Notice for the OJ

 

Action brought on 6 February 2003 by Riva Acciaio S.p.A. against the Commission of the European Communities

    (Case T-45/03)

    Language of the case: Italian

An action against the Commission of the European Communities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 6 February 2003 by Riva Acciaio S.p.A., represented by Aurelio Pappalardo, Massimo Merola, Maurizio Pappalardo and Federica Martin, lawyers.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

1.annul Article 1 of the decision in so far as it states that the applicant was involved in a single, comprehensive and ongoing cartel in the Italian market for solid and hollow round reinforcing rods, the purpose of effect of which was to fix prices by, inter alia, restricting or controlling production or sales;

2.annul Article 2 of the Commission's decision in so far as it imposes a fine of EUR 26.9 million on the applicant;

In the alternative:

(reduce the fine of EUR 26.9 million imposed on the applicant by Article 2 of the decision, and

In any event:

(order the Commission to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The present action is brought against the same decision as that challenged in Case T-27/03 S.P. v Commission.

The pleas in law and principal arguments are similar to those in that case. y

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