CELEX: C2001/028/16
Language: en
Date: 2001-01-27 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 November 2000 in Case C-279/98 P: Cascades SA v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Competition — Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) — Liability for the infringement — Fines — Statement of reasons — Principle of non-discrimination)

27.1.2001                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                               C 28/9
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                                        JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                           (Fifth Chamber)                                                              (Fifth Chamber)
                       of 16 November 2000
                                                                                                    of 16 November 2000
in Case C-248/98 P: NV Koninklijke KNP BT v Com-
           mission of the European Communities (1)                          in Case C-279/98 P: Cascades SA v Commission of the
                                                                                                 European Communities (1)
(Appeal — Competition — Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty
(now Article 81(1) EC) — Fines — Statement of reasons —                     (Appeal — Competition — Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty
                 Power of unlimited jurisdiction)                           (now Article 81(1) EC) — Liability for the infringement
                                                                            — Fines — Statement of reasons — Principle of non-
                            (2001/C 28/15)                                                               discrimination)
                                                                                                         (2001/C 28/16)
                     (Language of the case: Dutch)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published                            (Language of the case: French)
                    in the European Court Reports)
In Case C-248/98 P: NV Koninklijke KNP BT, established in                   (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
Amsterdam, Netherlands, represented by T.R. Ottervanger, of                                      in the European Court Reports)
the Brussels Bar, with an address for service in Luxembourg at
the Chambers of Loeff, Claeys and Verbeke, 56-58 Rue Charles
Martel, appeal against the judgment of the Court of First                   In Case C-279/98 P: Cascades SA, established in Bagnolet
Instance of the European Communities (Third Chamber,                        (France), represented by J.-Y. Art, of the Brussels Bar, with an
Extended Composition) of 14 May 1998 in Case T-309/94                       address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Arendt
KNP BT v Commission [1998] ECR II-1007, seeking to have                     and Medernach, 8-10 Rue Mathias Hardt, appeal against the
that judgment set aside, the other party to the proceedings                 judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European
being, Commission of the European Communities (Agents: R.                   Communities (Third Chamber, Extended Composition) of
Lyal and W. Wils), the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: A.               14 May 1998 in Case T-308/94 Cascades v Commission
La Pergola, President of the Chamber, M. Wathelet (Rapporte-                [1998] ECR II-925, seeking to have that judgment set aside,
ur), D.A.O. Edward, P. Jann and L. Sevón, Judges; J. Mischo,               the other party to the proceedings being, Commission of the
Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment                 European Communities (Agents: Richard Lyal and E. Gippini
on 16 November 2000, in which it:                                           Fournier) — the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: A. La
                                                                            Pergola, M. Wathelet (Rapporteur), D.A.O. Edward, President
1.    Sets aside paragraph 1 of the operative part of the judgment of       of the Chamber, P. Jann, and L. Sevón, Judges; J. Mischo,
      the Court of First Instance of 14 May 1998 in Case T-309/94           Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment
      KNP BT v Commission;                                                  on 16 November 2000, in which it:
2.    Sets the amount of the fine imposed on NV Koninkliijke KNP            1.    Sets aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 May
      BT by Article 3 of Commission Decision 94/601/EC of                         1998 in Case T-308/94 Cascades v Commission in so far as
      13 July 1994 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the               it attributes to Cascades SA responsibility for the infringements
      EC Treaty (IV/C/33.833 — Cartonboard) at EUR 2 600 000;                     committed by Van Duffel NV and Djupafors AB during the
                                                                                  period from mid-1986 until February 1989 inclusive;
3.    Dismisses the remainder of the appeal;
4.    Orders NV Koninklijke KNP BT to bear its own costs and to             2.    Dismisses the remainder of the appeal;
      pay two thirds of the costs of the Commission of the European
      Communities relating to the proceedings before the Court of           3.    Refers the case back to the Court of First Instance;
      Justice;
5.    Orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear             4.    Orders that the costs are reserved.
      one third of its own costs relating to the proceedings before the
      Court of Justice.
                                                                            (1) OJ C 299 of 26.9.1998.
( 1) OJ C 299 of 26.9.1998.