Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 - Comap v Commission
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copper and copper alloy fittings sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Duration of participation in the infringement - Fines - Determination of the starting amount of the fine - Proportionality)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Comap SA (Paris, France) (represented initially by A. Wachsmann and C. Pommiès, subsequently by A. Wachsmann and D. Nourissier, and finally by A. Wachsmann and S. de Guigné, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Nijenhuis and V. Bottka, acting as Agents, and by N. Coutrelis, lawyer)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2006) 4180 of 20 September 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F-1/38.121 - Fittings), and also for a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicant in that decision.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Comap SA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.