CELEX: 62007TA0024
Language: en
Date: 2009-07-01 00:00:00
Title: Case T-24/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 1 July 2009 — ThyssenKrupp Stainless v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Stainless steel flat products — Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after expiry of the ECSC Treaty, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Alloy surcharge — Powers of the Commission — Imputability of the unlawful conduct — Res judicata — Rights of the defence — Access to the file — Limitation period — Principle of non bis in idem — Cooperation during the administrative procedure)

15.8.2009   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 193/18
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 1 July 2009 — ThyssenKrupp Stainless v Commission
   (Case T-24/07) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Stainless steel flat products - Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after expiry of the ECSC Treaty, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Alloy surcharge - Powers of the Commission - Imputability of the unlawful conduct - Res judicata - Rights of the defence - Access to the file - Limitation period - Principle of non bis in idem - Cooperation during the administrative procedure)
   2009/C 193/26
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG (Duisburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Klusmann and S. Thomas, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, R. Sauer and O. Weber, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment, in whole or in part, of the Commission’s decision of 20 December 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 [CS] (Case No COMP/F/39.234 — Alloy surcharge — readoption) and, in the alternative, an application for reduction of the fine imposed on ThyssenKrupp Stainless by that decision.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders ThyssenKrupp Stainless AG to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 82, 14.4.2007.