CELEX: C2006/165/03
Language: en
Date: 2006-07-15 00:00:00
Title: Case C-397/03 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of  18 May 2006  — Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (Appeals — Competition — Cartels — Synthetic lysine market — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Non-retroactivity — Non bis in idem principle — Equal treatment — Turnover which may be taken into account)

15.7.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 165/2
            
         Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities
   (Case C-397/03 P) (1)
   
   (Appeals - Competition - Cartels - Synthetic lysine market - Fines - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Non-retroactivity - Non bis in idem principle - Equal treatment - Turnover which may be taken into account)
   (2006/C 165/03)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Appellants: Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd (represented by: C.O. Lenz, Rechtsanwalt, E. Batchelor, L. Martin Alegi and M. Garcia, Solicitors)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: R. Lyal, Agent, and by J. Flynn QC)
   Re:
   Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 9 July 2003 in Case T-224/00 Archer Daniels Midland Company and Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission dismissing in part an application for annulment of, or a reduction in the fine imposed by, Commission Decision 2001/418/EC of 7 June 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/36.545/F3 — Amino Acids).
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 275, 15.11.2003.