CELEX: 62007TA0151
Language: en
Date: 2011-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-151/07: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Kone and Others v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Bid-rigging — Market sharing — Price fixing)

10.9.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 269/45
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Kone and Others v Commission
   (Case T-151/07) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Bid-rigging - Market sharing - Price fixing)
   2011/C 269/99
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Kone Oyj (Helsinki, Finland); Kone GmbH (Hanover, Germany); and Kone BV (Voorburg, Netherlands) (represented by: T. Vinje, Solicitor, D. Paemen, J. Schindler, B. Nijs, A. Tomtsis, lawyers, J. Flynn QC and D. Scannell, Barrister)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: É. Gippini Fournier and R. Sauer, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2007) 512 final of 21 February 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/E 1/38.823 — Elevators and Escalators) or, in the alternative, reduction of the amount of the fine imposed on the applicants.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Kone Oyj, Kone GmbH and Kone BV to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 155, 7.7.2007.