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Case C-516/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 April 2017 — Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals GmbH, Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV v Akcros Chemicals Ltd, European Commission (Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European markets in tin stabilisers and in ESBO/esters heat stabilisers — Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information — Whether the unlawful conduct of the subsidiaries may be attributed to the parent company — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 25(1) — Limitation period for the imposition of penalties on subsidiaries — Effects on the legal position of the parent company)

OJ C 202, 26.6.2017, p. 2–3 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

26.6.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 202/2


Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 April 2017 — Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals GmbH, Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV v Akcros Chemicals Ltd, European Commission

(Case C-516/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European markets in tin stabilisers and in ESBO/esters heat stabilisers - Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information - Whether the unlawful conduct of the subsidiaries may be attributed to the parent company - Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Article 25(1) - Limitation period for the imposition of penalties on subsidiaries - Effects on the legal position of the parent company))

(2017/C 202/03)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellants: Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals GmbH, Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV (represented by: C. Swaak and R. Wesseling, advocaten)

Other parties to the proceedings: Akcros Chemicals Ltd, European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and P. Rossi, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the appeal;

2.

Orders Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals GmbH and Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 406, 7.12.2015.


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