CELEX: 62014TA0762
Language: en
Date: 2016-12-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-762/14: Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 – Philips and Philips France v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Smart card chips — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Exchange of commercially sensitive information — Infringement by object — Single and continuous infringement — Principle of sound administration — Duty of care — Proof — 2006 Leniency Notice — Settlement Notice — Limitation period — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Value of sales)

6.2.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 38/26
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2016 – Philips and Philips France v Commission
   (Case T-762/14) (1)
   
   ((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Smart card chips - Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU - Exchange of commercially sensitive information - Infringement by object - Single and continuous infringement - Principle of sound administration - Duty of care - Proof - 2006 Leniency Notice - Settlement Notice - Limitation period - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Value of sales))
   (2017/C 038/35)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Koninklijke Philips NV (Eindhoven, Netherlands), Philips France, (Suresnes, France) (represented by: J. de Pree, S. Molin, A. ter Haar and T.M. Snoep, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Biolan, A. Dawes, J. Norris-Usher and P. Van Nuffel, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Decision C(2014) 6250 final of 3 September 2014 relating to proceedings under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.39574 — Smart Card Chips) or, in the alternative, for the cancellation of or a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicants.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Koninklijke Philips NV and Philips France to bear their own costs and to pay those of the European Commission.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 73, 2.3.2015.