Memo: Antitrust: Commission confirms unannounced inspections in rail freight sector

The European Commission can confirm that on the 8 March 2011Commission officials undertook unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the rail freight sector and related products industry in Baltic countries. The Commission has reason to believe that the companies concerned may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and restrictive business practices and/or the abuse of a dominant market position (Articles 101 and 102 respectively of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union).