Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2018 — Stührk Delikatessen Import v Commission

(Case T-58/14) ¹

(Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Belgian, German, French and Dutch markets in North Sea shrimp — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Price fixing and the exchange of commercially sensitive information — Single and continuous infringement — Fines — Principle that offences and penalties must be defined by law — 2006 guidelines on the setting of fines — Mitigating factors — Substantially limited involvement — Cooperation during the administrative procedure — Maximum of 10% of total turnover — Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Paragraph 37 of the 2006 guidelines on the setting of fines — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Stührk Delikatessen Import GmbH & Co. KG (Marne, Germany) (represented by: J. Sparr, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. Leupold, F. Ronkes Agerbeek and P. Van Nuffel, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Commission Decision C(2013) 8286 final of 27 November 2013 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU (Case AT.39633 — Shrimps), in so far as it concerns the applicant, and, secondly, a reduction of the fines imposed on the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Annuls the first paragraph of Article 2(c) of Commission Decision C(2013) 8286 final of 27 November 2013 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU (Case AT.39633 — Shrimps);

Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs as well as half of those incurred by Stührk Delikatessen Import GmbH & Co. KG;

Orders Stührk Delikatessen Import GmbH & Co. KG to bear half of its own costs.

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¹ OJ C 129, 28.4.2014.