CELEX: 62006TA0059
Language: en
Date: 2011-11-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-59/06: Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2011 — Low & Bonar and Bonar Technical Fabrics v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Plastic industrial bags sector — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Single and continuous infringement — Fines — Attenuating circumstances — Passive role — Proportionality — Equal treatment — Unlimited jurisdiction)

7.1.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 6/10
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2011 — Low & Bonar and Bonar Technical Fabrics v Commission
   (Case T-59/06) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Plastic industrial bags sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Single and continuous infringement - Fines - Attenuating circumstances - Passive role - Proportionality - Equal treatment - Unlimited jurisdiction)
   2012/C 6/13
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Low & Bonar plc (Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom) and Bonar Technical Fabrics NV (Zele, Belgium) (represented by: L. Garzaniti, lawyer, and M. O’Regan, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agent, assisted by M. Gray, Barrister)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2005) 4634 final of 30 November 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/F/38.354 — Industrial bags), concerning a cartel on the market for plastic industrial bags, and, in the alternative, for annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Sets the amount of the fine imposed by Article 2(l) of Commission Decision C(2005) 4634 final of 30 November 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/F/38.354 — Industrial bags) at EUR 9.18 million;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               The European Commission, Low & Bonar plc and Bonar Technical Fabrics NV shall each bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 86, 8.4.2006.