

iW were not Intfrated In BtanteY Adaml u a person I eompany apoknmlll I )11 explainlnr wh~ HclfmlWlmiddotLa Roelle

I went IC the iwtu authorttlu Rut wt had 110 w~ 01 knotrlnalt the Informer Will ItUJ

wtth th eompanf and WI Wlrtlnterel~ In PlevlDtiJll fUlther damap (HOffmannmiddot i La RoclIe aald lt had no eOmmillt on

Yllter4ay CSeclllon whleh tt calJed amp i matter -ten MI Aumldamptnl Ud me I Be) I stanley Adamit I Maltaboru rl1llh anI W des~Df Wu

an x bull i middotLauml Hat I In fI~ when In ltbnlll) un he wrct to the ~ COlnrnlll1011 wtth lntnrmatlon baut whAt he belleved tri bt 11 tJIt pl elrtll between thl muera of vltamtna Whlle SwttMrland (lIlt part of the ampC eompanlel Jtke HoftmannmiddotLamp Rocbe thatoperale wl thln Re natlou llre eoMldltred bound by lta la

In Oetober Mt Adam 11ft tho QCmpany I and moved to ltaly middotTtte comtnlallon meallwhlle eontinue4 Its Inv Uatlon 01 Hoffm6nn-La ampehe ud It ahowtd the phannaceutJuI concern aOrN doCwnenti prOvlded by Mt Adlml

T~ lrouaed lhe aUplclons of the company which natned MI Adamprtul ia IUlpeet Mhen It uked 6w1u autholltlea to Inveetlpta thl leak undar IU lftduatr1al 81plonap law

On DIe 31 1916 Mr Aumldamt not laIowUlamp he WU IUlpectecl 01 a crma In Bwlturland Wlnt wlth his wne and thrft

Mllahtn to cellbratt the new yeat W1th relative JUit ICIOII the 8w1 border HCI

wu matched by cutoma offle1al Md bild Ineommuneaamp Meszligilttl on ShoeII

Durtlll tht Dext tlUM monthl II Mr Adampml t8111 It he Wal inoved to -evlral 8W111 JaJJl and ipent IOrne tim In alltary eonllnement He wu Informtd Ulat hlti Umiddotyar-Old wUe MarUene bad hunr hershyelf but aant alowac1 to aUand hr ~ernl Mtuares abeut hll pUabt ftnaUy reaehelt EC ConuniUtOn offlcl after e~ 3U~ tK~L~AII on thj loles 9l

Th craquommtulon acrlld to put IJP hlB bl1l- but In tbe manner of a bureaucracy It took 46 daya to llroctu the paymltlt and he hall to borrow th fundi from Illendl In orde_r to t o~t Tbe ~~lalcn amp110

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nevY 110000 tel hlllp~y 1 e bull tiftle ire ffioumlllnltng1u( Mr AumlCfame

hacf ltarted harmiddotml11I1 ventUtt In Latlna Half IOUth of Rome balora hla Jmprlon millt BuI fl ltlllcini tell throuah alter he lpent time In JaJl The Be funda welent enolih and Mr Adaml found hl~1f banJlrupt Ha was lmprl80ned In Itldy for allewed ftnanetal fraud on Chrltlmu IIlve 1071 In cruet eclio of hillate at the hand of UHI SWlu

Mamba 01 the IUlOpean Parl tamplMJlt pleaded for furthar nn~Clllll aulltancll from the oomrnlu lon but It wunt forth oaminr After 10ln selaral Bp~al 111 111 courts 100 f1ndlng hll wu too late tQ brtng a claim Qecore the European Court of HumlQ1 RlghtA h~ sued the eommll jan In lIq lpr pu1y 41 mll ltgu (SU million) In Iol t Int omtl compell8atlon fOt metltal an fUiah ampnd othe dlUYlampael Breacn ot P1Ity

I The mu~p n Court or Juatlce )etternay friund that Ul eomrntaalOll broke Itl duty of eonttdentlallty to Mr Adams by Ihowlrlll HoftmannmiddotLa Roche documenta UIampI eould be 1lCtd to the former amplo)lee 1 allo iald the eotnml bullbull lon ehculd have warned M Adam tbot 8wla authorltiee tntende4 tI) atTIKt lUm U he retutned to Swtttermiddot IarId

