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Document 62008TA0083
Case T-83/08: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2012 — Denki Kagaku Kogyo and Denka Chemicals v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for chloroprene rubber — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Price-fixing — Market-sharing — Proof of participation in the cartel — Proof of having distanced oneself from the cartel — Duration of the infringement — Rights of the defence — Access to the file — Guidelines on the method of setting — Non-retroactivity — Legitimate expectation — Principle of proportionality — Mitigating circumstances)
Case T-83/08: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2012 — Denki Kagaku Kogyo and Denka Chemicals v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for chloroprene rubber — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Price-fixing — Market-sharing — Proof of participation in the cartel — Proof of having distanced oneself from the cartel — Duration of the infringement — Rights of the defence — Access to the file — Guidelines on the method of setting — Non-retroactivity — Legitimate expectation — Principle of proportionality — Mitigating circumstances)
Case T-83/08: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2012 — Denki Kagaku Kogyo and Denka Chemicals v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for chloroprene rubber — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Price-fixing — Market-sharing — Proof of participation in the cartel — Proof of having distanced oneself from the cartel — Duration of the infringement — Rights of the defence — Access to the file — Guidelines on the method of setting — Non-retroactivity — Legitimate expectation — Principle of proportionality — Mitigating circumstances)
SL C 80, 17.3.2012, p. 16–16
(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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17.3.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 80/16 |
Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2012 — Denki Kagaku Kogyo and Denka Chemicals v Commission
(Case T-83/08) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for chloroprene rubber - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Price-fixing - Market-sharing - Proof of participation in the cartel - Proof of having distanced oneself from the cartel - Duration of the infringement - Rights of the defence - Access to the file - Guidelines on the method of setting - Non-retroactivity - Legitimate expectation - Principle of proportionality - Mitigating circumstances)
2012/C 80/23
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, Japan); and Denka Chemicals GmbH (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented: initially by G. van Gerven, T. Franchoo and D. Fessenko, and subsequently by T. Franchoo, B. Bär-Bouyssière and A. de Beaugrenier, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Noë and V. Bottka, Agents)
Re:
APPLICATION for, principally, annulment of Commission Decision C(2007) 5910 final of 5 December 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.629 — Chloroprene Rubber), in that it concerns the applicants and, in the alternative, a reduction in the amount of the fine imposed jointly and severally on the applicants by that decision.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action; |
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Orders Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha and Denka Chemicals GmbH to pay the costs. |