CELEX: 62013CA0634
Language: en
Date: 2015-09-17 00:00:00
Title: Case C-634/13 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 September 2015 — Total Marketing Services, successor in law to Total Raffinage Marketing v European Commission (Appeals — Competition — Paraffin waxes market — Slack wax market — Duration of participation in an unlawful cartel — Cessation of the participation — Interruption of the participation — Absence of collusive contact established during a certain period of time — Continuation of the infringement — Burden of proof — Public distancing — Perception of the other participants in the cartel of the company’s intention to distance itself — Obligation to state reasons — Principles of the presumption of innocence, equal treatment, effective judicial protection and that penalties must be specific)

9.11.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 371/6
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 September 2015 — Total Marketing Services, successor in law to Total Raffinage Marketing v European Commission
   (Case C-634/13 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeals - Competition - Paraffin waxes market - Slack wax market - Duration of participation in an unlawful cartel - Cessation of the participation - Interruption of the participation - Absence of collusive contact established during a certain period of time - Continuation of the infringement - Burden of proof - Public distancing - Perception of the other participants in the cartel of the company’s intention to distance itself - Obligation to state reasons - Principles of the presumption of innocence, equal treatment, effective judicial protection and that penalties must be specific))
   (2015/C 371/07)
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Total Marketing Services, successor in law to Total Raffinage Marketing (represented by: A. Vandencasteele, C. Lemaire and S. Naudin, avocats)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: P. Van Nuffel and A. Biolan, acting as Agents, assisted by N. Coutrelis, avocat)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1)
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2)
            
            
               Orders Total Marketing Services SA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 45, 15.2.2014.