CELEX: 62013CA0637
Language: en
Date: 2017-01-26 00:00:00
Title: Case C-637/13 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 26 January 2017 — Laufen Austria AG v European Commission (Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets of Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria — Coordination of selling prices and exchange of sensitive business information — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 23(2) — Ceiling of 10 % of turnover — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Obligation to state reasons — Principle of equal treatment — Exercise of unlimited jurisdiction)

3.4.2017   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 104/7
            
         Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 26 January 2017 — Laufen Austria AG v European Commission
   (Case C-637/13 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets of Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria - Coordination of selling prices and exchange of sensitive business information - Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Article 23(2) - Ceiling of 10 % of turnover - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Obligation to state reasons - Principle of equal treatment - Exercise of unlimited jurisdiction))
   (2017/C 104/12)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Laufen Austria AG (represented by: E. Navarro Varona, abogada)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: F. Castilla Contreras, F. Castillo de la Torre and F. Jimeno Fernández, acting as Agents)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 16 September 2013, Laufen Austria v Commission (T-411/10, EU:T:2013:443);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union for it to give judgment on the claim made by Laufen Austria AG for reduction of the fine imposed;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Reserves the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 52, 22.2.2014.