CELEX: 62006TA0384
Language: en
Date: 2011-03-24 00:00:00
Title: Case T-384/06: Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 — IBP and International Building Products France v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Copper and copper alloy fittings sector — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Duration of participation in the infringement — Fines — Aggravating circumstances)

14.5.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 145/22
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 — IBP and International Building Products France v Commission
   (Case T-384/06) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copper and copper alloy fittings sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Duration of participation in the infringement - Fines - Aggravating circumstances)
   2011/C 145/33
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: IBP Ltd (Tipton, United Kingdom); and International Building Products France SA (Sartrouville, France) (represented by: M. Clough QC and A. Aldred, Solicitor)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and V. Bottka, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2006) 4180 of 20 September 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F-1/38.121 — Fittings) and also, in the alternative, for a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicants in that decision.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders IBP Ltd and International Building Products France SA to bear their own costs and to pay 80 % of the European Commission’s costs, and also to bear their own costs and to pay the Commission’s costs relating to the interim measures proceedings;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the Commission to bear 20 % of its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 20, 27.1.2007.