Judgment of the General Court of 16 November 2011 - Álvarez v Commission
(Case T-78/06)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Plastic industrial bags sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Concept of undertaking - Imputability of the unlawful conduct - Presumption of innocence)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicant: Armando Álvarez, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented initially by: E. Garayar Gutiérrez and A. García Castillo, then by E. Garayar Gutiérrez, M. Troncoso Ferrer and C. Ruixó Claramunt, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agent)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C (2005) 4634 final of 30 November 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/F/38.354 - Industrial bags), concerning a cartel on the market for plastic industrial bags, and, in the alternative, for reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Armando Álvarez, SA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 121, 20.5.2006.