Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2011 - Kone and Others v Commission
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Bid-rigging - Market sharing - Price fixing)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Kone Oyj (Helsinki, Finland); Kone GmbH (Hanover, Germany); and Kone BV (Voorburg, Netherlands) (represented by: T. Vinje, Solicitor, D. Paemen, J. Schindler, B. Nijs, A. Tomtsis, lawyers, J. Flynn QC and D. Scannell, Barrister)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: É. Gippini Fournier and R. Sauer, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision C (2007) 512 final of 21 February 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/E 1/38.823 − Elevators and Escalators) or, in the alternative, reduction of the amount of the fine imposed on the applicants.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Kone Oyj, Kone GmbH and Kone BV to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 155, 7.7.2007.