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Case C-499/11 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Deutschland Inc., Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH, Dow Europe GmbH v European Commission (Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber — Fixing price targets, sharing clients through non-aggression agreements and exchanging commercial information — Imputability of the offending conduct — Discretion enjoyed by the Commission — Multiplier for deterrence — Equal treatment)
Case C-499/11 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Deutschland Inc., Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH, Dow Europe GmbH v European Commission (Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber — Fixing price targets, sharing clients through non-aggression agreements and exchanging commercial information — Imputability of the offending conduct — Discretion enjoyed by the Commission — Multiplier for deterrence — Equal treatment)
Case C-499/11 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Deutschland Inc., Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH, Dow Europe GmbH v European Commission (Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber — Fixing price targets, sharing clients through non-aggression agreements and exchanging commercial information — Imputability of the offending conduct — Discretion enjoyed by the Commission — Multiplier for deterrence — Equal treatment)
IO C 260, 7.9.2013, p. 7–7
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
7.9.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 260/7 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 July 2013 — The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Deutschland Inc., Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH, Dow Europe GmbH v European Commission
(Case C-499/11 P) (1)
(Appeal - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber - Fixing price targets, sharing clients through non-aggression agreements and exchanging commercial information - Imputability of the offending conduct - Discretion enjoyed by the Commission - Multiplier for deterrence - Equal treatment)
2013/C 260/11
Language of the case: English
Parties
Appellants: The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Deutschland Inc., Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH, Dow Europe GmbH (represented by: D. Schroeder and T. Kuhn, Rechtsanwälte, and by T. Graf, advokat)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: M. Kellerbauer and V. Bottka, acting as Agents)
Re:
Appeal against the judgment in Case T-42/07 Dow Chemical and Others v Commission, by which the General Court (First Chamber) dismissed in part the action for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2006) 5700 final of 29 November 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/38.638 — Butadiene Rubber and Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber), concerning an agreement on the fixing of price targets, the sharing of clients through non-aggression agreements and the exchange of commercial information, and for reduction of the fine imposed on the appellants
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Dismisses the appeal; |
2. |
Orders The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Deutschland Inc., Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH and Dow Europe GmbH to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission. |