Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2011 - EFIM v Commission
(Case T-296/09)
(Competition - Concerted practice - Abuse of a dominant position - Markets for ink cartridges - Decision rejecting a complaint - No Community interest)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: European Federation of Ink and Ink Cartridge Manufacturers (EFIM) (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: D. Ehle, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Antoniadis and A. Biolan, Agents, and W. Berg, lawyer)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Lexmark International Technology SA (Meyrin, Switzerland) (represented by: R. Snelders, lawyer, and G. Eclair-Heath, Solicitor)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision C (2009) 4125 of 20 May 2009 rejecting complaint COMP/C-3/39.391 concerning purported infringements of Articles 81 EC and 82 EC by Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, Canon and Epson in the market for ink cartridges.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders European Federation of Ink and Ink Cartridge Manufacturers (EFIM) to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission;
Orders Lexmark International Technology SA to bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 256, 24.10.2009.