82Accordingly, the Court considers that the amount of the fine imposed on Coppens under Article 2(k) of the contested decision must be reduced to EUR 35 000 in the light of all the circumstances of the case and, in particular, the following: (i) Coppens’ turnover in 2002 on the international removal services market in Belgium amounted to EUR 58 338; (ii) the agreement on cover quotes in which Coppens participated, while capable of seriously distorting competition and increasing prices for the services concerned, to the detriment of the consumers, and of being categorised as a horizontal price-fixing and market-sharing agreement – thereby constituting by its very nature one of the most serious restrictions of competition – could not be regarded as forming part of the overall plan pursued, according to the contested decision, by the other participants in the cartel in question; (iii) 67 documented cases of Coppens’ participation in the agreement on cover quotes have been established by the Commission and remain unchallenged; (iv) although Coppens’ role in that agreement may be described as limited between 1994 and 1995, Coppens may be considered to have participated in the agreement for a period of 10 years and 9 months; and, lastly, (v) Coppens’ total turnover in 2006 amounted to EUR 1 046 318.
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