Case T-50/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2008 — Saint-Gobain Gyproc Belgium v Commission (Competition — Cartels — Plasterboard market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Fine — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Attenuating circumstances)
Date: 2008-07-08
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), building industry, equal treatment, exchange of information, fine, plaster

C 209/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.8.2008

3. Orders the Federal Republic of Germany, the Bundesverband Inter-
nationaler Express- und Kurierdienste eV (BIEK) and UPS Europe
NV/SA to bear their own costs.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2008 —
Knauf Gips v Commission

(1) OJ C 274, 9.11.2002.

(Case T-52/03) (1)

(Competition — Cartels — Plasterboard market — Decision
finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Access to the file
— Single and continuous infringement — Liability — Fine —
Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Cooperation
during the administrative procedure)

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2008 —
Saint-Gobain Gyproc Belgium v Commission

(Case T-50/03) (1)

(2008/C 209/68)

Language of the case: German

(Competition — Cartels — Plasterboard market — Decision
finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Fine — Gravity
infringement — Attenuating
and

duration

of

the
circumstances)

(2008/C 209/67)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Saint-Gobain Gyproc Belgium NV, previously BPB
Belgium NV, previously Gyproc Benelux NV (Beveren-Kallo,
Belgium) (represented by: J.-F. Bellis, P. L'Ecluse and M. Favart,
lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented initially by F. Castillo de la Torre and C. Ingen-Housz and
subsequently by F. Castillo de la Torre and F. Arbault, acting as
Agents)

Re:

fine

Action under Articles 229 EC and 230 EC for the reduction of
the
imposed on Gyproc by Commission Decision
2005/471/EC of 27 November 2002 relating to a proceeding
under Article 81 [EC] against BPB plc, Gebrüder Knauf
Westdeutsche Gipswerke KG, Société Lafarge SA and Gyproc
Benelux NV (Case No COMP/E-1/37.152 — Plasterboard)
(OJ 2005 L 166, p. 8)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

Parties

Knauf Gips

Knauf
Applicant:
(represented
Westdeutsche Gipswerke KG (Iphofen, Germany)
initially by M. Klusmann and F. Wiemer, and subsequently by
M. Klusmann, lawyers)

formerly Gebrüder

KG,

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented initially by F. Castillo de la Torre and S. Rating, and
subsequently by F. Castillo de la Torre and R. Sauer, Agents)

Re:

of

for

annulment

Commission Decision
Application
2005/471/EC of 27 November 2002 relating to a proceeding
under Article 81 [EC] against BPB plc, Gebrüder Knauf
Westdeutsche Gipswerke KG, Société Lafarge SA and Gyproc
Benelux NV (Case No COMP/E-1/37.152 — Plasterboard)
(OJ 2005 L 166, p. 8), or, in the alternative, reduction of the
fine imposed on the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Saint-Gobain Gyproc Belgium NV to pay the costs.

2. Orders Knauf Gips KG to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 101, 26.4.2003.

(1) OJ C 124, 24.5.2003.