Judgment of the General Court of 17 May 2011 - Arkema France v Commission
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in sodium chlorate - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 EEA - Action for annulment - Admissibility - Imputability of the infringement - Fines - Aggravating circumstance - Repeat infringement - Mitigating circumstance - Cooperation during the administrative procedure - Significant added value)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Arkema France (Colombes, France) (represented by: initially A. Winckler, S. Sorinas and H. Kanellopoulos, then S. Sorinas, E. Jégou and M. Sabeva, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: X. Lewis, É. Gippini Fournier and R. Sauer, Agents)
Re:
Principally, action for annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 2626 final of 11 June 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81(1) EC and Article 53(1) EEA (Case COMP/38.695 - Sodium Chlorate), in so far as that decision relates to Arkema France and, in the alternative, action for annulment or reduction of the amounts of the fines imposed on that company in that decision.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Arkema France to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 285, 8.11.2008.