CELEX: 62010TA0368
Language: en
Date: 2013-09-16 00:00:00
Title: Case T-368/10: Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 — Rubinetteria Cisal v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted parties — Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets of Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Coordination of price increases and exchange of sensitive business information — Concept of infringement — 2002 Leniency Notice — Cooperation — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Calculation of the fine — Inability to pay)

9.11.2013   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 325/24
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 — Rubinetteria Cisal v Commission
   (Case T-368/10) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted parties - Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets of Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria - Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Coordination of price increases and exchange of sensitive business information - Concept of infringement - 2002 Leniency Notice - Cooperation - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Calculation of the fine - Inability to pay)
   2013/C 325/39
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Rubinetteria Cisal (Alzo Frazione di Pella, Italy) (represented by: M. Pinnarò and P. Santer, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, A. Antoniadis and L. Malferrari, Agents, assisted by A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 4185 final of 23 June 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.092 — Bathroom Fittings and Fixtures), and, in the alternative, for reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Rubinetteria Cisal SpA to bear its own costs and to pay those of the European Commission.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 288, 23.10.2010.