CELEX: 62005TA0021
Language: en
Date: 2010-05-19 00:00:00
Title: Case T-21/05: Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2010 — Chalkor v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Copper plumbing tube industry — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Continuous and multiform infringement — Fines — Limited participation in the cartel — Geographic extent of the relevant market — Duration of the infringement — Cooperation)

3.7.2010   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 179/31
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2010 — Chalkor v Commission
   (Case T-21/05) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copper plumbing tube industry - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Continuous and multiform infringement - Fines - Limited participation in the cartel - Geographic extent of the relevant market - Duration of the infringement - Cooperation)
   2010/C 179/51
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Chalkor AE Epexergasias Metallon (Athens, Greece) (represented by: I. Forrester QC, A. Schulz and A. Komninos, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Oliver and S. Noë, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for cancellation or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant by Commission Decision C(2004) 2826 of 3 September 2004 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E-1/38.069 — Copper plumbing tubes).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Orders that the fine imposed on Chalkor AE Epexergasias Metallon under Article 2(d) of Commission Decision C(2004) 2826 of 3 September 2004 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E-1/38.069 — Copper plumbing tubes) shall be set at EUR 8,2467 million.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Chalkor Epexergasias Metallon and the European Commission to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 82, 2.4.2005.