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    Case T-1/16: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2019 — Hitachi-LG Data Storage and Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for optical disk drives — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Collusive agreements relating to procurement events organised by two computer manufacturers — Unlimited jurisdiction — Infringement of the principle of good administration — Obligation to state reasons — Point 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Particular circumstances — Error of law)

    IO C 305, 9.9.2019, p. 36–36 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    9.9.2019   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 305/36


    Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2019 — Hitachi-LG Data Storage and Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea v Commission

    (Case T-1/16) (1)

    (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for optical disk drives - Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Collusive agreements relating to procurement events organised by two computer manufacturers - Unlimited jurisdiction - Infringement of the principle of good administration - Obligation to state reasons - Point 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Particular circumstances - Error of law)

    (2019/C 305/42)

    Language of the case: English

    Parties

    Applicants: Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) and Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc. (Seoul, South Korea) (represented by: L. Gyselen and N. Ersbøll, lawyers)

    Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by: A. Biolan, M. Farley, C. Giolito and F. van Schaik, and subsequently by A. Biolan, M. Farley and F. van Schaik, acting as Agents)

    Re:

    Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking a reduction of the amount of the fine imposed by the European Commission on the applicants in its Decision C(2015) 7135 final of 21 October 2015 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.39639 — Optical Disk Drives).

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Dismisses the action;

    2.

    Orders Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc. and Hitachi-LG Data Storage Korea, Inc. to bear their own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.


    (1)  OJ C 98, 14.3.2016.


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