Reports of Cases

2010 II-00091*

Pub somm

Subject-matter

Reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant by Commission Decision C(2004)2826 fin. corr. of 3 September 2004 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E-1/38.069 – Copper plumbing tubes), concerning a system for the allocation of production volumes and market shares, and also the fixing of objectives and price increases in the European copper plumbing tubes market.

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraph 99
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A21 : paragraph 68
• Regulation 17/62 : paragraphs 53, 82, 99
• Regulation 17/62 -A15P2 : paragraphs 50, 100
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A44P1LC : paragraph 68
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A46P1LB : paragraph 187
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A48P1 : paragraph 73
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A66P2 : paragraph 73
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31996Y0718(01) : paragraphs 50, 130, 133, 149, 179
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31996Y0718(01) -PTD : paragraph 133
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) : paragraphs 50 - 53, 83, 112 - 115, 125, 126
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1LB : paragraph 132
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT3 : paragraph 125
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT3T2 : paragraph 127
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT3T6 : paragraphs 133 - 135
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT5LB : paragraphs 165, 166, 168, 171
• Regulation 1/2003 : paragraphs 53, 82, 99
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P2 : paragraph 50
• Regulation 139/2004 -A14 : paragraph 100
• Regulation 139/2004 -A15 : paragraph 100
• Regulation 139/2004 -C10 : paragraph 100
• Decision 2006/485 : paragraphs 12, 13
• Decision 2006/485 -C23 : paragraph 156
• Decision 2006/485 -C149 : paragraph 156
• Decision 2006/485 -C286 : paragraph 153
• Decision 2006/485 -C287 : paragraph 153
• Decision 2006/485 -C288 : paragraph 153
• Decision 2006/485 -C289 : paragraph 153
• Decision 2006/485 -C290 : paragraph 153
• Decision 2006/485 -C291 : paragraph 153
• Decision 2006/485 -C292 : paragraph 153
• Decision 2006/485 -C293 : paragraph 153
• Decision 2006/485 -C294 : paragraph 153
• Decision 2006/485 -C601 : paragraph 50
• Decision 2006/485 -C682 : paragraph 79
• Decision 2006/485 -C693 : paragraphs 79, 92, 105
• Decision 2006/485 -C696 : paragraphs 79, 105
• Decision 2006/485 -C758 : paragraph 155
• Decision 2006/485 -C759 : paragraphs 132, 155
• Decision 2006/485 -C760 : paragraph 155
• Decision 2006/485 -C761 : paragraph 155
• Decision 2006/485 -C783 : paragraph 151
• Decision 2006/485 -C784 : paragraph 151
• Decision 2006/485 -C785 : paragraph 151
• Decision 2006/485 -C786 : paragraph 151
• Decision 2006/485 -C787 : paragraph 151
• Decision 2006/485 -C788 : paragraph 151
• Decision 2006/485 -C789 : paragraph 151
• Decision 2006/485 -C790 : paragraph 151
• Decision 2006/485 -C797 : paragraph 157
• Decision 2006/485 -C842 : paragraph 50
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -100/80 : paragraphs 82, 100
• General Court - Judgment T -7/89 : paragraph 90
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92 : paragraph 90
• General Court - Judgment T -25/95 : paragraph 97
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 : paragraph 73
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -283/98 : paragraph 82
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/98 : paragraph 82
• General Court - Judgment T -31/99 : paragraph 148
• General Court - Judgment T -44/00 : paragraphs 136, 152
• General Court - Judgment T -50/00 : paragraph 127
• General Court - Judgment T -67/00 : paragraph 55
• General Court - Judgment T -224/00 : paragraph 90
• General Court - Judgment T -368/00 : paragraph 55
• General Court - Judgment T -203/01 : paragraphs 111, 164
• General Court - Judgment T -236/01 : paragraphs 80, 129, 164
• General Court - Judgment T -241/01 : paragraphs 54, 86
• General Court - Judgment T -322/01 : paragraphs 86, 89
• General Court - Judgment T -329/01 : paragraphs 86, 89
• General Court - Judgment T -26/02 : paragraph 127
• General Court - Judgment T -38/02 : paragraphs 83, 152
• General Court - Judgment T -43/02 : paragraphs 86, 89
• General Court - Judgment T -59/02 : paragraphs 86, 89
• General Court - Judgment T -62/02 : paragraphs 165 - 167
• General Court - Judgment T -64/02 : paragraphs 166, 167
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : paragraphs 52, 53
• General Court - Judgment T -259/02 : paragraph 89
• General Court - Judgment T -71/03 : paragraph 172
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -397/03 : paragraph 51
• General Court - Judgment T -201/04 : paragraphs 68, 69
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/04 : paragraph 165
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 : paragraph 99
• General Court - Judgment T -448/04 : paragraph 73
• General Court - Judgment T -18/05 : paragraphs 191, 192
• General Court - Judgment T -21/05 : paragraphs 191, 192
• General Court - Judgment T -101/05 : paragraph 99
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -328/05 : paragraph 150
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/06 : paragraph 55

Operative part

• Confirms : Decision 2006/485 -A02LG
• Confirms : Decision 2006/485 -A02LH
• Confirms : Decision 2006/485 -A02LI

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 21/01/2005

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

19/05/2010

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 82 from 02.04.2005, p.39

Judgment: OJ C 179 from 03.07.2010, p.31

Name of the parties

KME Germany and Others v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Idot, Laurence: Entente horizontale, Europe 2010 Juillet Comm. nº 244 p.26-27
2. Barbier de La Serre, Éric: Illégalité dans la hausse, égalité à la baisse, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2010 nº 24 p.56-57

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
  
• Appeal brought against a sanction : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Wahl

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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