Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2014 – InnoLux v Commission

(Case T-91/11) ¹

(Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Worldwide market for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels – Agreements and concerted practices concerning prices and production capacity – Territorial jurisdiction – Internal sales – Sales of finished products incorporating cartelised products – Single and continuous infringement – Fines – Rounding method – Unlimited jurisdiction)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: InnoLux Corp., formerly Chimei InnoLux Corp. (Zhunan, Taiwan) (represented by: J.-F. Bellis, lawyer, and R. Burton, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Van Nuffel, F. Ronkes Agerbeek and A. Biolan, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 8761 final of 8 December 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 [TFEU] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.309 – LCD – Liquid Crystal Displays), and for reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant by that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Sets at EUR 288 000 000 the fine imposed on InnoLux Corp., formerly Chimei InnoLux Corp., in Article 2 of Commission Decision C(2010) 8761 final of 8 December 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 [TFEU] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.309 – LCD – Liquid Crystal Displays);

Dismisses the action as to the remainder;

Orders InnoLux to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 113, 9.4.2011.