Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — IRO v Commission
(Case T-69/10) 1
(Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for concrete reinforcing bars in bars or coils — Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Fixing of prices and payment terms — Limiting or controlling output or sales — Infringement of essential procedural requirements — Legal basis — Investigation of the case — Definition of the market — Infringement of Article 65 CS — Fines — Extenuating circumstances — Proportionality)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Industrie Riunite Odolesi SpA (IRO) (Odolo, Italy) (represented by: A. Giardina and P. Tomassi, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by R. Sauer and B. Gencarelli, subsequently by R. Sauer, R. Striani and T. Vecchi, acting as Agents, assisted by P. Manzini, lawyer)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 7492 final of 30 September 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 CS (Case COMP/37.956 — Reinforcing bars, readoption), as amended and supplemented by Commission Decision C(2009) 9912 final of 8 December 2009, in which the Commission imposed a fine of EUR 3.58 million on the applicant for infringement of Article 65(1) CS.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Industrie Riunite Odolesi SpA (IRO) to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.