CELEX: 62009TJ0400
Language: en
Date: 2012-12-12
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 12 December 2012.#Ecka Granulate GmbH & Co. KG and non ferrum Metallpulver GmbH & Co. KG v European Commission.#Competition — Cartels — Market in calcium carbide and magnesium for the steel and gas industries in the EEA, with the exception of Ireland, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price fixing and market sharing — Fines — Principle that penalties must have a sound legal basis — 2006 guidelines for the calculation of the amount of fines — Mitigating circumstances — Cooperation during the administrative procedure — Proportionality — Ability to pay.#Case T‑400/09.