But the coUrt onlYMM~JWl[lhuQfJ ~~~~~w __ iijliCauat t folUld

m partlllly retponlble 0 11 troublea It ~d he Ihoulc1 Mve m8(ti tt cleor thai Informatlon In tlte documenta could ilve aWIY hlaldentlty and that he shoutd have ltnoWII he mlht be arrested If he retUflled lo 8W1trland Mt Adams Itory has made hirn Int ornethinr of a Buropean folk bero After 11 yor of flatltlnr I)t vlndtcat1on he sOYlllB plampnl 1C buy Il houae wlth the Mltlement mODe) and pay or hIli dampUih~tI eaucatlon And he hlnte a~ a nein ronfuence arter ~be dlllllon he ma) haV foune a new rrlevshyMee- the lneqUalIly 01 Jaal 8lslltJnce tor die tndlsel1t

lilm fllhttnr In lepl ald and the Re 1Id1 IrakIlt me 8 barrage M 50 lawyera plUi thC top Je laWyer frorn IAndon he uya

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2118683 ut 33 FAX HO 81385 838043 STAHLEi ADAMS

----_ __ ~ -------- -------__ _--- -__-- -------

I ~

WALL

-_-- _ ~ - -- -

After ~ang Battle Stanley ~dam$ Is V~dicated - Sort 0 Farned WhistlemiddotBlower Wins

~uit Aa~ EC Body But lie ~ays Hiah Price

bull I bull

By PAUi HJMP 1t01 ~ IfTlt ww JOlIJW

LUXIMBOURQ - WtI11 he Ianrulhtd In IwtH plIOb blt wUt commltted luteldt Wben he pout ot jl1l nnanelnr for hll buaiJleu drled up ampnd he Welt banJuUl)t

After bull Ion fnlltltll Job UIlch be wrote book tellinl bl KalkUlqUl ltoryj whlch DI amp110 made into a BrlUJh tllelllon drlma

AM now 11 tara after l8porun the lIleplactlvltlea of hll t rftll1oyer F Hoffmiddot mannmiddotLa ~be Il Ce juetlee hu at lut been dOM for Burope ~tknown whlltlemiddot middot blower 8WltY AcIaraI

Sort of Yeetflrday u televll1on call1eru

wtllrfeclln a corner cf thf ecurtroam the Iuropean Court of JUltlee here ruled In MI middotAdamI favor But WS autt wunt agalnst HaftmannmiddotLa itOCh wllell namtd blm In an middotlndutr1aJ plonap -eomplaiJlt VI UIoUrh U NU later CoIIvlcled 01 unfair eompeUUe praetle on Oumll lUtnrth of 111 tattHn NOT WU It 1Iaut tbt Swta JOemmant whlClh cltUled hlm and tollDCl h1n4111l) 01 IndultrlaJ 8IIploJIampP ITb~ LiWe MaszligI

lntead- the IUIt WILl acatnat the iuumlromiddot pean CoilUnlinlt) COmm1lllon hll one-time a1ly in whal he eal the filM o the Ittue man a1ampllist th middotJnOney and power o

-- YIultinaUow companle and govlrumiddot men _

Mt Adama Ittiamptton a blampam eXIllnp1~ ot hOW IOme(lne ~an taUmlo a tlnd of no tnlUl Iampnd between iwo auppoaedl) eornplemtlltary Iyltemt cl JllIttee IronJmiddot eally hlI luli IIlln1t the tc Commtlllan thourht to bt Ull ftrt ol lt1 klJiil by In Indlvldual may maie the commSl lon Nat) of Ullnr Informanti in future eompetttlCln eQel Oll oUlc11l nya And Hollmann-La Rodu hieb Wu eVlItlialJy ftDed the equfviJent of Sz~ooo ~Y It woulCS PUrlUI an) ther leak Wltb tM tull force fJf Swta 1amp

ltJ N CN 0 bull

iW were not Intfrated In BtanteY Adaml u a person I eompany apoknmlll I )11 explainlnr wh~ HclfmlWlmiddotLa Roelle

I went IC the iwtu authorttlu Rut wt had 110 w~ 01 knotrlnalt the Informer Will ItUJ

wtth th eompanf and WI Wlrtlnterel~ In PlevlDtiJll fUlther damap (HOffmannmiddot i La RoclIe aald lt had no eOmmillt on

