CELEX: C2006/237/01
Language: en
Date: 2006-09-30 00:00:00
Title: Case C-289/04 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 29 June 2006 — Showa Denko KK v Commission of the European Communities (Appeals — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Graphite electrodes — Article 81(1) EC — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Leniency Notice — Principle of non bis in idem)

30.9.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 237/1
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 29 June 2006 — Showa Denko KK v Commission of the European Communities
   (Case C-289/04 P) (1)
   
   (Appeals - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Graphite electrodes - Article 81(1) EC - Fines - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Leniency Notice - Principle of non bis in idem)
   (2006/C 237/01)
   Language of the case: English
   Parties
   
      Appellant: Showa Denko KK (represented by: M. Dolmans and P. Werdmuller, advocaten, and J. Temple-Lang, Solicitor)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Hellström and H. Gading, Agents), Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd, established in Tokyo, SGL Carbon AG, established in Wiesbaden (Germany), Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd, established in Tokyo, GrafTech International Ltd, formerly UCAR International Inc., established in Wilmington (United States), SEC Corp., established in Amagasaki (Japan), The Carbide/Graphite Group Inc., established in Pittsburgh (United States)
   Re:
   Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 29 April 2004 in Joined Cases T-236/01, T-239/01, T-244/01 to T-246/01, T-251/01 and T-252/01 Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd and Others v Commission annulling in part Commission Decision 2002/271/EC of 18 July 2001 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (COMP/E-1/36.490 — Graphite electrodes) and reducing the amount of the fine imposed on the applicants
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Showa Denko KK to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 239, 25.09.2004.