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Document 62003TA0053

    Case T-53/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 8 July 2008 — BPB v Commission (Competition — Cartels — Plasterboard market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Single and continuous infringement — Repeated infringement — Fine — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Leniency Notice)

    OJ C 209, 15.8.2008, p. 41–41 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    15.8.2008   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 209/41


    Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 8 July 2008 — BPB v Commission

    (Case T-53/03) (1)

    (Competition - Cartels - Plasterboard market - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Single and continuous infringement - Repeated infringement - Fine - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Leniency Notice)

    (2008/C 209/69)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicant: BPB plc (Slough, United Kingdom) (represented by: T. Sharpe QC, and A. Nourry, Solicitor)

    Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, Agent, J. Flynn QC, and C. Kilroy, Barrister)

    Re:

    Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision 2005/471/EC of 27 November 2002 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] against BPB plc, Gebrüder Knauf Westdeutsche Gipswerke KG, Société Lafarge SA and Gyproc Benelux NV (Case No COMP/E-1/37.152 — Plasterboard) (OJ 2005 L 166, p. 8), or, in the alternative, annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant.

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Sets the amount of the fine imposed on BPB plc by Article 3 of Commission Decision 2005/471/EC of 27 November 2002 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] against BPB plc, Gebrüder Knauf Westdeutsche Gipswerke KG, Société Lafarge SA and Gyproc Benelux NV (Case No COMP/E-1/37.152 — Plasterboard) at EUR 118,8 million;

    2.

    Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

    3.

    Orders the Commission to pay one tenth of its own costs and one tenth of the costs incurred by BPB;

    4.

    Orders BPB to pay nine tenths of its own costs and nine tenths of the costs incurred by the Commission.


    (1)  OJ C 101, 26.4.2003.


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