Judgment of the General Court of 27 November 2014 — Alstom v Commission

(Case T-517/09) ¹

(Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Power transformers market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Effect on trade between Member States– Concept of undertaking — Imputability of the unlawful conduct — Presumption of actual exercise of decisive influence by a parent company over the conduct of the subsidiary — Duty to state reasons)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Alstom (Levallois-Perret, France) (represented by: J. Derenne and A. Müller-Rappard, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by: A. Bouquet, N. von Lingen and K. Mojzesowicz, and subsequently by: A. Bouquet, K. Mojzesowicz and P. Van Nuffel, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 7601 final of 7 October 2009, relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.129 — Power transformers).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Annuls Commission Decision C(2009) 7601 final of 7 October 2009, relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.129 — Power transformers), in so far as it concerns Alstom;

Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 51, 27.2.2010.