Judgment of the General Court of 28 April 2010 - Oxley Threads v Commission
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European market in thread for automotive customers - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Fines - Gravity of the infringement - Mitigating circumstances - Cooperation - Proportionality - Equal treatment - Guidelines on the method of setting fines)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Oxley Threads Ltd (Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Peretz, Barrister, M. Rees and K. Vernon, Solicitors)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: N. Khan and K. Mojzesowicz, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2005) 3452 of 14 September 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.337 - PO/Thread), as amended by Commission Decision C(2005) 3765 of 13 October 2005 and, in the alternative, for reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant by that decision
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Oxley Threads Ltd to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 48, 25.2.2006.