Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 July 2005 in Case C-57/02 P: Compañía española para la fabricación de aceros inoxidables SA (Acerinox) v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — ECSC Treaty — Agreement, decisions and concerted practices — Alloy surcharge — Parallel conduct — Reduction of the fine — Cooperation in the administrative procedure — Rights of the defence)
Date: 2005-09-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Spain, action for annulment (EU), competition law, fine, public sector, steel

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2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs;

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

3. Orders the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic to bear

their own costs.

(1) OJ C 211 of 22.07.2000.

(First Chamber)

of 14 July 2005

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Second Chamber)

of 14 July 2005

in Case C-452/00: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commis-
sion of the European Communities (1)

(Association arrangements for the overseas countries and
territories — Imports of sugar and mixtures of sugar and
cocoa — Regulation (EC) No 2081/2000 — Action for
annulment — Safeguard measures — Proportionality)

(2005/C 217/03)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

In Case C-452/00, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agent: J. van
Bakel) v Commission of the European Communities (Agents: T.
van Rijn and C. van der Hauwaert), supported by Kingdom of
Spain, (Agent: N. Díaz Abad) — action for annulment under
Article 230 EC, brought on 6 December 2000 — the Court
(Second Chamber), composed of C.W.A. Timmermans, Presi-
dent of
the Chamber, R. Silva de Lapuerta, R. Schintgen
(Rapporteur), G. Arestis and J. Klučka, Judges; P. Léger, Advo-
cate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 July
2005, in which it:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs;

3. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 45 of 10.02.2001.

in Case C-57/02 P: Compañía española para la fabricación
de aceros inoxidables SA (Acerinox) v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Appeal — ECSC Treaty — Agreement, decisions and
concerted practices — Alloy surcharge — Parallel conduct —
Reduction of the fine — Cooperation in the administrative
procedure — Rights of the defence)

(2005/C 217/04)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case C-57/02 P, Compañía española para la fabricación de
aceros inoxidables SA (Acerinox), established in Madrid (Spain)
(Lawyers: A. Vandencasteele and D. Waelbroeck), the other
party to the proceedings being: Commission of the European
Communities (Agent: A. Whelan, and J. Flynn, Barrister) —
appeal under Article 49 of the ECSC Statute of the Court of
(First
Justice, brought on 22 February 2002 — the Court
Chamber), composed of P. Jann, President of the Chamber, A.
Rosas, R. Silva de Lapuerta, K. Lenaerts and S. von Bahr
(Rapporteur),
Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; R. Grass,
Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 July 2005, in which it:

1. Annuls the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the Euro-
pean Communities of 13 December 2001 in Case T-48/98 Acer-
inox v Commission to the extent to which it rejected the plea in
law put forward by Compañía española para la fabricación de
aceros inoxidables SA (Acerinox) alleging the lack of a statement
of reasons relating to its alleged participation in an agreement on
the Spanish market;

2. For the rest, dismisses the appeal;

3. Dismisses

the action for annulment brought by Compañía
española para la fabricación de aceros inoxidables SA (Acerinox)
to the extent to which it is based on a plea in law alleging that
the Commission of the European Communities was wrong to attri-
bute evidential value to the fax sent on 14 January 1994 by
Avesta Sheffield AB to its subsidiaries;

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4. Orders Compañía española para la fabricación de aceros inoxid-
ables SA (Acerinox) to pay the costs of the present proceedings.
The costs of the proceedings at first instance leading to the judg-
ment of the Court of First Instance referred to in paragraph 1 of
the operative part of this judgment shall be borne in the manner
set out in paragraph 3 of the operative part of that judgment.

2. Orders ThyssenKrupp Stainless GmbH, ThyssenKrupp Acciai
speciali Terni SpA and the Commission of the European Commu-
nities to bear their own costs.

(1) OJ C 109 of 04.05.2002.

(1) OJ C 109 of 04.05.2002.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(First Chamber)

of 14 July 2005

in Joined Cases C-65/02 P and C-73/02 P: ThyssenKrupp
Stainless GmbH and Others v Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities (1)

(Appeals — ECSC Treaty — Agreements, decisions and
concerted practices — Alloy surcharge — Reduction of the
fine — Cooperation in the administrative procedure — Attri-
butability of the infringement — Rights of the defence)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Grand Chamber)

of 12 July 2005

in Case C-304/02: Commission of the European Commu-
nities v French Republic (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Fisheries
— Control obligations placed on the Member States — Judg-
ment of the Court establishing a breach of obligations —
Non-compliance — Article 228 EC — Payment of a lump
sum — Imposition of a penalty payment)

(2005/C 217/06)

(2005/C 217/05)

(Language of the case: French)

(Languages of the case: German and Italian)

In Joined Cases C-65/02 P and C-73/02 P: two appeals under
Article 49 of the ECSC Statute of the Court of Justice, brought
on 28 February 2002 by ThyssenKrupp Stainless GmbH,
formerly Krupp Thyssen Stainless GmbH (Lawyer: M. Klus-
speciali Terni SpA,
mann), and by ThyssenKrupp Acciai
formerly Acciai speciali Terni SpA (Lawyers: A. Giardina and
G. Di Tommaso), the other party to the proceedings being:
Commission of
(Agents: A.
Whelan, assisted by H.-J. Freund, and A. Whelan and V. Superti,
(First Chamber),
assisted by A. Dal Ferro) — the Court
composed of P. Jann, President of the Chamber, A. Rosas, R.
Silva de Lapuerta, K. Lenaerts and S. von Bahr (Rapporteur),
Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a
judgment on 14 July 2005, in which it:

the European Communities

In Case C-304/02, Commission of the European Commu-
nities (Agents: M. Nolin, H. van Lier and T. van Rijn) v French
Republic (Agents: G. de Bergues and A. Colomb), action under
Article 228 EC for failure to fulfil obligations brought on 27
August 2002, the Court (Grand Chamber), composed of V.
Skouris, President, P. Jann (Rapporteur) and C.W.A. Timmer-
mans, Presidents of Chambers, C.Gulmann, J.P. Puissochet, R.
Schintgen, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues,
Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; M. Múgica Arza-
mendi, Principal Administrator, subsequently M.F. Contet, Prin-
cipal Administrator, and H. von Holstein, Deputy Registrar, for
the Registrar, gave a judgment on 12 July 2005, in which it:

1. Declares that:

1. Dismisses the appeals and the cross-appeal;

— by failing to carry out controls of fishing activities in accord-
ance with the requirements laid down by the Community
provisions, and