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Document 62012TA0345
Case T-345/12: Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2015 — Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission (Competition — Administrative proceedings — European market for hydrogen peroxide and perborate — Publication of a decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Rejection of a request for confidential treatment of information provided to the Commission pursuant to its Leniency Notice — Obligation to state reasons — Confidentiality — Professional secrecy — Legitimate expectations)
Case T-345/12: Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2015 — Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission (Competition — Administrative proceedings — European market for hydrogen peroxide and perborate — Publication of a decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Rejection of a request for confidential treatment of information provided to the Commission pursuant to its Leniency Notice — Obligation to state reasons — Confidentiality — Professional secrecy — Legitimate expectations)
Case T-345/12: Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2015 — Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission (Competition — Administrative proceedings — European market for hydrogen peroxide and perborate — Publication of a decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Rejection of a request for confidential treatment of information provided to the Commission pursuant to its Leniency Notice — Obligation to state reasons — Confidentiality — Professional secrecy — Legitimate expectations)
IO C 89, 16.3.2015, p. 17–18
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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16.3.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 89/17 |
Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2015 — Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission
(Case T-345/12) (1)
((Competition - Administrative proceedings - European market for hydrogen peroxide and perborate - Publication of a decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Rejection of a request for confidential treatment of information provided to the Commission pursuant to its Leniency Notice - Obligation to state reasons - Confidentiality - Professional secrecy - Legitimate expectations))
(2015/C 089/18)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Akzo Nobel NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands); Akzo Chemicals Holding AB, established in (Bohus, Sweden); Eka Chemicals AB (Farjevagen, Sweden) (represented by: C. Swaak and R. Wesseling, Agents)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito, M. Kellerbauer and G. Meessen, Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: CDC Hydrogene Peroxide Cartel Damage Claims (CDC Hydrogene Peroxide) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: T. Funke, lawyer)
Re:
Application for the annulment of Commission Decision C(2012) 3533 final of 24 May 2012 rejecting a request for confidential treatment submitted by Akzo Nobel, Akzo Nobel Chemicals Holding and Eka Chemicals pursuant to Article 8 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (Case COMP/38.620 — Hydrogen Peroxide and perborate).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Chemicals Holding AB and Eka Chemicals AB to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures. |