GC, September 16, 2013, No T-375/10
GENERAL COURT
Judgment
PARTIES
Demandeur :
Hansa Metallwerke and Others
Défendeur :
European Commission
Judgment of the General Court of 16 September 2013 — Hansa Metallwerke and Others v Commission
(Case T-375/10) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted parties - Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets in Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria - Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Coordination of price increases and exchange of sensitive business information - Cooperation during the administration procedure - 2002 Leniency Notice - Reduction of the fine - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Non-retroactivity)
2013/C 325/41
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: Hansa Metallwerke and Others (Stuttgart, Germany); (Hansa Nederland BV (Nijkerk, Netherlands); Hansa Italiana Srl (Castelnuovo del Garda, Italy); Hansa Belgium (Asse, Belgium); and Hansa Austria GmbH (Salzbourg, Austria) (represented by: H.-J. Hellmann and C. Mal, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Antoniadis and R. Sauer, Agents)
Intervener before the Court on behalf of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Simm and F. Florindo Gijón, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2010) 4185 final of 23 June 2010 relating to a proceedings under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.092 — Bathroom Fittings and Fixtures), and, in the alternative, for reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants in that decision.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. | Dismisses the action; |
2. | Orders Hansa Metallwerke AG, Hansa Nederland BV, Hansa Italiana Srl, Hansa Belgium and Hansa Austria GmbH to bear their own costs and to pay those of the European Commission; |
3. | Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs. |
(1) OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.