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Subject-matter

The annulment of Decision C(2007) 4257 final of 19 September 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC (Case COMP/E-1/39.168 – PO/Metal and plastic haberdashery articles: fasteners), concerning an agreement, decision or concerted practice on the markets for fasteners and application machines and involving the coordination of price increases, the fixing of minimum prices, customer and market sharing and the exchange of other business information and, in the alternative, a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicant

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Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 125, 126
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1 : paragraphs 70, 110, 128
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraphs 125, 126
• Regulation 17/62 -A15P2 : paragraph 201
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A44P1LC : paragraph 52
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A44P1LE : paragraph 39
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A48P1 : paragraphs 37, 40, 41
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A48P2 : paragraphs 52, 54
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AL1 : paragraph 212
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AT3 : paragraph 210
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT2 : paragraph 215
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT3 : paragraphs 215, 216
• Regulation 1/2003 -A02 : paragraph 125
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P2 : paragraphs 201, 207
• Regulation 1/2003 -A25 : paragraphs 100, 101, 104
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/83 : paragraph 125
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -89/85 : paragraph 125
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -62/86 : paragraph 49
• General Court - Judgment T -1/89 : paragraphs 125 - 127
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92 : paragraphs 69, 70, 130, 214
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -199/92 : paragraphs 130, 134
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -235/92 : paragraph 126
• General Court - Judgment T -39/92 : paragraph 50
• General Court - Judgment T -43/92 : paragraph 110
• General Court - Judgment T -157/94 : paragraph 135
• General Court - Judgment T -305/94 : paragraphs 69, 71
• General Court - Judgment T -308/94 : paragraph 115
• General Court - Judgment T -311/94 : paragraph 217
• General Court - Judgment T -317/94 : paragraph 217
• General Court - Judgment T -327/94 : paragraph 115
• General Court - Judgment T -337/94 : paragraphs 136, 168
• General Court - Judgment T -352/94 : paragraphs 47, 49
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 : paragraph 109
• General Court - Judgment T -25/95 : paragraphs 72, 126, 127, 135
• General Court - Judgment T -185/96 : paragraph 125
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -310/97 : paragraph 33
• General Court - Judgment T -252/97 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -291/98 : paragraph 113
• General Court - Judgment T -9/99 : paragraphs 69, 71
• General Court - Judgment T -231/99 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 : paragraphs 70, 109, 113, 129 - 132, 134
• General Court - Judgment T -5/00 : paragraph 135
• General Court - Judgment T -44/00 : paragraph 135
• General Court - Judgment T -48/00 : paragraph 48
• General Court - Judgment T -50/00 : paragraph 135
• General Court - Judgment T -67/00 : paragraphs 72, 126, 127, 135, 206
• General Court - Judgment T -213/00 : paragraph 47
• General Court - Judgment T -368/00 : paragraph 206
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/01 : paragraph 125
• General Court - Judgment T -236/01 : paragraphs 47, 212
• General Court - Judgment T -241/01 : paragraphs 205, 213
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : paragraphs 203, 204
• General Court - Judgment T -38/02 : paragraphs 136, 168
• General Court - Judgment T -62/02 : paragraph 118
• General Court - Judgment T -64/02 : paragraph 95
• General Court - Judgment T -259/02 : paragraphs 114, 115
• General Court - Judgment T -279/02 : paragraph 70
• General Court - Judgment T -303/02 : paragraphs 116, 133
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -397/03 : paragraph 202
• General Court - Judgment T -53/03 : paragraph 128
• General Court - Judgment T -120/04 : paragraphs 104, 107
• General Court - Judgment T -201/04 : paragraph 125
• General Court - Judgment T -36/05 : paragraph 134
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/06 : paragraph 206
• General Court - Judgment T -44/06 : paragraph 38

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 07/12/2007

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

27/06/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 37 from 09.02.2008, p.30

Judgment: OJ C 243 from 11.08.2012, p.12

Name of the parties

Berning & Söhne v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Vaigauskaite, Dovile ; Casagrande, Michele: European Commission: Members of the fasteners cartels fined over Euro 328 million, ÖZK aktuell : Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kartell- und Wettbewerbsrecht 2008 p.75-77 (EN)
2. Cardonnel, Pascal: Droit d’interroger les témoins à charge : Le Tribunal de l’UE déclare que le droit de l’accusé à interroger les témoins à charge est inapplicable aux procédures en matière de concurrence (Coats Holdings, Berning & Söhne, YKK e.a.), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2012 nº 3 p.192-193 (FR)
3. Idot, Laurence: Cartels et preuve de la participation, Europe 2012 Août-Septembre Comm. nº 8-9 p.39-40 (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
  
• Appeal brought against a sanction : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Labucka

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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