Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 July 2011.

Eni SpA v European Commission.

Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Imputability of the offending conduct - Fines - Gravity of the infringement - Aggravating circumstances.

Case T-39/07.



Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
25/08/2011 ENI v Commission
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2011:356
13/07/2011 ENI v Commission
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:T:2011:356
13/07/2011 ENI v Commission
Application (OJ)
14/04/2007 ENI v Commission
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

2011 II-04457

Subject-matter

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C (2006) 5700 final of 29 November 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/38.638 – butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber) concerning an agreement to fix target prices, to share customers by means of non-aggression pacts, and to exchange commercial information, and for annulment of or a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicant

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
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.07 null
        4.08.01.07.02 null
          4.08.01.07.02.00
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
        4.08.01.07.04
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
              4.08.03.03.04.02.02.03 Increase for deterrence
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
              4.08.03.03.04.02.02.01 General starting amount
                4.08.03.03.04.02.02.01.01 Nature of the infringement
                  4.08.03.03.04.02.02.01.01.01 Very serious infringement
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
            4.08.03.03.04.03.02 Aggravating circumstances according to the 1998 and 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.03.02.02 Repeated infringement
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


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 16/02/2007

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

13/07/2011


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 82 from 14.04.2007, p.45

Judgment: OJ C 269 from 10.09.2011, p.41

Name of the parties

ENI v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Cartels et preuve de l'infraction, Europe 2011 Octobre Comm. nº 10 p.36-37 (FR)
  2. Van den Berg, P. ; Pliego Selie, A.: Aansprakelijkheid moeder en recidive. Rechter eist zorgvuldigheid bij toepassen mededingingsrechtelijk ondernemingsbegrip, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2012 p.1-10 (NL)



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
  • Actions for annulment : application granted
  • Appeal brought against a sanction : application granted

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Dehousse

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • Italian

Language(s) of the Opinion

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