CELEX: 62008TA0082
Language: en
Date: 2012-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Case T-82/08: Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — Guardian Industries and Guardian Europe v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for flat glass in the EEA — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price-fixing — Evidence of the infringement — Calculation of the amount of the fines — Exclusion of captive sales — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Equal treatment — Mitigating circumstances)

17.11.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 355/19
            
         Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — Guardian Industries and Guardian Europe v Commission
   (Case T-82/08) (1)
   
   (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for flat glass in the EEA - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price-fixing - Evidence of the infringement - Calculation of the amount of the fines - Exclusion of captive sales - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Equal treatment - Mitigating circumstances)
   2012/C 355/39
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Guardian Industries Corp. (Dover, Delaware, United States of America); and Guardian Europe Sàrl (Dudelange, Luxembourg) (represented by: S. Völcker, F. Louis, A. Vallery, C. Eggers and H.-G. Kamann, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and R. Sauer, acting as Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2007) 5791 final of 28 November 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39165 — Flat glass), in so far as it concerns the applicants, and for a reduction in the amount of the fine imposed on them by that decision.
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders Guardian Industries Corp. and Guardian Europe Sàrl to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 107, 26.4.2008.