Ifølge Hoechst var det Kommissionens opfattelse, at princippet ne bis in idem aldrig kan anvendes inden for rammerne af forholdet mellem fællesskabsretten og USA’s lovgivning vedrørende karteller.
Hoechst asserts that the Commission expressed the view that, in any event, the principle non bis in idem cannot be applied in the context of the relationship between Community law and United States law on cartels.