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Top 10 EU cartel fines since 1969

Reuters

BRUSSELS - (This 19 July 2016 factbox was refiled to make the third reference Automotive glass not Carglass)

EU antitrust regulators handed down a record 2.93 billion euro (£2.4 billion) fine on German carmaker Daimler (DAIGn.DE), Paccar (PCAR.O), Volvo/Renault (VOLVb.ST)(RENA.PA) and CNH Industrial (CNHI.MI) on Tuesday for taking part in a cartel.

Here are the 10 highest cartel fines levied by the European Commission since 1969, including Tuesday's sanction:

CARTEL FINE (in euros) YEAR

Truckmakers 2.93 billion 2016

TV and computer monitor tubes 1.41 billion 2012

Automotive glass 1.19 billion 2008

Automotive bearings 953 million 2014

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Elevators and escalators 832 million 2007

Euro interest rate derivatives 825 million 2013

Vitamins 791 million 2001

Yen interest rate derivatives 685 million 2013/2015

Gas insulated switchgear 675 million 2007/2012

E.ON/GDF collusion 640 million 2009

* Source: European Commission

(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)