Judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2014 — Eni v Commission

(Case T-558/08) ¹

(Competition — Agreements — Paraffin waxes market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price fixing — Proof of the infringement — 2006 Guidelines for calculating the amount of fines — Equal treatment — Aggravating circumstances — Repeated infringement — Obligation to state reasons — Attenuating circumstances — Substantially reduced participation — Infringement committed by negligence — Rights of the defence — Unlimited jurisdiction)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Eni SpA (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Siragusa, D. Durante, G. Rizza, S. Valentino and L. Bellia, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and V. Di Bucci, Agents)

Re:

Principally, an application for annulment of Commission Decision C (2008) 5476 final of 1 October 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.181 — Candle Waxes), and, in the alternative, an application for annulment or reduction of the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Sets the amount of the fine imposed on Eni SpA in Article 2 of Commission Decision C (2008) 5476 final of 1 October 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.181 — Candle Waxes) at EUR 18 200 000;

Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

Orders the European Commission to bear half of its own costs and half of the costs incurred by Eni. Eni shall bear half of its own costs and half of those incurred by the European Commission.

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¹ OJ C 44, 21.2.2009.