Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 July 2006 - Hoek Loos NV v Commission of the European Communities
(Competition - Cartels - Dutch market for industrial and medical gases - Price fixing - Calculation of fines - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Principles of proportionality and equal treatment.)
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicant: Hoek Loos NV (Schiedam, Netherlands) (represented by: J.J. Feenstra and B.F. Van Harinxma thoe Slooten, lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Bouquet, Agent)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Article 3 of Commission Decision 2003/207/EC final of 24 July 2002 relating to a procedure pursuant to Article 81 EC (case COMP/E-3/36.700 ─ Industrial and medical gases) (OJ 2003, L 84, p. 1) and, alternatively, for a reduction in the fine imposed on the applicant
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders the applicant to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 305, 7.12.2002.