CELEX: 62010TA0085
Language: en
Date: 2014-12-09 00:00:00
Title: Case T-85/10: Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014  — Alfa Acciai v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for concrete reinforcing bars in bars or coils — Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Fixing of prices and payment terms — Limiting or controlling output or sales — Misuse of powers — Rights of the defence — Single and continuous infringement — Fines — Fixing of the starting amount — Extenuating circumstances — Duration of the administrative procedure)

2.2.2015   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 34/24
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — Alfa Acciai v Commission
   (Case T-85/10) (1)
   
   ((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for concrete reinforcing bars in bars or coils - Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Fixing of prices and payment terms - Limiting or controlling output or sales - Misuse of powers - Rights of the defence - Single and continuous infringement - Fines - Fixing of the starting amount - Extenuating circumstances - Duration of the administrative procedure))
   (2015/C 034/26)
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Alfa Acciai SpA (Brescia, Italy) (represented by: D. Fosselard, S. Amoruso and L. Vitolo, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Sauer and B. Gencarelli, and subsequently by R. Sauer and R. Striani, acting as Agents, assisted by P. Manzini, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Primarily, application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 7492 final of 30 September 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 CS (Case COMP/37.956 — Reinforcing bars, readoption), as amended by Commission Decision C(2009) 9912 final of 8 December 2009, in so far as it finds that the applicant infringed Article 65 CS and imposes upon it a fine of EUR 7,175 million, or in the alternative application for a reduction in the amount of that fine.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Alfa Acciai SpA to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.