Notice for the OJ
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
9 July 2003
in Case T-223/00: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd and Kyowa Hakko Europe GmbH v Commission of the European Communities(1) (Competition ( Cartel ( Lysine ( Guidelines on the method of setting fines ( Applicability ( Gravity of the infringement ( Turnover ( Concurrent sanctions)
(Language of the case: English)
In Case T-223/00, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd, established in Tokyo (Japan), Kyowa Hakko Europe GmbH, established in Düsseldorf (Germany), represented by C. Canenbley, and K. Diedrich, lawyers, with an address for service in Luxembourg, v Commission of the European Communities (Agents: W. Wils, R. Lyal and J. Flynn): Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision 2001/418/EC of 7 June 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/36.545/F3 ( Amino Acids) (OJ 2001 L 152, p. 24) or a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicants, the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber), composed of: M. Vilaras, President, V. Tiili and P. Mengozzi, Judges; D. Christensen, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on ((, in which it:
1.Dismisses the action;
2.Orders Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd and Kyowa Hakko Europe GmbH to bear their own costs and, jointly and severally, to pay those incurred by the Commission.
____________1 - OJ C 316 of 04.11.2000.