Case T-85/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 18 December 2008 — General Química v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Rubber chemicals sector — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Exchange of confidential information and price fixing — Imputation to parent company — Joint and several liability — Fines — Leniency notice)
Date: 2008-12-18
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), chemical product, economic concentration, fine, liability, rubber industry

C 44/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2009

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

‘TAXUD/1342/2003’,

1. Annuls the Commission's decision of 3 February 2005 inasmuch
as it refused access to documents, ‘TAXUD/1369/2003’ relating
to home cinema, ‘TAXUD/974/2004’ relating to vehicles for dual
use,
and
units,
‘TAXUD/2495/2004’
‘XXI/770/1998’ relating to incomplete ADP machines, and to the
minutes of the September 2004 meeting of the Working Group of
‘Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section (Mechanical/
the
(document
Miscellaneous)’ of
‘TAXUD/3010/2004 — Annex V’);

‘TAXUD/2465/2004’
supply

the Customs Code Committee

relating

power

to

mented by Finland for investment aid to Componenta Corpora-
tion (OJ 2006 L 353, p. 36)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Annuls Commission Decision 2006/900/EC of 20 October 2005
on the State Aid implemented by Finland for investment aid to
Componenta Corporation;

2. Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and pay Componen-

ta's costs;

2. Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the remainder of the

action;

3. Orders the Republic of Finland to bear its own costs.

3. Orders the Commission to pay the costs incurred by Mr Pablo

Muñiz.

(1) OJ C 48, 25.2.2006.

(1) OJ C 132, 28.5.2005.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 18 December
2008 — Componenta v Commission

(Case T-455/05) (1)

(State aid — Metallurgy sector — Acquisition of a share-
holding held by an undertaking in a property company and
repayment of a loan by that undertaking to the property
company in consideration for an investment in that under-
taking — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the
common market and ordering its recovery — Private investor
test — Valuation of the shares in a property company —
Valuation of the real property assets of a company — Duty to
state the reasons for the decision — Finding of the Court of
its own motion)

(2009/C 44/71)

Language of the case: Finnish

Parties

Applicant: Componenta Oyj (Helsinki, Finland) (represented by:
M. Savola and A. Järvinen, lawyers)

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 18 December
2008 — General Química v Commission

(Case T-85/06) (1)

(Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
— Rubber chemicals sector — Decision finding an infringe-
ment of Article 81 EC — Exchange of confidential informa-
tion and price fixing — Imputation to parent company —
Joint and several liability — Fines — Leniency notice)

(2009/C 44/72)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicants: General Química, SA (Alava, Spain); Repsol Química,
SA (Madrid, Spain); and Repsol YPF, SA (Madrid) (represented
by: J.M. Jiménez Laiglesia Oñate and J. Jiménez Laiglesia Oñate,
lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and F. Amato, then by F.
Castillo de la Torre, Agents)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: C. Giolito and M. Huttunen, Agents)

Re:

Intervener in support of the applicant: Republic of Finland (repre-
sented by: E. Bygglin, A. Guimaraes-Purokoski and J. Heliskoski,
Agents)

Re:

Application
Commission Decision
2006/900/EC of 20 October 2005 on the State Aid imple-

annulment

for

of

Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision
2006/902/EC of 21 December 2005 relating to a proceeding
under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement
Flexsys NV, Bayer AG, Crompton Manufacturing
against
(former Uniroyal Chemical Company Inc.),
Company Inc.
Crompton
(former
Crompton Corporation), General Química SA, Repsol Química
SA and Repsol YPF SA (Case No COMP/F/C.38.443 — Rubber
chemicals) (OJ 2006 L 353, p. 50), and, alternatively, the reduc-
tion of the fine imposed on the applicants

Ltd, Chemtura Corporation

Europe

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 44/43

Operative part of the judgment

2. Orders Miguel Torres, SA to pay the costs.

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

(1) OJ C 310, 16.12.2006.

2. Orders General Química, SA, Repsol Química, SA and Repsol
YPF, SA to bear their own costs and pay the Commission's costs.

(1) OJ C 131, 3.6.2006.

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 18 December
2008 — Torres v OHIM — Bodegas Cándido (TORRE DE
FRIAS)

(Case T-285/06) (1)

(Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Applica-
tion for Community word mark TORRE DE FRIAS — Earlier
national and international word marks TORRES and LAS
TORRES — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of
confusion)

Parties

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 18 December
2008 — Torres v OHIM — Vinícola de Tomelloso (TORRE
DE GAZATE)

(Case T-286/06) (1)

(Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Applica-
tion for Community word mark TORRE DE GAZATE —
Earlier national and international word marks TORRES and
LAS TORRES — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood
of confusion)

(2009/C 44/74)

Language of the case: Spanish

(2009/C 44/73)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Miguel Torres, SA (Vilafranca del Penedés, Spain)
(represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri, M. Baz de San Ceferino and
A. Castán Pérez-Gómez, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Mondéjar Ortuño
and J. García Murillo, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM
intervening before the Court of First Instance: Bodegas Cándido, SA
(represented by: C. Hernández Hernández,
(Burgos, Spain)
lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of
the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
Appeal of
Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) of 27 July 2006 (Case
R-1069/2004-2) relating to opposition proceedings between
Miguel Torres, SA and Bodegas Cándido, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

Applicant: Miguel Torres, SA (Vilafranca del Penedés, Spain)
(represented by: E. Armijo Chávarri, M. Baz de San Ceferino and
A. Castán Pérez-Gómez, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: O. Mondéjar Ortuño
and J. García Murillo, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM
intervening before the Court of First Instance: Vinícola de Tomelloso,
SCL (Tomelloso, Spain) (represented by: J. Casajuana Espinosa,
lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of
the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
Appeal of
(Trade Marks and Designs) of 27 July 2006 (Case
Market
R-421/2004-2)
relating to opposition proceedings between
Miguel Torres, SA and Vinícola de Tomelloso, SCL.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Miguel Torres, SA to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 310, 16.12.2006.