Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 March 2012

FLSmidth & Co. A/S v European Commission

Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Plastic industrial bags sector — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Imputability of the unlawful conduct — Duration of the infringement — Fines — Gravity of the infringement — Mitigating circumstances — Cooperation during the administrative procedure — Proportionality — Joint and several liability

Case T-65/06



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
30/03/2012 FLSmidth v Commission
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2012:103
06/03/2012 FLSmidth v Commission
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2012:103
06/03/2012 FLSmidth v Commission
Application (OJ)
22/04/2006 FLSmidth v Commission
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.07 null
        4.08.01.07.02 null
          4.08.01.07.02.03
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.00 General
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.03 Adjustment to the basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.03.01 Attenuating/mitigating circumstances according to the 1998 and 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.03.01.05 Non-implementation of the offending agreements
                4.08.03.03.04.03.01.05.01 Exclusively passive or ‘follow-my-leader’ role of the undertaking
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.03 Adjustment to the basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.03.05 Maximum amount
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.04 Leniency
            4.08.03.03.04.04.03 Partial immunity
              4.08.03.03.04.04.03.03 Added value of the evidence
                4.08.03.03.04.04.03.03.01 1996 Notice


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References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 24/02/2006

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

06/03/2012


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 96 from 22.04.2006, p.25

Judgment: OJ C 118 from 21.04.2012, p.22

Name of the parties

FLSmidth v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Cartels, groupes de sociétés et imputabilité, Europe 2012 Mai Comm. nº 5 p.198 (FR)
  2. Fabbre, Guillaume: Les obligations de la société mère revendiquant le bénéfice de la clémence, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2012 nº 32 p.80-82 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • - Concerted practices

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Actions for annulment : application granted
  • Appeal brought against a sanction : application granted

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

van der Woude

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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