CELEX: C2006/281/05
Language: en
Date: 2006-11-18 00:00:00
Title: Case C-167/04 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 September 2006 — JCB Service v Commission of the European Communities, (Appeals — Cartels — Article 81 EC — Distribution agreements — Concerted practices — Notification — Form A/B — Application for exemption — Rejection — Duration of the assessment of the notification procedure — Rights of the defence — Presumption of innocence — Complaint — Infringement — General prohibition on passive sales — Limitation of the sources of supply — New pleas in law — Fines — Guidelines — Gravity of the infringement — Duration — Attenuating circumstances — Cross-appeal — Aggravating circumstances)

18.11.2006   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 281/3
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 September 2006 — JCB Service v Commission of the European Communities,
   (Case C-167/04 P) (1)
   
   (Appeals - Cartels - Article 81 EC - Distribution agreements - Concerted practices - Notification - Form A/B - Application for exemption - Rejection - Duration of the assessment of the notification procedure - Rights of the defence - Presumption of innocence - Complaint - Infringement - General prohibition on passive sales - Limitation of the sources of supply - New pleas in law - Fines - Guidelines - Gravity of the infringement - Duration - Attenuating circumstances - Cross-appeal - Aggravating circumstances)
   (2006/C 281/05)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Appellant: JCB Service, (represented by: E.Morgan de Rivery and E. Friedel, lawyers)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities, (represented by: A. Whelan, Agent)
   Re:
   Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) of 13 January 2004 in Case T-67/01 JCB Service v Commission partially annulling the Commission Decision of 21 December 2000 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (COMP.F.1/35.918 — JCB
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Allows the cross-appeal of the Commission of the European Communities.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Sets aside paragraph 2 of the operative part of the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 13 January 2004 in Case T-67/01 JCB Service v Commission.
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Fixes the amount of the fine imposed on JCB Service under Article 4 of Commission Decision 2002/190/EC of 21 December 2000 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP.F.1/35.918 –JCB) at EUR 30 864 000.
            
         
               5.
            
            
               Orders JCB Service to bear all the costs of these appeal proceedings.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 156, 12.06.2004.