CELEX: 62015CA0516
Language: en
Date: 2017-04-27 00:00:00
Title: Case C-516/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 April 2017 — Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals GmbH, Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV v Akcros Chemicals Ltd, European Commission (Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European markets in tin stabilisers and in ESBO/esters heat stabilisers — Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information — Whether the unlawful conduct of the subsidiaries may be attributed to the parent company — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 25(1) — Limitation period for the imposition of penalties on subsidiaries — Effects on the legal position of the parent company)

26.6.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 202/2
            
         Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 April 2017 — Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals GmbH, Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV v Akcros Chemicals Ltd, European Commission
   (Case C-516/15 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeal - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European markets in tin stabilisers and in ESBO/esters heat stabilisers - Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information - Whether the unlawful conduct of the subsidiaries may be attributed to the parent company - Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Article 25(1) - Limitation period for the imposition of penalties on subsidiaries - Effects on the legal position of the parent company))
   (2017/C 202/03)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellants: Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals GmbH, Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV (represented by: C. Swaak and R. Wesseling, advocaten)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Akcros Chemicals Ltd, European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and P. Rossi, acting as Agents)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals GmbH and Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 406, 7.12.2015.