CELEX: C2006/294/84
Language: en
Date: 2006-12-02 00:00:00
Title: Case T-322/01: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 — Roquette Frères v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Sodium gluconate — Article 81 EC — Fine — Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Leniency notice — Equal treatment Principle ne bis in idem)

2.12.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 294/40
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 27 September 2006 — Roquette Frères v Commission
   (Case T-322/01) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Sodium gluconate - Article 81 EC - Fine - Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Leniency notice - Equal treatment Principle ne bis in idem)
   (2006/C 294/84)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Roquette Frères, SA (Lestrem, France) (represented by: O. Prost, D. Voillemot and A. Choffel, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: initially, A. Bouquet, W. Wils and A. Whelan, and subsequently A. Bouquet, W. Wils and A. Whelan, Agents, assisted by A. Condomines and J. Liygonie, lawyers)
   Re:
   First, an application for annulment of Articles 1 and 3 of Decision C(2002) 2931 final of 2 October 2001 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (COMP/E-1/36.756 — Sodium gluconate), in that it sets the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant; second, an application for a reduction in the amount of the find; and, third, an application for repayment to the applicant of the amounts unlawfully received.
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Sets the amount of the fine imposed on Roquette Frères SA at EUR 8 105 000;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Varies Decision C(2002) 2931 final of 2 October 2001 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (COMP/E-1/36.756 — Sodium gluconate) in so far as it is inconsistent with paragraph 1 above;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Dismisses the remainder of the application;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders Roquette Frères SA to pay all of the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 68, 16.3.02.