Judgment of the General Court of 16 June 2011 - SNIA v Commission
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Imputability of the infringement - Acquisition of a company liable for the infringement - Rights of the defence - Consistency between the statement of objections and the contested decision - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: SNIA SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: A. Santa Maria, B. Biscaretti di Ruffia and E. Gambaro, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by V. Di Bucci and F. Amato, and subsequently by V. Di Bucci and V. Bottka, Agents)
Re:
Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2006) 1766 final of 3 May 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/38.620 - Hydrogen peroxide and perborate) in so far as it concerns the applicant.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders SNIA SpA to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 212, 2.9.2006.