Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 – Rubycon and Rubycon Holdings v Commission

(Case T-344/18) ¹

(Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Market for aluminium electrolytic capacitors and tantalum electrolytic capacitors – Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement – Price coordination throughout the EEA – Fines – Partial immunity from fines – Point 26 of the 2006 Leniency Notice – Reduction in the amount of the fine – Point 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines – Ceiling of 10% of turnover – Unlimited jurisdiction)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Rubycon Corp. (Ina, Japan), Rubycon Holdings Co. Ltd (Ina) (represented by: J. Rivas Andrés and A. Federle, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Ernst, L. Wildpanner and F. van Schaik, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for, first, annulment of Commission Decision C(2018) 1768 final of 21 March 2018 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 [TFEU] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40136 – Capacitors), in so far as it concerns the applicants, and, second, a reduction in the amount of the fines imposed on them.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Rubycon Corp. and Rubycon Holdings Co. Ltd to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.

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¹ OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.