CELEX: 62011TA0485
Language: en
Date: 2015-07-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-485/11: Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2015 — Akzo Nobel and Akcros Chemicals v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European markets for heat stabilisers — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Infringement committed by a jointly-held subsidiary — Fines — Joint and several liability of the subsidiary and the parent companies — Ten-year limitation period applicable to one of the parent companies — Decision readopted — Reduction of the amount of the fine imposed on one of the parent companies — Attribution to the subsidiary and the other parent company of the obligation to pay the reduced fine — Rights of the defence)

14.9.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 302/40
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2015 — Akzo Nobel and Akcros Chemicals v Commission
   (Case T-485/11) (1)
   
   ((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European markets for heat stabilisers - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Infringement committed by a jointly-held subsidiary - Fines - Joint and several liability of the subsidiary and the parent companies - Ten-year limitation period applicable to one of the parent companies - Decision readopted - Reduction of the amount of the fine imposed on one of the parent companies - Attribution to the subsidiary and the other parent company of the obligation to pay the reduced fine - Rights of the defence))
   (2015/C 302/51)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Akzo Nobel NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands); and Akcros Chemicals Ltd (Warwickshire, United Kingdom) (represented by C. Swaak and R. Wesseling, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by F. Ronkes Agerbeek and J. Bourke, and subsequently by Mr Ronkes Agerbeek and P. Van Nuffel, acting as Agents, and J. Holmes, Barrister)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of the Commission Decision of 30 June 2011 amending Commission Decision C(2009) 8682 final of 11 November 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.589 — Heat Stabilisers) in so far as it was addressed to Akzo Nobel and Akcros Chemicals or, in the alternative, for a reduction of the amount of the fines imposed.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls the Commission Decision of 30 June 2011 amending Commission Decision C(2009) 8682 final of 11 November 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.589 — Heat Stabilisers);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 331, 12.11.2011.