75Accordingly, in the present case, even though the Commission concedes that it has not proved that Coppens actively participated in the agreement on cover quotes for the years 1994 and 1995, the fact remains that – in the light, first, of the lack of evidence that, during that period, Coppens had publicly distanced itself from the content of that agreement, in particular by informing its competitors in writing of its intention to cease participating in the agreement, and, second, of the numerous pieces of evidence (summarised, in particular, in recital 280 of the contested decision) that Coppens actively participated in the agreement after that period, a point which Coppens does not dispute – the Commission was justified in taking the view that Coppens could be found liable for participating in the agreement on cover quotes continuously throughout the entire period from 13 October 1992 to 29 July 2003.
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