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Document 62010TA0408
Case T-408/10: Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 — Roca Sanitario v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets of Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Coordination of price increases and exchange of sensitive business information — Attributability of unlawful conduct — Fines — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Gravity of the infringement — Multipliers — Mitigating circumstances — Reduction of the fine — Significant added value)
Case T-408/10: Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 — Roca Sanitario v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets of Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Coordination of price increases and exchange of sensitive business information — Attributability of unlawful conduct — Fines — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Gravity of the infringement — Multipliers — Mitigating circumstances — Reduction of the fine — Significant added value)
Case T-408/10: Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 — Roca Sanitario v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets of Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Coordination of price increases and exchange of sensitive business information — Attributability of unlawful conduct — Fines — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Gravity of the infringement — Multipliers — Mitigating circumstances — Reduction of the fine — Significant added value)
OJ C 325, 9.11.2013, p. 29–29
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ C 325, 9.11.2013, p. 27–27
(HR)
9.11.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 325/29 |
Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 — Roca Sanitario v Commission
(Case T-408/10) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets of Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria - Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Coordination of price increases and exchange of sensitive business information - Attributability of unlawful conduct - Fines - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Gravity of the infringement - Multipliers - Mitigating circumstances - Reduction of the fine - Significant added value)
2013/C 325/48
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Roca Sanitario, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Folguera Crespo and M. Merola, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented: initially by F. Castillo de la Torre, A. Antoniadis and F. Castilla Contreras, and subsequently by F. Castillo de la Torre, A. Antoniadis and F. Jimeno Fernández, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2010) 4185 final of 23 June 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.092 — Bathroom Fittings and Fixtures), and, in the alternative, for reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant in that decision.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Sets the amount of the fine imposed on Roca Sanitario, SA in Article 2(4)(b) of Commission Decision C(2010) 4185 final of 23 June 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.092 — Bathroom Fittings and Fixtures) at EUR 6 298 000; |
2. |
Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
3. |
Orders the European Commission to pay, in addition to its own costs, one third of the costs incurred by Roca Sanitario; |
4. |
Orders Roca Sanitario to bear two-thirds of its own costs. |