CELEX: 62007TA0439
Language: en
Date: 2012-06-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-439/07: Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2012 — Coats Holdings v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Markets for zip fasteners and ‘other fasteners’ — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Coordinated price increases, fixing of minimum prices, customer-sharing, market-sharing and exchange of other commercial information — Evidence — Single and continuous infringement — Limitation period — Rights of the defence — Fines — Guidelines)

11.8.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 243/12
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2012 — Coats Holdings v Commission
   (Case T-439/07) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Markets for zip fasteners and ‘other fasteners’ - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Coordinated price increases, fixing of minimum prices, customer-sharing, market-sharing and exchange of other commercial information - Evidence - Single and continuous infringement - Limitation period - Rights of the defence - Fines - Guidelines)
   2012/C 243/20
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Coats Holdings Ltd (Uxbridge, Middlesex (United Kingdom)) (represented by: W. Sibree, C. Jeffs, K. O’Connell, and J. Boyce, Solicitors, and D. Anderson QC)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and K. Mojzesowicz, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for, primarily, annulment of Commission Decision C(2007) 4257 final of 19 September 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/39.168 — PO/Hard Haberdashery: Fasteners) in so far as it concerns the applicant and, in the alternative, annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Coats Holdings Ltd to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 37, 9.2.2008.