273 Sagsøgeren finder, at Kommissionens beslutning om at opsplitte den administrative procedure, antallet af sagsbehandlere og den lange administrative procedure bør anses for en formildende omstændighed ved fastsættelsen af bødens størrelse, idet disse forhold er tegn på, at Kommissionen ikke har gennemført sine undersøgelser med den fornødne omhu (dom i sagen Istituto Chemioterapico
273 The applicant considers that the Commission's decision to split the administrative proceedings, the number of officials entrusted with the case and the considerable length of the administrative proceeding should be considered a mitigating factor for the purpose of determining the amount of the fine, since they are indicative of the lack of diligence with which the Commission pursued its investigations