Yllter4ay CSeclllon whleh tt calJed amp i matter -ten MI Aumldamptnl Ud me I Be) I stanley Adamit I Maltaboru rl1llh anI W des~Df Wu

an x bull i middotLauml Hat I In fI~ when In ltbnlll) un he wrct to the ~ COlnrnlll1011 wtth lntnrmatlon baut whAt he belleved tri bt 11 tJIt pl elrtll between thl muera of vltamtna Whlle SwttMrland (lIlt part of the ampC eompanlel Jtke HoftmannmiddotLamp Rocbe thatoperale wl thln Re natlou llre eoMldltred bound by lta la

In Oetober Mt Adam 11ft tho QCmpany I and moved to ltaly middotTtte comtnlallon meallwhlle eontinue4 Its Inv Uatlon 01 Hoffm6nn-La ampehe ud It ahowtd the phannaceutJuI concern aOrN doCwnenti prOvlded by Mt Adlml

T~ lrouaed lhe aUplclons of the company which natned MI Adamprtul ia IUlpeet Mhen It uked 6w1u autholltlea to Inveetlpta thl leak undar IU lftduatr1al 81plonap law

On DIe 31 1916 Mr Aumldamt not laIowUlamp he WU IUlpectecl 01 a crma In Bwlturland Wlnt wlth his wne and thrft

Mllahtn to cellbratt the new yeat W1th relative JUit ICIOII the 8w1 border HCI

wu matched by cutoma offle1al Md bild Ineommuneaamp Meszligilttl on ShoeII

Durtlll tht Dext tlUM monthl II Mr Adampml t8111 It he Wal inoved to -evlral 8W111 JaJJl and ipent IOrne tim In alltary eonllnement He wu Informtd Ulat hlti Umiddotyar-Old wUe MarUene bad hunr hershyelf but aant alowac1 to aUand hr ~ernl Mtuares abeut hll pUabt ftnaUy reaehelt EC ConuniUtOn offlcl after e~ 3U~ tK~L~AII on thj loles 9l

Th craquommtulon acrlld to put IJP hlB bl1l- but In tbe manner of a bureaucracy It took 46 daya to llroctu the paymltlt and he hall to borrow th fundi from Illendl In orde_r to t o~t Tbe ~~lalcn amp110

P BOi

--- ------------pald hla lewa f8elS and litermiddot Lve htm

nevY 110000 tel hlllp~y 1 e bull tiftle ire ffioumlllnltng1u( Mr AumlCfame

hacf ltarted harmiddotml11I1 ventUtt In Latlna Half IOUth of Rome balora hla Jmprlon millt BuI fl ltlllcini tell throuah alter he lpent time In JaJl The Be funda welent enolih and Mr Adaml found hl~1f banJlrupt Ha was lmprl80ned In Itldy for allewed ftnanetal fraud on Chrltlmu IIlve 1071 In cruet eclio of hillate at the hand of UHI SWlu

Mamba 01 the IUlOpean Parl tamplMJlt pleaded for furthar nn~Clllll aulltancll from the oomrnlu lon but It wunt forth oaminr After 10ln selaral Bp~al 111 111 courts 100 f1ndlng hll wu too late tQ brtng a claim Qecore the European Court of HumlQ1 RlghtA h~ sued the eommll jan In lIq lpr pu1y 41 mll ltgu (SU million) In Iol t Int omtl compell8atlon fOt metltal an fUiah ampnd othe dlUYlampael Breacn ot P1Ity

I The mu~p n Court or Juatlce )etternay friund that Ul eomrntaalOll broke Itl duty of eonttdentlallty to Mr Adams by Ihowlrlll HoftmannmiddotLa Roche documenta UIampI eould be 1lCtd to the former amplo)lee 1 allo iald the eotnml bullbull lon ehculd have warned M Adam tbot 8wla authorltiee tntende4 tI) atTIKt lUm U he retutned to Swtttermiddot IarId

But the coUrt onlYMM~JWl[lhuQfJ ~~~~~w __ iijliCauat t folUld

m partlllly retponlble 0 11 troublea It ~d he Ihoulc1 Mve m8(ti tt cleor thai Informatlon In tlte documenta could ilve aWIY hlaldentlty and that he shoutd have ltnoWII he mlht be arrested If he retUflled lo 8W1trland Mt Adams Itory has made hirn Int ornethinr of a Buropean folk bero After 11 yor of flatltlnr I)t vlndtcat1on he sOYlllB plampnl 1C buy Il houae wlth the Mltlement mODe) and pay or hIli dampUih~tI eaucatlon And he hlnte a~ a nein ronfuence arter ~be dlllllon he ma) haV foune a new rrlevshyMee- the lneqUalIly 01 Jaal 8lslltJnce tor die tndlsel1t

lilm fllhttnr In lepl ald and the Re 1Id1 IrakIlt me 8 barrage M 50 lawyera plUi thC top Je laWyer frorn IAndon he uya

