CELEX: C1999/160/23
Language: en
Date: 1999-06-05 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 March 1999 in Case T-134/94: NMH Stahlwerke GmbH v. Commission of the European Communities (ECSC Treaty - Competition - Agreements between undertakings - System for the exchange of information - Fine - Responsibility for the infringement)

C 160/12                 EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                             5.6.1999
                                                         COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
    JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                               3. orders the applicant to bear its own costs and to pay half of the
                                                                               defendant’s costs. The defendant shall bear half of its own costs.
                          of 11 March 1999                                (1) OJ C 161, 11.6.1994.
in Case T-134/94: NMH Stahlwerke GmbH v. Commission
                of the European Communities (1)
(ECSC Treaty — Competition — Agreements between                               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
undertakings — System for the exchange of information —
          Fine — Responsibility for the infringement)                                              of 11 March 1999
                                                                          in Case T-136/94: Eurofer ASBL v. Commission of the
                           (1999/C 160/23)                                                    European Communities (1)
                                                                          (ECSC Treaty — Competition — Decisions by associations
                                                                          of undertakings — System for the exchange of information)
                   (Language of the case: German)                                                   (1999/C 160/24)
                                                                                             (Language of the case: German)
In case T-134/94: NMH Stahlwerke GmbH, having its regis-
tered office in Sulzbach-Rosenberg (Germany), represented by
Paul B. Schäuble, Rechtsanwalt, Munich, with an address for               In case T-136/94: Eurofer ASBL, established in Luxembourg,
service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Ernest Arendt,                   17-25, avenue de la Liberté, represented by Norbert Koch, of
8-10, rue Mathias Hardt, v. Commission of the European                    the Brussels Bar, v. Commission of the European Communities
Communities (Agents: initially Julian Currall, Norbert Lorenz             (Agents: initially Julian Currall, Norbert Lorenz and Géraud
and Géraud Sajust de Bergues, and subsequently Jean-Louis                 Sajust de Bergues, and subsequently Jean-Louis Dewost, Julian
Dewost, Julian Currall and Guy Charrier, assisted by Heinz-               Currall and Guy Charrier, assisted by Heinz-Joachim Freund)
Joachim Freund) — application, principally, for the annulment             — application, principally, for the annulment of articles 2 and
of Commission Decision 94/215/ECSC of 16 February 1994                    3 of Commission Decision 94/215/ECSC of 16 February 1994
relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 65 of the ECSC               relating to a proceeding pursuant to article 65 of the ECSC
Treaty concerning agreements and concerted practices engaged              Treaty concerning agreements and concerted practices engaged
in by European producers of beams (OJ L 116, 6.5.1994, p. 1)              in by European producers of beams (OJ L 116, 6.5.1994, p. 1)
— the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, Extended                   — the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, Extended
Composition), composed of: C. W. Bellamy, acting as President,            Composition), composed of: C. W. Bellamy, acting as President,
A. Potocki and J. Pirrung, Judges; J. Palacio González, Adminis-         A. Potocki and J. Pirrung, Judges; J. Palacio González, Adminis-
trator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 11 March               trator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 11 March
1999, in which it:                                                        1999, in which it:
                                                                          1. dismisses the action,
1. fixes at EUR 110 000 the amount of the fine imposed on the
     applicant by Article 4 of Commission Decision 94/215/ECSC            2. orders the applicant to pay the costs.
     of 16 February 1994 relating to a proceeding pursuant to
     Article 65 of the ECSC Treaty concerning agreements and
     concerted practices engaged in by European producers of beams,       (1) OJ C 174, 25.6.1994.
2. dismisses the remainder of the action,