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Document C2006/165/03
Case C-397/03 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (Appeals — Competition — Cartels — Synthetic lysine market — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Non-retroactivity — Non bis in idem principle — Equal treatment — Turnover which may be taken into account)
Case C-397/03 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (Appeals — Competition — Cartels — Synthetic lysine market — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Non-retroactivity — Non bis in idem principle — Equal treatment — Turnover which may be taken into account)
Case C-397/03 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (Appeals — Competition — Cartels — Synthetic lysine market — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Non-retroactivity — Non bis in idem principle — Equal treatment — Turnover which may be taken into account)
SL C 165, 15.7.2006, p. 2–2
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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15.7.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 165/2 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities
(Case C-397/03 P) (1)
(Appeals - Competition - Cartels - Synthetic lysine market - Fines - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Non-retroactivity - Non bis in idem principle - Equal treatment - Turnover which may be taken into account)
(2006/C 165/03)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Appellants: Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd (represented by: C.O. Lenz, Rechtsanwalt, E. Batchelor, L. Martin Alegi and M. Garcia, Solicitors)
Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: R. Lyal, Agent, and by J. Flynn QC)
Re:
Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 9 July 2003 in Case T-224/00 Archer Daniels Midland Company and Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission dismissing in part an application for annulment of, or a reduction in the fine imposed by, Commission Decision 2001/418/EC of 7 June 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/36.545/F3 — Amino Acids).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the appeal; |
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Orders Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd to pay the costs. |