Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2011 - Verhuizingen Coppens v Commission
(Competition - Cartels - International removal services market in Belgium - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price-fixing - Market-sharing - Bid-rigging - Single and continuous infringement - Burden of proof)
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicant: Verhuizingen Coppens NV (Bierbeek, Belgium) (represented by: J. Stuyck and I. Buelens, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet and S. Noë, Agents)
Re:
Application for the annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 926 final of 11 March 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.543 - International Removal Services), and, in the alternative, the annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Annuls Article 1(i) and Article 2(k) of Commission Decision C(2008) 926 final of 11 March 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.543 - International Removal Services);
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 197, 2.8.2008.