Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 December 2007 - Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission
(Competition - Cartels in the vitamin products sector - Choline chloride (Vitamin B4) - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area - Attributability of the infringement)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Akzo Nobel (Arnhem, Netherlands), Akzo Nobel Nederland BV (Arnhem), Akzo Nobel Chemicals International BV (Amersfoort, Netherlands), Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV (Amersfoort), Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals BV (Amersfoort) (represented by: initially C. Swaak and J. de Gou, and subsequently C. Swaak, M. van der Woude and M. Mollica, Lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Whelan and F. Amato, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2005/566/EC of 9 December 2004 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E 2/37.533 - Choline chloride) (summary published in OJ 2005 L 190, p. 22).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the application;
Orders Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Nederland BV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals International BV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV and Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals BV to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 143, 11.6.2005.