Judgment of the General Court of 24 March 2011 - FRA.BO v Commission
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copper and copper alloy fittings sector - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Fines - Leniency Notice - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Attenuating circumstances - Immunity from fines - Legitimate expectations - Equal treatment)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: FRA.BO SpA (Bordolano, Italy) (represented initially by R. Celli, Solicitor, and F. Distefano, lawyer, and subsequently by F. Distefano)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Nijenhuis and V. Bottka, acting as Agents, and by S. Kinsella, Solicitor, and K. Nordlander, lawyer)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2006) 4180 of 20 September 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F-1/38.121 - Fittings), and also, in the alternative, for a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicant in that decision.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders FRA.BO SpA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 42, 24.2.2007.