CELEX: C2006/212/47
Language: en
Date: 2006-09-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-304/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 July 2006 — Hoek Loos NV v Commission of the European Communities (Competition — Cartels — Dutch market for industrial and medical gases — Price fixing — Calculation of fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Principles of proportionality and equal treatment)

2.9.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 212/27
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 July 2006 — Hoek Loos NV v Commission of the European Communities
   (Case T-304/02) (1)
   
   (Competition - Cartels - Dutch market for industrial and medical gases - Price fixing - Calculation of fines - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Principles of proportionality and equal treatment)
   (2006/C 212/47)
   Language of the case: Dutch
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Hoek Loos NV (Schiedam, Netherlands) (represented by: J.J. Feenstra and B.F. Van Harinxma thoe Slooten, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Bouquet, Agent)
   Re:
   Application for annulment in part of Article 3 of Commission Decision 2003/207/EC final of 24 July 2002 relating to a procedure pursuant to Article 81 EC (case COMP/E-3/36.700 — Industrial and medical gases) (OJ 2003, L 84, p. 1) and, alternatively, for a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicant
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the applicant to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 305, 7.12.2002.