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Document 62008TA0076

Case T-76/08: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2012 — EI du Pont de Nemours and Others v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for chloroprene rubber — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Price-fixing — Market-sharing — Imputability of the unlawful conduct — Joint venture — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Mitigating circumstances — Cooperation)

OJ C 80, 17.3.2012, p. 15–15 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

17.3.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 80/15


Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2012 — EI du Pont de Nemours and Others v Commission

(Case T-76/08) (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for chloroprene rubber - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Price-fixing - Market-sharing - Imputability of the unlawful conduct - Joint venture - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Mitigating circumstances - Cooperation)

2012/C 80/21

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: EI du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, Delaware, United States); DuPont Performance Elastomers LLC (Wilmington); and DuPont Performance Elastomers SA (Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland) (represented by: J. Boyce and A. Lyle-Smythe, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Commission (represented: initially by X. Lewis and V. Bottka, subsequently by V. Bottka and V. Di Bucci, and lastly by V. Bottka, S. Noë and A. Biolan, Agents)

Re:

APPLICATION for, first, annulment of Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Decision C(2007) 5910 final of 5 December 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.629 — Chloroprene Rubber), as amended by Commission Decision C(2008) 2974 final of 23 June 2008, in that they refer to EI du Pont de Nemours and Company and, second, a reduction in the amount of the fine imposed jointly and severally on the applicants by that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders EI du Pont de Nemours and Company, DuPont Performance Elastomers LLC and DuPont Performance Elastomers SA to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 116, 9.5.2008.


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