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Document 62013CA0597
Case C-597/13 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 September 2015 — Total SA v European Commission (Appeals — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Paraffin waxes market — Slack wax market — Infringement committed by a subsidiary wholly owned by the parent company — Presumption of decisive influence exercised by the parent company over its subsidiary — Liability of the parent company arising solely from the unlawful conduct of its subsidiary — Judgment reducing the fine imposed on the subsidiary — Effects on the legal situation of the parent company)
Case C-597/13 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 September 2015 — Total SA v European Commission (Appeals — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Paraffin waxes market — Slack wax market — Infringement committed by a subsidiary wholly owned by the parent company — Presumption of decisive influence exercised by the parent company over its subsidiary — Liability of the parent company arising solely from the unlawful conduct of its subsidiary — Judgment reducing the fine imposed on the subsidiary — Effects on the legal situation of the parent company)
Case C-597/13 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 September 2015 — Total SA v European Commission (Appeals — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Paraffin waxes market — Slack wax market — Infringement committed by a subsidiary wholly owned by the parent company — Presumption of decisive influence exercised by the parent company over its subsidiary — Liability of the parent company arising solely from the unlawful conduct of its subsidiary — Judgment reducing the fine imposed on the subsidiary — Effects on the legal situation of the parent company)
IO C 371, 9.11.2015, p. 5–5
(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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9.11.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 371/5 |
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 September 2015 — Total SA v European Commission
(Case C-597/13 P) (1)
((Appeals - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Paraffin waxes market - Slack wax market - Infringement committed by a subsidiary wholly owned by the parent company - Presumption of decisive influence exercised by the parent company over its subsidiary - Liability of the parent company arising solely from the unlawful conduct of its subsidiary - Judgment reducing the fine imposed on the subsidiary - Effects on the legal situation of the parent company))
(2015/C 371/06)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Appellant: Total SA (represented by: É. Morgan de Rivery and É. Lagathu, avocats)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: É. Gippini Fournier and P. Van Nuffel, acting as Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union in Total v Commission (T-548/08, EU:T:2013:434) in so far as it did not bring the fine imposed on Total SA into line with the fine imposed on Total Raffinage Marketing SA by the judgment in Total Raffinage Marketing v Commission (T-566/08, EU:T:2013:423); |
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Dismisses the appeal as to the remainder; |
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Sets the fine imposed on Total SA jointly and severally with Total Raffinage Marketing SA in Article 2 of Commission Decision C(2008) 5476 final of 1 October 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article [81 EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.181 — Candle waxes) at EUR 12 5 4 59 842; |
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Orders Total SA to bear three quarters of the costs of the European Commission and of its own costs relating to the present appeal and the proceedings at first instance; |
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Orders the European Commission to bear one quarter of its own costs and of the costs of Total SA relating to the present appeal and the proceedings at first instance. |