The five remaining companies, Lonza AG (Germany), Kongo Chemical Co Ltd (Japan), Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd (Japan), Sumika Fine Chemicals Ltd (Japan) and Tanabe Saiyaku Co Ltd (Japan) were not fined because the cartels in which they were involved Vitamin H or Folic Acid -- ended five years or more before the Commission opened its investigation.
La Commission n'a pas infligé d'amende aux cinq autres sociétés, Lonza AG (Allemagne), Kongo Chemical Co Ltd (Japon), Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd (Japon), Sumika Fine Chemicals Ltd (Japon) et Tanabe Saiyaku Co Ltd (Japon), étant donné que les ententes auxquelles elles ont participé Vitamine H ou acide folique - ont pris fin au moins cinq ans avant l'ouverture de l'enquête.