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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 November 2005 -SNCZ v Commission

(Case T-52/02) 1

(Competition - Article 81 EC - Cartel - Zinc phosphate market - Fine - Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 - Principles of proportionality and equal treatment - Action for annulment)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant(s): Société nouvelle des couleurs zinciques SA (SNCZ) (Bouchain, France) (represented by: R. Saint-Esteben and H. Calvet, lawyers)

Defendant(s): Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and F. Lelievre, and subsequently by F. Castillo de la Torre and O. Beynet, Agents)

Application for

the annulment of Decision 2003/437/EC of 11 December 2001 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E-1/37.027 - Zinc phosphate) (OJ 2003 L 153, p. 1) and, in the alternative, for reduction of the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the application;

Orders the applicant to pay the costs.

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1 - OJ C 109, 4.5.2002.