2118683 ut 33 FAX HO 81385 838043 STAHLEi ADAMS

----_ __ ~ -------- -------__ _--- -__-- -------

I ~

WALL

-_-- _ ~ - -- -

After ~ang Battle Stanley ~dam$ Is V~dicated - Sort 0 Farned WhistlemiddotBlower Wins

~uit Aa~ EC Body But lie ~ays Hiah Price

bull I bull

By PAUi HJMP 1t01 ~ IfTlt ww JOlIJW

LUXIMBOURQ - WtI11 he Ianrulhtd In IwtH plIOb blt wUt commltted luteldt Wben he pout ot jl1l nnanelnr for hll buaiJleu drled up ampnd he Welt banJuUl)t

After bull Ion fnlltltll Job UIlch be wrote book tellinl bl KalkUlqUl ltoryj whlch DI amp110 made into a BrlUJh tllelllon drlma

AM now 11 tara after l8porun the lIleplactlvltlea of hll t rftll1oyer F Hoffmiddot mannmiddotLa ~be Il Ce juetlee hu at lut been dOM for Burope ~tknown whlltlemiddot middot blower 8WltY AcIaraI

Sort of Yeetflrday u televll1on call1eru

wtllrfeclln a corner cf thf ecurtroam the Iuropean Court of JUltlee here ruled In MI middotAdamI favor But WS autt wunt agalnst HaftmannmiddotLa itOCh wllell namtd blm In an middotlndutr1aJ plonap -eomplaiJlt VI UIoUrh U NU later CoIIvlcled 01 unfair eompeUUe praetle on Oumll lUtnrth of 111 tattHn NOT WU It 1Iaut tbt Swta JOemmant whlClh cltUled hlm and tollDCl h1n4111l) 01 IndultrlaJ 8IIploJIampP ITb~ LiWe MaszligI

lntead- the IUIt WILl acatnat the iuumlromiddot pean CoilUnlinlt) COmm1lllon hll one-time a1ly in whal he eal the filM o the Ittue man a1ampllist th middotJnOney and power o

-- YIultinaUow companle and govlrumiddot men _

Mt Adama Ittiamptton a blampam eXIllnp1~ ot hOW IOme(lne ~an taUmlo a tlnd of no tnlUl Iampnd between iwo auppoaedl) eornplemtlltary Iyltemt cl JllIttee IronJmiddot eally hlI luli IIlln1t the tc Commtlllan thourht to bt Ull ftrt ol lt1 klJiil by In Indlvldual may maie the commSl lon Nat) of Ullnr Informanti in future eompetttlCln eQel Oll oUlc11l nya And Hollmann-La Rodu hieb Wu eVlItlialJy ftDed the equfviJent of Sz~ooo ~Y It woulCS PUrlUI an) ther leak Wltb tM tull force fJf Swta 1amp

ltJ N CN 0 bull

iW were not Intfrated In BtanteY Adaml u a person I eompany apoknmlll I )11 explainlnr wh~ HclfmlWlmiddotLa Roelle

I went IC the iwtu authorttlu Rut wt had 110 w~ 01 knotrlnalt the Informer Will ItUJ

wtth th eompanf and WI Wlrtlnterel~ In PlevlDtiJll fUlther damap (HOffmannmiddot i La RoclIe aald lt had no eOmmillt on

Yllter4ay CSeclllon whleh tt calJed amp i matter -ten MI Aumldamptnl Ud me I Be) I stanley Adamit I Maltaboru rl1llh anI W des~Df Wu

an x bull i middotLauml Hat I In fI~ when In ltbnlll) un he wrct to the ~ COlnrnlll1011 wtth lntnrmatlon baut whAt he belleved tri bt 11 tJIt pl elrtll between thl muera of vltamtna Whlle SwttMrland (lIlt part of the ampC eompanlel Jtke HoftmannmiddotLamp Rocbe thatoperale wl thln Re natlou llre eoMldltred bound by lta la

