CELEX: 62003TA0054
Language: en
Date: 2008-07-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-54/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2008 — Lafarge v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Plasterboard market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Liability — Deterrence — Repeat infringement — Fine — Guidelines on the method of setting fines)

15.8.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 209/41
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 July 2008 — Lafarge v Commission
   (Case T-54/03) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Plasterboard market - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Liability - Deterrence - Repeat infringement - Fine - Guidelines on the method of setting fines)
   (2008/C 209/70)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Lafarge SA (Paris, France) (represented by: H. Lesguillons, J.-C. Bermond, N. Jalabert-Doury, A. Winckler, F. Brunet and I. Simic initially, then by N. Jalabert-Doury, A. Winckler and F. Brunet, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and C. Ingen-Housz initially, then by F. Castillo de la Torre and F. Arbault, Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Marquardt and E. Karlsson, Agents)
   Re:
   Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2005/471/EC of 27 November 2002 relating to proceedings under Article 81 [EC] against BPB plc, Gebrüder Knauf Westdeutsche Gipswerke KG, Société Lafarge SA and Gyproc Benelux NV (Case No COMP/E-1/37.152 — Plasterboard) (OJ 2005 L 166, p. 8), or, in the alternative, an application for the annulment of or a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicant.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Lafarge SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Council to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 101, 26.4.2003.