Language of document :

Notice for the OJ

 

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 11 December 2003

in Case T-61/99: Adriatica di Navigazione SpA v Commission of the European Communities 1

(Competition -Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) -Definition of the relevant market - Statement of reasons - Price-fixing agreement -Proof of participation in the agreement - Proof that a participant distanced himself from the agreement - Principle of non-discrimination - Fines - Criteria for assessment)

(Language of the case: Italian)

In case T-61/99: Adriatica di Navigazione SpA, established in Venice (Italy), represented by U. Feraro, M. Siragusa and F.M. Moretti, lawyers, with an address for service in Luxembourg, against Commission of the European Communities (Agents: R. Lyal and L. Pignataro) - application for annulment of Commission Decision 1999/271/EC of 9 December 1998 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EC Treaty (IV/34.466 - Greek Ferries ) (OJ 1999 L 109, p. 24) - the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber), composed of J.D. Cooke, President, R. García-Valdecasas and P. Lindh, Judges; J. Plingers, Administrator, acting for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 11 December 2003, in which it:

Sets the fine imposed on Adriatica di Navigazione SpA at EUR 245 000;

Dismisses the remainder of the application;

Orders Adriatica di Navigazione SpA to bear its own costs and to pay three quarters of those incurred by the Commission and orders the Commission to bear one quarter of its own costs.

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1 - OJ C 160 of 5.6.99.