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Notice for the OJ

 

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

3 December 2003

in Case T-208/01: Volkswagen Ag v Commission of the European Communities(1)

(Competition ( Distribution of motor vehicles ( Article 81(1) EC ( Price agreement ( Meaning of (agreement( ( Proof of the existence of an agreement)

(Language of the case: German)

In Case T-208/01, Volkswagen AG, established in Wolfsburg (Germany), represented by R. Bechtold, lawyer, v Commission of the European Communities (Agent: W. Mölls): Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2001/711/EC of 29 June 2001 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP/F-2/36.693 ( Volkswagen) (OJ 2001 L 262, p. 14) or, in the alternative, reduction of the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant, the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber), composed of: V. Tiili, President, P. Mengozzi and M. Vilaras, Judges; D. Christensen, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 3 December 2003, in which it:

1.    Annuls Commission Decision 2001/711/EC of 29 June 2001 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP/F-2/36.693 ( Volkswagen);

2.    Orders the Commission to pay the costs.

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1 - OJ C 331 of 24.11.2001