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Case T-44/07: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Kaučuk v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Participation in the cartel — Imputability of the offending conduct — Fines — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Attenuating circumstances)

OJ C 269, 10.9.2011, p. 42–42 (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 269/42


Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Kaučuk v Commission

(Case T-44/07) (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Participation in the cartel - Imputability of the offending conduct - Fines - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Attenuating circumstances)

2011/C 269/92

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Kaučuk a.s. (Kralupy nad Vltavou, Czech Republic) (represented initially by: M. Powell and K. Kuik, and subsequently by M. Powell, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by: M. Kellerbauer, V. Bottka and O. Weber, and subsequently by M. Kellerbauer, V. Bottka and V. Di Bucci, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment, so far as Kaučuk a.s. is concerned, of Commission Decision C(2006) 5700 final of 29 November 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/38.638 — Butadiene Rubber and Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber) or, in the alternative, annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on Kaučuk.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Annuls Commission Decision C(2006) 5700 final of 29 November 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/38.638 — Butadiene Rubber and Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber) in so far as it concerns Kaučuk a.s.;

2.

Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 82, 14.4.2007.


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