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Case T-116/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 May 2009 — Wieland-Werke v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for copper industrial tubes — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price-fixing and market-sharing — Fines — Principle that penalties must have a sound legal basis — Size of the market concerned — Deterrent effect — Duration of the infringement — Cooperation)
Case T-116/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 May 2009 — Wieland-Werke v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for copper industrial tubes — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price-fixing and market-sharing — Fines — Principle that penalties must have a sound legal basis — Size of the market concerned — Deterrent effect — Duration of the infringement — Cooperation)
Case T-116/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 May 2009 — Wieland-Werke v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for copper industrial tubes — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price-fixing and market-sharing — Fines — Principle that penalties must have a sound legal basis — Size of the market concerned — Deterrent effect — Duration of the infringement — Cooperation)
IO C 153, 4.7.2009, p. 32–32
(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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4.7.2009 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 153/32 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 May 2009 — Wieland-Werke v Commission
(Case T-116/04) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for copper industrial tubes - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price-fixing and market-sharing - Fines - Principle that penalties must have a sound legal basis - Size of the market concerned - Deterrent effect - Duration of the infringement - Cooperation)
2009/C 153/60
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Wieland-Werke AG (Ulm, Germany) (represented by: R. Bechtold and U. Soltész, Lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented initially by: É. Gippini Fournier and H. Gading, and subsequently É. Gippini Fournier, O. Weber and K. Mojzesowicz, Lawyers)
Re:
Annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant under Article 2(a) of Commission Decision C(2003) 4820 final of 16 December 2003 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E-1/38.240 — Industrial tubes).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Wieland-Werke AG to pay the costs. |