CELEX: C2004/284/28
Language: en
Date: 2004-11-20 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 September 2004 in Case T-156/94: Siderúrgica Aristrain Madrid SL v Commission of the European Communities (ECSC Treaty — Competition — Agreements and concerted practices — European producers of beams — Imputability of the unlawful conduct — Fine — Appeal — Case referred back to the Court of First Instance)

20.11.2004   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 284/14
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
   
   of 14 September 2004
   in Case T-156/94: Siderúrgica Aristrain Madrid SL v Commission of the European Communities (1)
   
   (ECSC Treaty - Competition - Agreements and concerted practices - European producers of beams - Imputability of the unlawful conduct - Fine - Appeal - Case referred back to the Court of First Instance)
   (2004/C 284/28)
   Language of the case: Spanish
   In Case T-156/94: Siderúrgica Aristrain Madrid SL, established in Madrid (Spain), represented by A. Creus Carreras and N. Lacalle Mangas, lawyers, with an address for service in Luxembourg, against Commission of the European Communities (Agents: J. Currall and W. Wils, assisted by J. Rivas Andrés and J.J. Gutiérrez Gisbert, lawyers, with an address for service in Luxembourg) — application for annulment of Commission Decision 94/215/ECSC of 16 February 1994 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 65 of the ECSC Treaty concerning agreements and concerted practices engaged in by European producers of beams (OJ 1994 L 146, p. 1) — the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber, Extended Composition), composed of J. Pirrung, President, V. Tiili, A.W.H. Meij, M. Vilaras and N.J. Forwood, Judges; B. Pastor, Deputy Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 September 2004, the operative part of which is as follows:
   
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               The amount of the fine imposed on the applicant by Article 4 of Commission Decision 94/215/ECSC of 16 February 1994 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 65 of the ECSC Treaty concerning agreements and concerted practices engaged in by European producers of beams is fixed at EUR 2 540 000;
            
         
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               The applicant is ordered to pay 35 % of the costs incurred by it and by the defendant in connection with the proceedings before the Court of First Instance, including the interlocutory proceedings, and also with the proceedings on appeal before the Court of Justice. The defendant is ordered to pay 65 % of the costs incurred by it and by the applicant in connection with the same proceedings.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 146 of 28.5.2004.