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2.2.2015 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 34/24 |
Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — Ferriere Nord v Commission
(Case T-90/10) (1)
((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for concrete reinforcing bars in bars or coils - Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Fixing of prices and payment terms - Limiting or controlling output or sales - Infringement of essential procedural requirements - Competence of the Commission - Rights of the defence - Finding of an infringement - Fines - Repeated infringements - Extenuating circumstances - Cooperation - Full jurisdiction))
(2015/C 034/27)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Ferriere Nord SpA (Osoppo, Italy) (represented by: W. Viscardini and G. Donà, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by R. Sauer and B. Gencarelli, and subsequently by M. Sauer and R. Striani, acting as Agents, assisted by M. Moretto, lawyer)
Re:
Primarily, application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 7492 final of 30 September 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 [CS] (Case COMP/37.956 — Reinforcing bars, readoption), as amended by Commission Decision C(2009) 9912 final of 8 December 2009, and in the alternative application for partial annulment of that decision and application for a reduction in the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Fixes the amount of the fine imposed on Ferriere Nord SpA at EUR 3 4 21 440; |
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Dismisses the action as to the remainder; |
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Orders Ferriere Nord to bear its own costs and to pay three-quarters of the costs incurred by the European Commission; orders the Commission to bear one-quarter of its own costs. |