Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2011 - Ziegler v Commission
(Competition - Cartels - International removal services market in Belgium - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price-fixing - Market-sharing - Bid rigging - Appreciable effect on trade - Fines - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Ziegler SA (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: J.-L. Lodomez and J. Lodomez, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by A. Bouquet and O. Beynet, and subsequently by A. Bouquet and N. von Lingen, Agents)
Re:
Application for the annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 926 final of 11 March 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.543 - International Removal Services), and, in the alternative, the annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Ziegler SA to pay the costs, including those relating to the interim proceedings before the Court.
____________1 - OJ C 183, 19.7.2008.