CELEX: 62007TA0038
Language: en
Date: 2011-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-38/07: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Shell Petroleum and Others v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Imputability of the offending conduct — Fines — Gravity of the infringement — Aggravating circumstances)

10.9.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 269/41
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 — Shell Petroleum and Others v Commission
   (Case T-38/07) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Imputability of the offending conduct - Fines - Gravity of the infringement - Aggravating circumstances)
   2011/C 269/89
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Shell Petroleum NV (The Hague, Netherlands); Shell Nederland BV (The Hague); and Shell Nederland Chemie BV (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented initially by: T. Snoep and J. Brockhoff, and subsequently by T. Snoep and S. Chamalaun, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by: M. Kellerbauer, V. Bottka and J. Samnadda, and subsequently by M. Kellerbauer and V. Bottka, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment, so far as Shell Petroleum NV and Shell Nederland BV are concerned, of Commission Decision C(2006) 5700 final of 29 November 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/38.638 — Butadiene Rubber and Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber) or, in the alternative, annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on Shell Petroleum, Shell Nederland and Shell Nederland Chemie BV.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Shell Petroleum NV, Shell Nederland BV and Shell Nederland Chemie BV to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 82, 14.4.2007.