CELEX: 62011CA0652
Language: en
Date: 2013-04-11 00:00:00
Title: Case C-652/11 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 April 2013 — Mindo Srl v European Commission (Appeals — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Italian market for the purchase and first processing of raw tobacco — Payment of the fine by the jointly and severally liable debtor — Interest in bringing proceedings — Burden of proof)

1.6.2013   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 156/11
            
         Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 April 2013 — Mindo Srl v European Commission
   (Case C-652/11 P) (1)
   
   (Appeals - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Italian market for the purchase and first processing of raw tobacco - Payment of the fine by the jointly and severally liable debtor - Interest in bringing proceedings - Burden of proof)
   2013/C 156/17
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Mindo Srl (represented by: G. Mastrantonio, C. Osti and A. Prastaro, avvocati)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: N. Khan and L. Malferrari, Agents, assisted by F. Ruggeri Laderchi and R. Nazzini, avvocati)
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 5 October 2011 in Case T-19/06 Mindo v Commission, whereby the General Court held that there was no need to adjudicate on an action for annulment in part of Decision C(2005) 4012 final of 20 October 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81(1) [EC] (Case COMP/C.38.281/B.2 — Raw tobacco — Italy) concerning a cartel designed to fix prices paid to producers and other intermediaries and to share suppliers in the Italian raw tobacco market, and annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the appellant — Appellant involved in an insolvency procedure in the course of the proceedings — No longer any interest in bringing proceedings
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 5 October 2011 in Case T-19/06 Mindo v Commission;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Refers the case back to the General Court of the European Union;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Reserves the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 49, 18.2.2012.