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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 November 2011.#Armando Álvarez, SA v European Commission.#Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Plastic industrial bags sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Concept of undertaking - Imputability of the unlawful conduct - Presumption of innocence.#Case T-78/06.
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 November 2011.
Armando Álvarez, SA v European Commission.
Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Plastic industrial bags sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Concept of undertaking - Imputability of the unlawful conduct - Presumption of innocence.
Case T-78/06.
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 November 2011.
Armando Álvarez, SA v European Commission.
Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Plastic industrial bags sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Concept of undertaking - Imputability of the unlawful conduct - Presumption of innocence.
Case T-78/06.
European Court Reports 2011 II-00404*
ECLI-code: ECLI:EU:T:2011:673
- Datum document:
- 16/11/2011
- Datumindiening:
- 24/02/2006
- Auteur:
- General Court
- Land of organisatie waarvan het verzoek afkomstig is:
- Spain
- Vorm:
- Judgment
- Aanvullende informatie:
- POURVOI C-36/12 P
- Authentieke taal:
- Spanish
- Aard van de procedure:
- Action for annulment - unfounded, Appeal against penalty - unfounded
- Verzoekende_partij:
- Individual
- Verwerende_partij:
- European Commission, EU institutions and bodies
- Rechter-rapporteur:
- van der Woude
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- Rechtsleer betreffende het arrest:
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- 2. Debroux, Michel: Échange d’informations : Le Tribunal de l’UE confirme largement la décision de la Commission dans le cartel des sacs industriels en plastique, mais annule celle-ci pour l’un des participants et réduit l’amende imposée à un autre de ceux-ci (Packaging, Kendrion, RKW, Low & Bonar, Stempher, Groupe Gascogne, Plasticos Españoles, Armando Álvarez, Sachsa Verpackung c/ Commission), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2012 nº 1 p.96 (FR)
- 1. Idot, Laurence: Cartels, preuve de la participation et groupe de sociétés, Europe 2012 Janvier Comm. nº 1 p.34 (FR)
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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 November 2011 – Álvarez v Commission
(Case T-78/06)
Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Plastic industrial bags sector – Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC – Concept of undertaking – Imputability of the unlawful conduct – Presumption of innocence
1. Community law – Principles – Fundamental rights – Presumption of innocence and defence rights – Procedures in competition matters – Applicability (Art. 6(2) EU; Art. 81(1) EC; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 48) (see paras 23-24)
2. Competition – Community rules – Infringements – Attribution – Parent company and subsidiaries – Economic unit – Criteria for assessment – Presumption of decisive influence exercised by the parent company over its wholly‑owned subsidiaries – No obligation on the Commission to demonstrate the involvement of the parent company in the infringing conduct – (Art. 81(1) EC) (see paras 25-30)
3. Competition – Community rules – Infringements – Attribution – Parent company and subsidiaries – Economic unit – Criteria for assessment – Presumption of dominant influence by the parent company over its wholly-owned or almost wholly-owned subsidiaries – Commission’s option to attribute to the parent company liability for the infringing conduct of its subsidiary (Art. 81(1) EC) (see para. 35)
Re:
| APPLICATION for annulment in part of Commission Decision C (2005) 4634 final of 30 November 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/F/38.354 – Industrial bags), concerning a cartel on the market for plastic industrial bags, and, in the alternative, for reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant. |
Operative part
The Court:
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1. |
Dismisses the action; |
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2. |
Orders Armando Álvarez, SA to pay the costs. |
