CELEX: 62012TA0341
Language: en
Date: 2012-11-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-341/12: Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2015  — Evonik Degussa GmbH v Commission (Competition — Administrative procedure — European hydrogen peroxide and perborate market — Publication of a decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Rejection of a request for confidential treatment of information given to the Commission pursuant to the latter’s Leniency Notice — Obligation to state reasons — Confidentiality — Professional secrecy — Legitimate expectations)

16.3.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 89/17
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2015 — Evonik Degussa GmbH v Commission
   (Case T-341/12) (1)
   
   ((Competition - Administrative procedure - European hydrogen peroxide and perborate market - Publication of a decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Rejection of a request for confidential treatment of information given to the Commission pursuant to the latter’s Leniency Notice - Obligation to state reasons - Confidentiality - Professional secrecy - Legitimate expectations))
   (2015/C 089/17)
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Evonik Degussa GmbH (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Steinle, M. Holm-Hadulla and C. von Köckritz, avocats)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito, M. Kellerbauer and G. Meessen, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Annulment of Commission Decision C(2012) 3534 final of 24 May 2012 refusing Evonik Degussa’s request for confidential treatment under Article 8 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (Case COMP/F/38.620 — Hydrogen Peroxide and Perborate).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Evonik Degussa GmbH to pay the costs, including those incurred in the proceedings for interim relief.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 311, 13.10.2012.