Notice for the OJ

 

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 October 2002 in Case T-310/01:

Schneider Electric SA v Commission of the European Communities ¹

(Competition ( Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 ( Decision declaring a concentration to be incompatible with the common market ( Action for annulment)

    (Language of the case: French)

In Case T-310/01: Schneider Electric SA, established in Rueil-Malmaison (France), represented by F. Herbert, J. Steenbergen and M. Pittie, lawyers, supported by French Republic (Agents: G. de Bergues and F. Million), against Commission of the European Communities (Agents: P. Oliver, P. Hellström and F. Lelièvre), supported by Comité Central d'Entreprise de la SA Legrand, Comité Européen du Groupe Legrand, established in Limoges, represented by H. Masse-Dessen, lawyer ( application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2001)3014 final declaring a concentration to be incompatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.2283 ( Schneider-Legrand) ( the Court of First Instance (First Chamber), composed of B. Vesterdorf, President, N.J. Forwood and H. Legal, Judges; B. Pastor, Deputy Registrar, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 22 October 2002, in which it:

1.Annuls Commission Decision C(2001)3014 final of 10 October 2001 declaring a concentration to be incompatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.2283 ( Schneider-Legrand);

2.Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and, in addition, to pay those incurred by Schneider Electric SA;

3.Orders the Comité Central d'Entreprise de SA Legrand and the Comité Européeen du Groupe Legrand to bear their own costs;

4.Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs.

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¹ - OJ C 56 of 2.3.02.