Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 26 January 2017

Mamoli Robinetteria SpA v European Commission

Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Bathroom fittings and fixtures markets of Belgium, Germany, France, Italy the Netherlands and Austria — Coordination of selling prices and exchange of sensitive business information — Leniency programme — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 23(2) — Ceiling of 10% of turnover — Exercise of unlimited jurisdiction

Case C-619/13 P



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
17/03/2017 Mamoli Robinetteria v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2017:50		 26/01/2017 Mamoli Robinetteria v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2017:50		 26/01/2017 Mamoli Robinetteria v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
31/01/2014 Mamoli Robinetteria v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 September 2013 in Case T376/10 Mamoli Robinetteria v Commission, by which the General Court dismissed an application seeking, primarily, annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 4185 final of 23 June 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.092 – Bathroom Fittings and Fixtures), in so far as it concerned the applicant, and, in the alternative, cancellation or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant – Infringement of the principle that fines must have a proper legal basis – Inability to pay – Procedural irregularities before both the Commission and the General Court.

Systematic classification scheme

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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.04 Subject-matter, form of order sought and pleas in law
      3.08.04.03 New pleas in law
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.03 Ineffective pleas in law
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.02 Issues relating to the admissibility of the pleas
        3.10.03.02.02 Requirement of precision
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.02 Issues relating to the admissibility of the pleas
        3.10.03.02.03 Repetition of pleas in law and arguments put forward at first instance
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.02 Jurisdiction over the appeal
      3.10.02.01 Exclusion of questions of fact
        3.10.02.01.01 Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence
          3.10.02.01.01.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.04 Substance of the pleas in law
        3.10.03.04.03 Infringement of EU law
          3.10.03.04.03.01 Insufficient or contradictory reasoning for the decision under appeal
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.03 Adjustment to the basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.03.05 Maximum amount
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.02 Basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.02.01 Basic amount according to the 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.02.01.02 Degree of gravity
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.20 Equality before the law
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.05 Compliance with general principles and fundamental rights
          4.08.03.03.05.01 Equal treatment
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.08 Judicial review
          4.08.03.03.08.03 Review in the exercise of unlimited jurisdiction
            4.08.03.03.08.03.02 Power to vary the amount of the fine
              4.08.03.03.08.03.02.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.03 Ineffective pleas in law
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.06 Measures of inquiry and measures of organisation of procedure


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 25/11/2013

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

26/01/2017


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 104 from 03.04.2017, p.5

Application: OJ C 45 from 15.02.2014, p.20

Name of the parties

Mamoli Robinetteria v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Administration de la preuve, Europe 2017 Mars nº 03 p.23-24 (FR)
  2. Adobati, Enrica: La Corte di giustizia indica i criteri per la determinazione dell'ammenda a carico dei partecipanti ad un'intesa contraria alla normativa antitrust, Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali 2017 p.115-117 (IT)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment
  • Appeal brought against a sanction
  • Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Appeals : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Rodin

Advocate General

Wathelet

Language(s) of the Case

  • Italian

Language(s) of the Opinion

    Information not available