Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 18 December 2008 - General Química v Commission
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Rubber chemicals sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Exchange of confidential information and price fixing - Imputation to parent company - Joint and several liability - Fines - Leniency notice)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicants: General Química, SA (Alava, Spain); Repsol Química, SA (Madrid, Spain); and Repsol YPF, SA (Madrid) (represented by: J.M. Jiménez Laiglesia Oñate and J. Jiménez Laiglesia Oñate, lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and F. Amato, then by F. Castillo de la Torre, Agents)
Re:
Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision 2006/902/EC of 21 December 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement against Flexsys NV, Bayer AG, Crompton Manufacturing Company Inc. (former Uniroyal Chemical Company Inc.), Crompton Europe Ltd, Chemtura Corporation (former Crompton Corporation), General Química SA, Repsol Química SA and Repsol YPF SA (Case No COMP/F/C.38.443 - Rubber chemicals) (OJ 2006 L 353, p. 50), and, alternatively, the reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders General Química, SA, Repsol Química, SA and Repsol YPF, SA to bear their own costs and pay the Commission's costs.
____________1 - OJ C 131, 3.6.2006.