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Document 62006TA0384
Case T-384/06: Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 — IBP and International Building Products France v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Copper and copper alloy fittings sector — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Duration of participation in the infringement — Fines — Aggravating circumstances)
Case T-384/06: Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 — IBP and International Building Products France v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Copper and copper alloy fittings sector — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Duration of participation in the infringement — Fines — Aggravating circumstances)
Case T-384/06: Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 — IBP and International Building Products France v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Copper and copper alloy fittings sector — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Duration of participation in the infringement — Fines — Aggravating circumstances)
SL C 145, 14.5.2011, p. 22–22
(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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14.5.2011 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 145/22 |
Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 — IBP and International Building Products France v Commission
(Case T-384/06) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copper and copper alloy fittings sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Duration of participation in the infringement - Fines - Aggravating circumstances)
2011/C 145/33
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: IBP Ltd (Tipton, United Kingdom); and International Building Products France SA (Sartrouville, France) (represented by: M. Clough QC and A. Aldred, Solicitor)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and V. Bottka, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2006) 4180 of 20 September 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F-1/38.121 — Fittings) and also, in the alternative, for a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicants in that decision.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders IBP Ltd and International Building Products France SA to bear their own costs and to pay 80 % of the European Commission’s costs, and also to bear their own costs and to pay the Commission’s costs relating to the interim measures proceedings; |
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Orders the Commission to bear 20 % of its own costs. |