Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2014 — Feralpi v Commission

(Case T-70/10) ¹

(Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for concrete reinforcing bars in bars or coils — Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Fixing of prices and payment terms — Limiting or controlling output or sales — Infringement of essential procedural requirements — Lack of competence — Legal basis — Infringement of the rights of the defence — Principle of sound administration, proportionality and equality of arms — Criteria for attributing liability — Definition of the market — Infringement of Article 65 CS — Fines — Limitation period — Gravity — Duration)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Feralpi Holding SpA (Brescia, Italy) (represented by: G. Roberti and I. Perego, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by R. Sauer and B. Gencarelli, subsequently by R. Sauer, R. Striani and T. Vecchi, and finally by R. Sauer and T. Vecchi, acting as Agents, assisted by P. Manzini, lawyer)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 7492 final of 30 September 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 CS (Case COMP/37.956 — Reinforcing bars, readoption), as amended by Commission Decision C(2009) 9912 final of 8 December 2009, in which the Commission imposed a fine of EUR 10.25 million on the applicant for infringement of Article 65(1) CS.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Feralpi Holding SpA to pay the costs.

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¹     OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.