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Order of the General Court of 7 March 2014 — Eni v Commission

(Joined Cases T-240/12 and T-211/13) 1

(Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Butadiene rubber and emulsion styrene butadiene rubber market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Partial annulment and alteration by the General Court of the Commission’s decision — Reopening of the procedure — New statement of objections — Closure of the procedure — No need to adjudicate)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Eni SpA (Rome, Italy) (represented by: G.M. Roberti and I. Perego, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka, G. Conte, R. Striani and T. Vecchi, Agents)

Re:

In Case T-240/12, application for annulment of the Commission’s decision contained in a letter of 23 April 2012, informing the applicant of the Commission’s intention to reopen the procedure and to adopt a new statement of objections and, in Case T-211/13, application for annulment of Commission decisions C(2013) 1200 final of 26 February 2013 and C(2013) 1199 final of 27 February 2013 to reopen the procedure and to send the applicant a new statement of objections in Case AT. 40032–BR/ESBR — Recidivism, following the partial annulment by the General Court of Commission Decision C(2006) 5700 final of 29 November 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/38.638 — Butadiene Rubber and Emulsion Styrene Butadiene Rubber).

Operative part of the order

1.    Cases T-240/12 and T-211/13 are joined for the purposes of the order.

2.    There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present actions.

3.    Eni SpA and the European Commission shall each bear their own costs.

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1     OJ C 217, 21.7.2012.