Judgment of the General Court of 12 May 2016 — Trioplast Industrier v Commission

(Case T-669/14) (1)

((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in industrial plastic bags - Action for annulment - Challengeable act - Admissibility - Action for damages - Default interest - Concept of a debt which is certain, of a fixed amount and due - Proportionality - Legal certainty - Principle that penalties must be specific to the individual and to the offence - Lack of legal basis - Article 266 TFEU - Causal link))

(2016/C 232/15)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Trioplast Industrier AB (Smålandsstenar, Sweden) (represented by: T. Pettersson and A. Johansson, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka, L. Parpala and P. Rossi, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application, first, for annulment of the decision allegedly contained in the letter of the Commission of 3 July 2014 in case COMP/38.354 (Industrial bags — Trioplast Industrier AB) and, secondly, for damages under the second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 409, 17.11.2014.