Order of the General Court of 8 November 2011 - BASF Schweiz and BASF Lampertheim v Commission
(Case T-25/10)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for tin stabilisers and ESBO/esters heat stabilisers - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Withdrawal of the decision - Disappearance of the subject-matter of the proceedings - No need to adjudicate)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: BASF Schweiz AG, formerly BASF Speciality Chemicals Holding GmbH (Basel, Switzerland), and BASF Lampertheim GmbH (Lampertheim, Germany) (represented by: F. Montag and T. Wilson, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Ronkes Agerbeek and R. Sauer, Agents, and W. Berg, lawyer)
Re:
Application for the annulment of Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Decision final of 11 November 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38589 - Heat Stabilisers) in so far as those provisions concern the applicants and, in the alternative, an application for a reduction of the fines imposed on the applicants in Article 2 of that decision.
Operative part of the order
1. There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.
2. The European Commission shall bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.