CELEX: 62005TJ0020
Language: en
Date: 2010-05-19
Title: Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 May 2010.#Outokumpu Oyj and Luvata Oy v European Commission.#Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copper plumbing tube industry - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Fines - Size of the relevant market - Aggravating circumstance - Repeat infringement.#Case T-20/05.

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 May 2010 – Outokumpu and Luvata v Commission 
      (Case T-20/05)
      Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Copper plumbing tube industry – Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC – Fines – Size of the relevant market – Aggravating circumstance – Repeat infringement
      1.                     Procedure – Introduction of new pleas during the proceedings – Conditions (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts 44(1)
            and 48(2)) (see paras 57-58)
      2.                     Competition – Fines – Amount – Determination – Criteria – Gravity of the infringement – Aggravating circumstances – Repeat
            infringement (Art. 65 CS; Art. 81 EC; Council Regulation No 17, Art. 15(2); Commission Communication 98/C 9/03, para. 2) (see
            paras 61-63)
      3.                     Competition – Fines – Amount – Determination – Criteria – Gravity of the infringement – Aggravating circumstances – Repeat
            infringement (Council Regulation No 17, Art. 15(2); Commission Communication 98/C 9/03, para. 2) (see paras 69-70)
      4.                     Competition – Fines – Amount – Determination – Criteria – Gravity of the infringement – Size of the product market in question
            – To be taken into consideration (Council Regulation No 17, Art. 15(2)) (see para. 77)
      Re:
      
         
               APPLICATION for cancellation or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants under Article 2(j) of Commission Decision
                  C(2004) 2826 of 3 September 2004 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement
                  (Case COMP/E-1/38.069 – Copper plumbing tubes).
               
            Operative part
      The Court: 
      
         
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                  	Dismisses the action;
               
            
         
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                  	Orders Outokumpu Oyj and Luvata Oy to pay the costs.