CELEX: 62006TA0216
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-216/06: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 — Lucite International and Lucite International UK v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for methacrylates — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Fines — Gravity of the infringement — Attenuating circumstances — Non-implementation in practice of the offending agreements or practices)

22.10.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 311/32
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 — Lucite International and Lucite International UK v Commission
   (Case T-216/06) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for methacrylates - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Fines - Gravity of the infringement - Attenuating circumstances - Non-implementation in practice of the offending agreements or practices)
   2011/C 311/55
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Lucite International Ltd (Southampton, United Kingdom); and Lucite International UK Ltd (Darwen, United Kingdom) (represented by: R. Thompson QC, S. Rose and A. Chandler, Solicitors)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by V. Bottka, F. Amato and I. Chatzigiannis, and subsequently by V. Bottka, I. Chatzigiannis and F. Arbault, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicants under Article 2(d) of Commission Decision C(2006) 2098 final of 31 May 2006 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/38.645 — Methacrylates).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the Commission’s request for withdrawal of immunity;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Lucite International Ltd and Lucite International UK Ltd to bear 90 % of their own costs and to pay 90 % of the costs incurred by the Commission;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders the Commission to bear 10 % of its own costs and to pay 10 % of the costs incurred by Lucite International and Lucite International UK.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 237, 30.9.2006.