En 1996, la Commission avait reçu une plainte d'une entreprise belge, IRE (Institut National des Radioéléments), concurrent principal de Nordion, qui visait notamment la conclusion de contrats d'approvisionnement de Mo-99, exclusifs et à long terme, entre Nordion et ses principaux clients mondiaux.
In 1996, the Commission received a complaint by a Belgian company, IRE (Institut National des Radioéléments), the principal competitor of Nordion, which was directed in particular against the conclusion of exclusive and long-term supply agreements for Mo-99 between Nordion and its principal world-wide customers.