In Oetober Mt Adam 11ft tho QCmpany I and moved to ltaly middotTtte comtnlallon meallwhlle eontinue4 Its Inv Uatlon 01 Hoffm6nn-La ampehe ud It ahowtd the phannaceutJuI concern aOrN doCwnenti prOvlded by Mt Adlml

T~ lrouaed lhe aUplclons of the company which natned MI Adamprtul ia IUlpeet Mhen It uked 6w1u autholltlea to Inveetlpta thl leak undar IU lftduatr1al 81plonap law

On DIe 31 1916 Mr Aumldamt not laIowUlamp he WU IUlpectecl 01 a crma In Bwlturland Wlnt wlth his wne and thrft

Mllahtn to cellbratt the new yeat W1th relative JUit ICIOII the 8w1 border HCI

wu matched by cutoma offle1al Md bild Ineommuneaamp Meszligilttl on ShoeII

Durtlll tht Dext tlUM monthl II Mr Adampml t8111 It he Wal inoved to -evlral 8W111 JaJJl and ipent IOrne tim In alltary eonllnement He wu Informtd Ulat hlti Umiddotyar-Old wUe MarUene bad hunr hershyelf but aant alowac1 to aUand hr ~ernl Mtuares abeut hll pUabt ftnaUy reaehelt EC ConuniUtOn offlcl after e~ 3U~ tK~L~AII on thj loles 9l

Th craquommtulon acrlld to put IJP hlB bl1l- but In tbe manner of a bureaucracy It took 46 daya to llroctu the paymltlt and he hall to borrow th fundi from Illendl In orde_r to t o~t Tbe ~~lalcn amp110

P BOi

--- ------------pald hla lewa f8elS and litermiddot Lve htm

nevY 110000 tel hlllp~y 1 e bull tiftle ire ffioumlllnltng1u( Mr AumlCfame

hacf ltarted harmiddotml11I1 ventUtt In Latlna Half IOUth of Rome balora hla Jmprlon millt BuI fl ltlllcini tell throuah alter he lpent time In JaJl The Be funda welent enolih and Mr Adaml found hl~1f banJlrupt Ha was lmprl80ned In Itldy for allewed ftnanetal fraud on Chrltlmu IIlve 1071 In cruet eclio of hillate at the hand of UHI SWlu

Mamba 01 the IUlOpean Parl tamplMJlt pleaded for furthar nn~Clllll aulltancll from the oomrnlu lon but It wunt forth oaminr After 10ln selaral Bp~al 111 111 courts 100 f1ndlng hll wu too late tQ brtng a claim Qecore the European Court of HumlQ1 RlghtA h~ sued the eommll jan In lIq lpr pu1y 41 mll ltgu (SU million) In Iol t Int omtl compell8atlon fOt metltal an fUiah ampnd othe dlUYlampael Breacn ot P1Ity

I The mu~p n Court or Juatlce )etternay friund that Ul eomrntaalOll broke Itl duty of eonttdentlallty to Mr Adams by Ihowlrlll HoftmannmiddotLa Roche documenta UIampI eould be 1lCtd to the former amplo)lee 1 allo iald the eotnml bullbull lon ehculd have warned M Adam tbot 8wla authorltiee tntende4 tI) atTIKt lUm U he retutned to Swtttermiddot IarId

But the coUrt onlYMM~JWl[lhuQfJ ~~~~~w __ iijliCauat t folUld

m partlllly retponlble 0 11 troublea It ~d he Ihoulc1 Mve m8(ti tt cleor thai Informatlon In tlte documenta could ilve aWIY hlaldentlty and that he shoutd have ltnoWII he mlht be arrested If he retUflled lo 8W1trland Mt Adams Itory has made hirn Int ornethinr of a Buropean folk bero After 11 yor of flatltlnr I)t vlndtcat1on he sOYlllB plampnl 1C buy Il houae wlth the Mltlement mODe) and pay or hIli dampUih~tI eaucatlon And he hlnte a~ a nein ronfuence arter ~be dlllllon he ma) haV foune a new rrlevshyMee- the lneqUalIly 01 Jaal 8lslltJnce tor die tndlsel1t

lilm fllhttnr In lepl ald and the Re 1Id1 IrakIlt me 8 barrage M 50 lawyera plUi thC top Je laWyer frorn IAndon he uya