Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2014 — Holcim (Deutschland) and Holcim v Commission
(Case T-293/11) 1
(Competition — Administrative proceeding — Decision to request information — Necessity of the information requested — Duty to state reasons — Proportionality)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: Holcim (Deutschland) AG (Hamburg, Germany) and Holcim Ltd (Zurich, Switzerland) (represented by: P. Niggemann and K. Gaßler, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Kellerbauer, R. Sauer and C. Hödlmayer, acting as Agents, and A. Böhlke, lawyer)
Re:
Action for annulment of Commission Decision C(2011) 2363 final of 30 March 2011, in the context of a procedure pursuant to Article 18(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (Case COMP/39520 — cement and related products).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Holcim (Deutschland) AG and Holcim Ltd to pay the costs, including those of the interim proceedings.
____________1 OJ C 238, 13.8.2011.