CELEX: 62018CA0823
Language: en
Date: 2020-11-25 00:00:00
Title: Case C-823/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 November 2020 — European Commission v GEA Group AG (Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European markets for tin-based heat stabilisers and for heat stabilisers with epoxised soybean oil and esters as their base — Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information — Application of the ceiling of 10 % of turnover to one of the entities forming the undertaking — Annulment of the decision amending the fine imposed in the initial infringement decision — Fines — Concept of an ‘undertaking’ — Joint and several liability for payment of the fine — Principle of equal treatment — Date on which the fine is payable in the event of amendment)

1.2.2021   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 35/5
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 November 2020 — European Commission v GEA Group AG
      (Case C-823/18 P) (1)
      
      (Appeal - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European markets for tin-based heat stabilisers and for heat stabilisers with epoxised soybean oil and esters as their base - Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information - Application of the ceiling of 10 % of turnover to one of the entities forming the undertaking - Annulment of the decision amending the fine imposed in the initial infringement decision - Fines - Concept of an ‘undertaking’ - Joint and several liability for payment of the fine - Principle of equal treatment - Date on which the fine is payable in the event of amendment)
      (2021/C 35/05)
      Language of the case: English
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellant: European Commission (represented by: initially, T. Christoforou, P. Rossi and V. Bottka, and, subsequently, P. Rossi and V. Bottka, acting as Agents)
      
         Other party to the proceedings: GEA Group AG (represented by: C. Wagner and I. du Mont, Rechtsanwälte)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 18 October 2018, GEA Group v Commission (T-640/16, EU:T:2018:700);
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Refers Case T-640/16 back to the General Court of the European Union;
               
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Reserves the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 93, 11.3.2019.