Judgment of the General Court of 22 March 2011 - Altstoff Recycling Austria v Commission
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - System for collection and recycling of used packaging in Austria - Agreements for collection and sorting containing exclusivity clauses - Individual exemption decision - Charges imposed - Principle of proportionality)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Altstoff Recycling Austria AG, formerly Altstoff Recycling Austria AG and ARGEV Verpackungsverwertungs-Gesellschaft mbH (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: H. Wollman, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially, W. Mölls, then W. Mölls and H. Gading, and finally R. Sauer, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: EVA Erfassen und Verwerten von Altstoffen GmbH (Vienna) (represented by: A. Reidlinger and I. Hartung, lawyers); and Bundeskammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte (Vienna) (represented by K. Wessely, lawyer)
Re:
Application for annulment of Articles 2 and 3 of Commission Decision 2004/208/EC of 16 October 2003 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Cases COMP D3/35470 - ARA and COMP D3/35473 - ARGEV, ARO)(OJ 2004 L 75, p. 59).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action.
Orders Altstoff Recycling Austria AG to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission, EVA Erfassen und Verwerten von Altstoffen GmbH and the Bundeskammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte, including costs related to the interim proceedings.
____________1 - OJ C 59, 6.3.2004.