CELEX: 62008TA0404
Language: en
Date: 2013-06-18 00:00:00
Title: Case T-404/08: Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2013 — Fluorsid and Minmet v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — World market in aluminium fluoride — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Action for annulment — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Out of time — Inadmissibility — Price-fixing and market-sharing — Evidence of the infringement — Rights of defence — Definition of the relevant market — Fines — Gravity of the infringement — 2006 Guidelines on fines)

3.8.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 225/60
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2013 — Fluorsid and Minmet v Commission
   (Case T-404/08) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - World market in aluminium fluoride - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Action for annulment - Period allowed for commencing proceedings - Out of time - Inadmissibility - Price-fixing and market-sharing - Evidence of the infringement - Rights of defence - Definition of the relevant market - Fines - Gravity of the infringement - 2006 Guidelines on fines)
   2013/C 225/134
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Fluorsid SpA (Assemini, Italy); and Minmet financing Co. (Lausanne, Switzerland) (represented by: L. Vasques and F. Perego, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci, C. Cattabriga and K. Mojzesowicz, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 3043 of 25 June 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81[EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (COMP/39.180 — Aluminium fluoride), concerning a worldwide price-fixing and market-sharing cartel on the world aluminium fluoride market and, in the alternative, reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Fluorsid SpA and Minmet financing Co. to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 301, 22.11.2008.