Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 December 2012.

Versalis SpA and Eni SpA v European Commission.

Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Chloroprene rubber market - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price fixing and market sharing - Attributability of the unlawful conduct - Obligation to state the reasons on which a decision is based - Rights of the defence - Evidence of involvement in the agreement - Single and continuous infringement - Fines - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Repeat offending - Deterrence - Attenuating circumstances - Maximum turnover limit of 10% - Cooperation - 2002 Leniency Notice - Equal treatment - Proportionality.

Case T-103/08.



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Judgment (OJ)
25/01/2013 Versalis and Eni v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2012:686		 13/12/2012 Versalis and Eni v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2012:686		 13/12/2012 Versalis and Eni v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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Application (OJ)
12/04/2008 Versalis and Eni v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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Subject-matter

Annulment of Commission Decision C(2007) 5910 final of 5 December 2007 concerning a procedure under Article 81 EC (Case COMP/F/38.629 – Chloroprene rubber) in relation to a cartel on the Chloroprene rubber market in the European Economic Area (EEA) covering market sharing and price fixing, and, in the alternative, annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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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
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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
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.01 Acts which may be the subject of an action for annulment
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.05 Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.06 Hearing of persons concerned and of third parties / Access to the file
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.03 Exemption from the prohibition
        4.08.01.03.01 Conditions for exemption
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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
            4.08.03.03.04.02.01 Basic amount according to the 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.02.01.02 Degree of gravity
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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
            4.08.03.03.04.02.01 Basic amount according to the 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.02.01.01 Value of sales
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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
            4.08.03.03.04.02.01 Basic amount according to the 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.02.01.04 Entry fee
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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
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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
              4.08.03.03.04.03.01.01 Discretion
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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
        4.08.03.03.05 Compliance with general principles and fundamental rights
          4.08.03.03.05.01 Equal treatment
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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
            4.08.03.03.04.03.03 Increase for deterrence according to the 2006 Guidelines
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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
            4.08.03.03.04.04.00 General


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

  • 20/02/2008

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

13/12/2012


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 92 from 12.04.2008, p.45

Judgment: OJ C 38 from 09.02.2013, p.18

Name of the parties

Versalis and Eni v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

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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 : application granted
  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Action for damages : application granted

Formation of the Court

septième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Wiszniewska-Białecka

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • Italian

Language(s) of the Opinion

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