Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 September 2012

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV v European Commission

Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Netherlands market in road pavement bitumen — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Imputability of the unlawful conduct — Duration of the infringement

Case T‑355/06


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
26/10/2012 Koninklijke BAM Groep v Commission
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2012:486
27/09/2012 Koninklijke BAM Groep v Commission
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2012:486
27/09/2012 Koninklijke BAM Groep v Commission
Application (OJ)
27/01/2007 Koninklijke BAM Groep v Commission
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)

Subject-matter

Partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2006) 4090 final of 13 September 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC (Case COMP/F/38.456 – Bitumen – Netherlands) concerning agreements fixing the gross price of road bitumen in the Netherlands and establishing a uniform minimum rebate for road construction companies belonging to the cartel and a lower maximum rebate for other road construction companies

Systematic classification scheme

1.
3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.04 Subject-matter, form of order sought and pleas in law
      3.08.04.01 Formal requirements
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
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.49 Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.00 EU competition rules
      4.08.00.06 Definition of undertaking
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.01 Principle of equality and non-discrimination
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.00 EU competition rules
      4.08.00.06 Definition of undertaking
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
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.07 null
        4.08.01.07.02 null
          4.08.01.07.02.04 null
            4.08.01.07.02.04.03
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)
          4.08.03.03.04.02 Basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.02.02 Basic amount according to the 1998 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.02.02.04 Duration of the infringement


Citations of case-law or legislation

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

  • 05/12/2006

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

27/09/2012


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 20 from 27.01.2007, p.23

Judgment: OJ C 355 from 17.11.2012, p.16

Name of the parties

Koninklijke BAM Groep v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Cartels et « double entente horizontale », Europe 2012 Novembre Comm. nº 11 p.36-38 (FR)
  2. Robin, Catherine: Présomption d'influence déterminante et bien-fondé de la décision d'imputabilité de l'infraction aux sociétés mères, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2013 nº 34 p.32 (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

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

Formation of the Court

sixième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Soldevila Fragoso

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • Dutch

Language(s) of the Opinion

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