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Document 62005TA0112

Case T-112/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 December 2007 — Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission (Competition — Cartels in the vitamin products sector — Choline chloride (Vitamin B4) — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area — Attributability of the infringement)

IO C 22, 26.1.2008, p. 41–42 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

26.1.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 22/41


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 December 2007 — Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission

(Case T-112/05) (1)

(Competition - Cartels in the vitamin products sector - Choline chloride (Vitamin B4) - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area - Attributability of the infringement)

(2008/C 22/76)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Akzo Nobel (Arnhem, Netherlands), Akzo Nobel Nederland BV (Arnhem), Akzo Nobel Chemicals International BV (Amersfoort, Netherlands), Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV (Amersfoort), Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals BV (Amersfoort) (represented by: initially C. Swaak and J. de Gou, and subsequently C. Swaak, M. van der Woude and M. Mollica, Lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Whelan and F. Amato, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2005/566/EC of 9 December 2004 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E 2/37.533 — Choline chloride) (summary published in OJ 2005 L 190, p. 22).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the application;

2.

Orders Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Nederland BV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals International BV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV and Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals BV to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 143, 11.6.2005.


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