CELEX: 62010TA0023
Language: en
Date: 2014-02-06 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases T-23/10 and T-24/10: Judgment of the General Court of 6 February 2014 — Arkema France v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European markets in tin heat stabilisers and ESBO/esters heat stabilisers — Decision finding two infringements of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Fines — Duration of the infringement — Limitation — Legitimate interest in finding that an infringement was committed — Application for variation — Amount of the fines — Duration of the infringements — Unlimited jurisdiction)

15.3.2014   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 78/6
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 6 February 2014 — Arkema France v Commission
   (Joined Cases T-23/10 and T-24/10) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European markets in tin heat stabilisers and ESBO/esters heat stabilisers - Decision finding two infringements of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Fines - Duration of the infringement - Limitation - Legitimate interest in finding that an infringement was committed - Application for variation - Amount of the fines - Duration of the infringements - Unlimited jurisdiction)
   2014/C 78/11
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Arkema France (Colombes, France) (represented initially by J. Joshua, Barrister, and E. Aliende Rodríguez, lawyer, and subsequently by J. P. Gunther and C. Breuvart, lawyers) (Case T-23/10); and CECA SA (La Garenne-Colombes, France) (represented initially by J. Joshua, Barrister, and E. Aliende Rodríguez, lawyer, and subsequently by J.-P. Gunther and C. Breuvart, lawyers) (Case T-24/10)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Mojzesowicz, F. Ronkes Agerbeek and J. Bourke, Agents, and by J. Holmes, Barrister)
   
      Re:
   
   Applications for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 8682 final of 11 November 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.589 — Heat Stabilisers), or, in the alternative, for a reduction of the fines imposed on the applicants.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the actions;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Arkema France and CECA SA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 80, 27.3.2010.