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Document 62001TA0057
Case T-57/01: Judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Solvay v Commission (Competition — Abuse of a dominant position — Market in soda ash in the Community (with the exception of the United Kingdom and Ireland) — Decision finding an infringement of Article 82 EC — Supply agreements for an excessively long period — Fidelity rebate — Expiry of limitation period applicable to Commission power to impose fines or sanctions — Reasonable time — Essential procedural requirements — Relevant geographic market — Existence of a dominant position — Abuse of a dominant position — Right of access to the file — Fine — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Aggravating circumstances — Repetition of infringement — Mitigating circumstances)
Case T-57/01: Judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Solvay v Commission (Competition — Abuse of a dominant position — Market in soda ash in the Community (with the exception of the United Kingdom and Ireland) — Decision finding an infringement of Article 82 EC — Supply agreements for an excessively long period — Fidelity rebate — Expiry of limitation period applicable to Commission power to impose fines or sanctions — Reasonable time — Essential procedural requirements — Relevant geographic market — Existence of a dominant position — Abuse of a dominant position — Right of access to the file — Fine — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Aggravating circumstances — Repetition of infringement — Mitigating circumstances)
Case T-57/01: Judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Solvay v Commission (Competition — Abuse of a dominant position — Market in soda ash in the Community (with the exception of the United Kingdom and Ireland) — Decision finding an infringement of Article 82 EC — Supply agreements for an excessively long period — Fidelity rebate — Expiry of limitation period applicable to Commission power to impose fines or sanctions — Reasonable time — Essential procedural requirements — Relevant geographic market — Existence of a dominant position — Abuse of a dominant position — Right of access to the file — Fine — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Aggravating circumstances — Repetition of infringement — Mitigating circumstances)
IO C 37, 13.2.2010, p. 31–31
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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13.2.2010 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 37/31 |
Judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Solvay v Commission
(Case T-57/01) (1)
(Competition - Abuse of a dominant position - Market in soda ash in the Community (with the exception of the United Kingdom and Ireland) - Decision finding an infringement of Article 82 EC - Supply agreements for an excessively long period - Fidelity rebate - Expiry of limitation period applicable to Commission power to impose fines or sanctions - Reasonable time - Essential procedural requirements - Relevant geographic market - Existence of a dominant position - Abuse of a dominant position - Right of access to the file - Fine - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Aggravating circumstances - Repetition of infringement - Mitigating circumstances)
2010/C 37/38
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Simont, P.-A. Foriers, G. Block, F. Louis and A. Vallery, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Oliver and J. Currall, Agents, assisted by N. Coutrelis, lawyer)
Re:
First, application for annulment of Commission Decision 2003/6/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 [EC] (Case COMP/33.133 — C: Soda ash — Solvay) (OJ 2003 L 10, p. 10) and, in the alternative, application for annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Fixes the fine imposed on Solvay SA in Article 2 of Commission Decision 2003/6/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 [EC] (Case COMP/33.133 — C: Soda ash — Solvay) at EUR 19 million; |
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2. |
Dismisses the action as to the remainder. |