CELEX: 62011CB0240
Language: en
Date: 2012-05-03 00:00:00
Title: Case C-240/11 P: Order of the Court of 3 May 2012 — World Wide Tobacco España, SA v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions or concerted practices — The Spanish market for the purchase and first processing of raw tobacco — Price-fixing and market-sharing — Fines — Deterrent effect — Equal treatment — Mitigating circumstances — Maximum limit of 10 % of turnover — Cooperation)

6.10.2012   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 303/4
            
         Order of the Court of 3 May 2012 — World Wide Tobacco España, SA v European Commission
   (Case C-240/11 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions or concerted practices - The Spanish market for the purchase and first processing of raw tobacco - Price-fixing and market-sharing - Fines - Deterrent effect - Equal treatment - Mitigating circumstances - Maximum limit of 10 % of turnover - Cooperation)
   2012/C 303/05
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: World Wide Tobacco España, SA (represented by: M. Odriozola and A. Vide, abogados)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. Gippini Fournier and L. Malferrari, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 March 2011 in Case T-37/05 World Wide Tobacco España v Commission by which the General Court rejected in part an application for a reduction in the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant in Commission Decision C(2004) 4030 final, of 20 October 2004, relating to a proceeding under Article 81(1) (EC) (Case COMP/C.38.238/B.2 — Raw tobacco — Spain)
   
      Operative part of the order
   
   
               1.
            
            
               The main appeal and the additional appeal are dismissed.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               World Wide Tobacco España, SA is ordered to pay the costs of the main appeal.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               The European Commission is ordered to pay the costs of the additional appeal.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.