CELEX: 62004TA0073
Language: en
Date: 2008-10-08 00:00:00
Title: Case T-73/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 October 2008 — Carbone-Lorraine v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for electrical and mechanical carbon and graphite products — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Mitigating circumstances — Cooperation during the administrative procedure — Principle of proportionality — Principle of equal treatment)

22.11.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 301/31
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 October 2008 — Carbone-Lorraine v Commission
   (Case T-73/04) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for electrical and mechanical carbon and graphite products - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Mitigating circumstances - Cooperation during the administrative procedure - Principle of proportionality - Principle of equal treatment)
   (2008/C 301/48)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Carbone-Lorraine (Courbevoie, France) (represented by: A. Winckler and I. Simic, then A. Winckler and H. Kanellopoulos, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F Castillo de la Torre and É. Gippini Fournier, Agents)
   Re:
   APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision 2004/420/EC of 3 December 2003 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case No C.38.359 — Electrical and mechanical carbon and graphite products), and, in the alternative, annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant by that decision
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Le Carbone-Lorraine to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 106, 30.4.2004.