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Case T-138/07: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Schindler Holding and Others v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Bid-rigging — Market sharing — Price fixing)
Case T-138/07: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Schindler Holding and Others v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Bid-rigging — Market sharing — Price fixing)
Case T-138/07: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Schindler Holding and Others v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Bid-rigging — Market sharing — Price fixing)
OJ C 269, 10.9.2011, p. 44–44
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
10.9.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 269/44 |
Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Schindler Holding and Others v Commission
(Case T-138/07) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Bid-rigging - Market sharing - Price fixing)
2011/C 269/96
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: Schindler Holding Ltd (Hergiswil, Switzerland); Schindler Management AG (Ebikon, Switzerland); Schindler SA (Brussels, Belgium); Schindler Deutschland Holding GmbH (Berlin, Germany); Schindler Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg); and Schindler Liften BV (The Hague, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Bechtold, W. Bosch, U. Soltész and S. Hirsbrunner, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Mojzesowicz and R. Sauer, Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Simm and G. Kimberley, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2007) 512 final of 21 February 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/E-1/38.823 — Elevators and Escalators) or, in the alternative, reduction of the amounts of the fines imposed on the applicants.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Declares that it is unnecessary to rule on the action in so far as it has been brought by Schindler Management AG; |
2. |
Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
3. |
Orders Schindler Holding Ltd, Schindler SA, Schindler Deutschland Holding GmbH, Schindler Sàrl and Schindler Liften BV to pay the costs; |
4. |
Orders Schindler Management to bear its own costs; |
5. |
Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs. |