Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 May 2009 - Wieland-Werke v Commission
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for copper industrial tubes - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price-fixing and market-sharing - Fines - Principle that penalties must have a sound legal basis - Size of the market concerned - Deterrent effect - Duration of the infringement - Cooperation)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: Wieland-Werke AG (Ulm, Germany) (represented by: R. Bechtold and U. Soltész, Lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented initially by: É. Gippini Fournier and H. Gading, and subsequently É. Gippini Fournier, O. Weber and K. Mojzesowicz, Lawyers)
Re:
Annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant under Article 2(a) of Commission Decision C(2003) 4820 final of 16 December 2003 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E-1/38.240 - Industrial tubes).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Wieland-Werke AG to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 118, 30.4.2004.