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Document C2006/294/84
Case T-322/01: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 — Roquette Frères v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Sodium gluconate — Article 81 EC — Fine — Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Leniency notice — Equal treatment Principle ne bis in idem)
Case T-322/01: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 — Roquette Frères v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Sodium gluconate — Article 81 EC — Fine — Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Leniency notice — Equal treatment Principle ne bis in idem)
Case T-322/01: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 — Roquette Frères v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Sodium gluconate — Article 81 EC — Fine — Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Leniency notice — Equal treatment Principle ne bis in idem)
IO C 294, 2.12.2006, p. 40–40
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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2.12.2006 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 294/40 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 — Roquette Frères v Commission
(Case T-322/01) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Sodium gluconate - Article 81 EC - Fine - Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Leniency notice - Equal treatment Principle ne bis in idem)
(2006/C 294/84)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Roquette Frères, SA (Lestrem, France) (represented by: O. Prost, D. Voillemot and A. Choffel, lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: initially, A. Bouquet, W. Wils and A. Whelan, and subsequently A. Bouquet, W. Wils and A. Whelan, Agents, assisted by A. Condomines and J. Liygonie, lawyers)
Re:
First, an application for annulment of Articles 1 and 3 of Decision C(2002) 2931 final of 2 October 2001 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (COMP/E-1/36.756 — Sodium gluconate), in that it sets the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant; second, an application for a reduction in the amount of the find; and, third, an application for repayment to the applicant of the amounts unlawfully received.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Sets the amount of the fine imposed on Roquette Frères SA at EUR 8 105 000; |
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Varies Decision C(2002) 2931 final of 2 October 2001 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (COMP/E-1/36.756 — Sodium gluconate) in so far as it is inconsistent with paragraph 1 above; |
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Dismisses the remainder of the application; |
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Orders Roquette Frères SA to pay all of the costs. |