Judgment of the General Court of 3 July 2018 — Keramag Keramische Werke and Others v Commission

(Joined Cases T-379/10 RENV and T-381/10 RENV) ¹

(Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — French bathroom fittings and fixtures market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Participation of certain entities in a cartel — Reassessment of the evidence)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants in Case T-379/10 RENV: Keramag Keramische Werke GmbH, formerly Keramag Keramische Werke AG (Ratingen, Germany) and five other applicants whose names are set out in the annex. Applicant in Case T-381/10 RENV: Sanitec Europe Oy (Helsinki, Finland) (represented by: P. Lindfelt and K. Struckmann, lawyers, and J. Killick, Barrister)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, F. Ronkes Agerbeek and J. Norris-Usher, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for, first, annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2010) 4185 final of 23 June 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39092 — Bathroom Fittings and Fixtures), and, secondly, reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants in that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Keramag Keramische Werke GmbH and the other applicants whose names are set out in the annex to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in Cases C-613/13 P, T-379/10 RENV and T-381/10 RENV.

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¹ OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.