CELEX: 62007TA0234
Language: en
Date: 2011-09-15 00:00:00
Title: Case T-234/07: Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 — Koninklijke Grolsch v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Dutch beer market — Decision finding a single and continuous infringement of Article 81 EC — Applicant found to have participated in the infringement — Insufficient evidence — No proper statement of reasons)

22.10.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 311/33
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 15 September 2011 — Koninklijke Grolsch v Commission
   (Case T-234/07) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Dutch beer market - Decision finding a single and continuous infringement of Article 81 EC - Applicant found to have participated in the infringement - Insufficient evidence - No proper statement of reasons)
   2011/C 311/57
   Language of the case: Dutch
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Koninklijke Grolsch NV (Enschede, Netherlands) (represented by: M. Biesheuvel and J. de Pree, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially, A. Bouquet, S. Noë and A. Nijenhuis, Agents, and, subsequently, A. Bouquet and S Noë, assisted by M. Slotboom, lawyer)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2007) 1697 of 18 April 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case No COMP/B-2/37.766 — Dutch beer market) in so far as it concerns the applicant and, in the alternative, application for annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls Commission Decision C(2007) 1697 of 18 April 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case No COMP/B-2/37.766 –Dutch beer market) in so far as it concerns Koninklijke Grolsch NV;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 211, 8.9.2007.