CELEX: 62010CA0109
Language: en
Date: 2011-10-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-109/10 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 October 2011 — Solvay SA v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Market in soda ash in the Community — Abuse of dominant position — Infringement of the rights of the defence — Access to the file — Hearing of the undertaking)

17.12.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 370/12
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 October 2011 — Solvay SA v European Commission
   (Case C-109/10 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Competition - Market in soda ash in the Community - Abuse of dominant position - Infringement of the rights of the defence - Access to the file - Hearing of the undertaking)
   2011/C 370/18
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Solvay SA (represented by: P. Foriers, R. Jafferali, F. Louis and A. Vallery, avocats)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agents, assisted by N. Coutrelis, avocate)
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2009 in Case T-57/01 Solvay v Commission, by which the General Court dismissed the appellants application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2003/6/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 [EC] — Competition — Soda ash market in the Community (excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland) — Abuse of a dominant position — Infringement of the right to be tried within reasonable time — Infringement of procedural rights — Wrong earlier definition of the relevant geographic market — Lack of statement of reasons — Exceptional circumstances showing lack of a dominant position
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 17 December 2009 in Case T-57/01 Solvay v Commission;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Annuls Commission Decision 2003/6/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 of the EC Treaty (COMP/33.133-C: Soda-ash — Solvay);
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders the European Commission to pay the costs at first instance and on appeal.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.