CELEX: 62011CA0264
Language: en
Date: 2012-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Case C-264/11 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 July 2012 — Kaimer GmbH & Co. Holding KG, Sanha Kaimer GmbH & Co. KG, Sanha Italia Srl v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Cartel — Penalty — Copper and copper alloy fittings sector — Probative value of statements made in the context of the leniency policy)

29.9.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 295/14
            
         Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 July 2012 — Kaimer GmbH & Co. Holding KG, Sanha Kaimer GmbH & Co. KG, Sanha Italia Srl v European Commission
   (Case C-264/11 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Competition - Cartel - Penalty - Copper and copper alloy fittings sector - Probative value of statements made in the context of the leniency policy)
   2012/C 295/22
   Language of the case: German
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellants: Kaimer GmbH & Co. Holding KG, Sanha Kaimer GmbH & Co. KG, Sanha Italia Srl (represented by: J. Brück, Rechtsanwalt)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and R. Sauer, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 March 2011 in Case T-379/06 Kaimer and Others v Commission by which the General Court dismissed in part the appellants’ action for annulment of Commission Decision C(2006) 4180 final of 20 September 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement concerning a cartel in the copper and copper alloy fittings sector or, in the alternative, for a reduction in the fine imposed on the appellants — Distortion of the evidence — Error of assessment regarding the probative value of statements made in the context of the leniency policy — Infringement of Articles 6 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Kaimer GmbH & Co. Holding KG, Sanha Kaimer GmbH & Co. KG and Sanha Italia Srl to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 269, 10.9.2011.