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Document 62006TA0405

Case T-405/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 31 March 2009 — ArcelorMittal Luxembourg and Others v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Community market in beams — Decision establishing an infringement of Article 65 CS, after expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Competence of the Commission — Liability for the infringement — Limitation — Rights of the defence)

IO C 113, 16.5.2009, p. 33–33 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

16.5.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/33


Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 31 March 2009 — ArcelorMittal Luxembourg and Others v Commission

(Case T-405/06) (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Community market in beams - Decision establishing an infringement of Article 65 CS, after expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Competence of the Commission - Liability for the infringement - Limitation - Rights of the defence)

2009/C 113/66

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: ArcelorMittal Luxembourg SA, formerly Arcelor Luxembourg SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg); ArcelorMittal Belval & Differdange SA, formerly Arcelor Profil Luxembourg SA (Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg); and ArcelorMittel International SA, formerly Arcelor International SA (Luxembourg) (represented by: A. Vandencasteele, lawyer)

Defendants: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: X. Lewis and F. Arbault, Agents)

Re:

Annulment of Commission Decision C(2006) 5342 final of 8 November 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 [CS] concerning agreements and concerted practices engaged in by European producers of beams (Case COMP/F/38.907 — Steel beams).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Annuls Commission Decision C(2006) 5342 final of 8 November 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 [CS] concerning agreements and concerted practices engaged in by European producers of beams (Case COMP/F/38.907 — Steel beams) inasmuch as it concerns ArcelorMittal Belval & Differdange SA and ArcelorMittal International SA;

2.

Dismisses the action as unfounded as to the remainder;

3.

Orders, in so far as the present case is between them, the Commission to pay, in addition its own expenses, the costs incurred by ArcelorMittal Belval & Differdange and ArcelorMittal International;

4.

Orders, in so far as the present case is between them, ArcelorMittal Luxembourg SA to pay, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by the Commission.


(1)  OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.


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