Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2015 — Nedri Spanstaal v Commission

(Case T-391/10) ¹

(Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European prestressing steel market — Quota fixing and price fixing, market sharing and exchanging of sensitive commercial information — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Ceiling of 10% of turnover — Relevant turnover — Cooperation during the administrative procedure — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: Nedri Spanstaal BV (Venlo, Netherlands) (represented initially by M. Slotboom and B. Haan, and subsequently by M. Slotboom, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Van Nuffel, S. Noë and V. Bottka, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 4387 final of 30 June 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (case COMP/38344 — Prestressing Steel), amended by Commission Decision C(2010) 6676 final of 30 September 2010, and by Commission Decision C(2011) 2269 final of 4 April 2011.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Nedri Spanstaal BV to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.

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¹ OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.