CELEX: 62009TA0154
Language: en
Date: 2013-05-17 00:00:00
Title: Case T-154/09: Judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2013 — MRI v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for marine hoses — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Price-fixing, market-sharing and the exchange of commercially sensitive information — Concept of continuing or repeated infringement — Limitation period — Obligation to state reasons — Equal treatment — Legal certainty — Fines — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Extenuating circumstances — Cooperation)

29.6.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 189/17
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2013 — MRI v Commission
   (Case T-154/09) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European market for marine hoses - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Price-fixing, market-sharing and the exchange of commercially sensitive information - Concept of continuing or repeated infringement - Limitation period - Obligation to state reasons - Equal treatment - Legal certainty - Fines - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Extenuating circumstances - Cooperation)
   2013/C 189/31
   Language of the case: Italian
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Manuli Rubber Industries SpA (MRI) (Milan, Italy) (represented by: L. Radicati di Brozolo, M. Pappalardo and E. Marasà, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci, S. Noë and L. Prete, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 428 final of 28 January 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39406 — Marine hoses), in so far as that decision concerns the applicant, and, in the alternative, for annulment of or a substantial reduction in the fine imposed on it in that decision
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Annuls Article 2(f) of Commission Decision C(2009) 428 final of 28 January 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39406 — Marine hoses);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Sets the amount of the fine imposed on MRI at EUR 4 900 000;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Dismisses the action as to the remainder;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders each party to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 141, 20.6.2009.