Supreme Court rejected appeal application from Metsähallitus in forest cartel compensation case - "Hearing would have been very important"
Summary:
The Supreme Court did not give Metsähallitus permission to appeal in the raw wood cartel case. The decision by the Helsinki Court of Appeals will remain in effect. Metsähallitus chairman Timo Laitinen says that it would have been important to have this socially significant and complex case heard by the highest court in the land. In 2004, an investigation was launched based on a tip-off from UPM. According to the market court, forest companies UPM, Stora Enso and Metsäliitto operated an illegal cartel between 1997-2004. They were ordered to pay 50 million EUR in fines.
La Corte Suprema rechazó la solicitud de apelación en el caso forestal en el bosque - "audiencia habría sido muy importante" (Kauppalehti) resumen: la Corte Suprema no dio el caso. El Tribunal de Apelaciones seguirá vigente. El presidente de Metsähallitus, Timo Laitinen, dice que hubiera sido importante para el país. en 2004, se inició una investigación basada en un informe de upm. por el tribunal del mercado, las empresas forestales, el almacén Enso y Metsäliitto operaron un cartel ilegal entre 1997-2004. Se les ordenó pagar 50 millones de euros en multas.