Reports of Cases

2011 I-00001

Subject-matter

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Sixth Chamber) of 18 December 2008 in Case T-85/06 General Química and Others v Commission, by which the Court of First Instance dismissed the application for the partial annulment of Commission Decision 2006/902/CE of 21 December 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement against Flexsys NV, Bayer AG, Crompton Manufacturing Company Inc. (former Uniroyal Chemical Company Inc.), Crompton Europe Ltd, Chemtura Corporation (former Crompton Corporation), General Química SA, Repsol Química SA and Repsol YPF SA (Case No COMP/F/C.38.443 – Rubber chemicals) (OJ 2006 L 353, p. 50) and, in the lesser alternative, seeking a reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 38, 102
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1 : paragraph 27
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 225 : paragraph 71
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A58L1 : paragraph 71
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A61L1 : paragraph 94
• Decision 2006/902 : paragraphs 1 - 111
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/98 : paragraphs 40, 41, 89
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : paragraphs 34, 85
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -205/03 : paragraphs 34, 85
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -551/03 : paragraphs 71, 72
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -113/04 : paragraph 72
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/04 : paragraphs 34, 85
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/05 : paragraphs 35, 85
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -266/06 : paragraph 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -535/06 : paragraph 71
• General Court - Judgment T -85/06 : paragraphs 1 - 111
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -103/07 : paragraph 72
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -202/07 : paragraphs 59, 76
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/08 : paragraphs 35 - 41, 51, 77, 85, 89, 102
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/08 : paragraphs 35, 85
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -90/09 : paragraphs 79, 88

Operative part

• Annuls : General Court - Judgment T -85/06
• Confirms : Decision 2006/902

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1 : point 2
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 47 : point 34
  
• TFEU, Article 101 -P1 : points 3, 4
  
• Agreement on the European Economic Area -A53 : point 2
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P2LA : point 61
  
• Decision 2006/902 : points 1 - 4, 23 - 70
  
• Decision 2006/902 -A01LG : point 4
  
• Decision 2006/902 -A01LH : point 4
  
• Decision 2006/902 -A02LD : point 4
  
• Commission - Other Acts - 52006XC0901(01) -PT28 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -48/69 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -107/82 : points 24, 28, 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/98 : points 25, 28, 39, 49, 58
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -294/98 : point 49
  
• General Court - Judgment T -203/01 : points 49, 57, 58
  
• General Court - Judgment T -314/01 : point 49
  
• General Court - Judgment T -325/01 : point 26
  
• General Court - Judgment T -330/01 : points 57, 58
  
• General Court - Judgment T -109/02 : point 26
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -21/03 : point 34
  
• General Court - Judgment T -71/03 : point 49
  
• General Court - Judgment T -69/04 : point 25
  
• General Court - Judgment T -112/05 : point 25
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/06 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -76/06 : point 64
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/06 : points 61, 64
  
• General Court - Judgment T -85/06 : points 1, 4, 23 - 70
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/07 : point 64
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -213/07 : point 34
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -538/07 : point 34
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -97/08 : points 29, 32, 33, 50, 52, 58, 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/08 : points 30 - 32, 34, 36, 39, 50, 58, 60, 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -376/08 : point 34
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/08 : point 37
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 27/02/2009

Date of the Opinion

• 14/09/2010

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

20/01/2011

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 90 from 18.04.2009, p.20

Judgment: OJ C 80 from 12.03.2011, p.2

Name of the parties

General Química and Others v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Picod, Fabrice: Imputabilité de comportements anticoncurrentiels d'une filiale, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2011 nº 5 p.224 (FR)
2. Idot, Laurence: Groupe de sociétés et imputabilité du comportement, Europe 2011 Mars Comm. nº 3 p.21 (FR)
3. Winckler, Antoine: Parent's Liability: New case extending the presumption of liability of a parent company for the conduct of its wholly owned subsidiary, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2011 Vol. 2 nº 3 p.231-233 (EN)
4. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2011 nº 233 (NL)
5. Philippe, Jérôme ; Trabucchi, Maria: Jurisprudence de la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. Concurrence, Gazette du Palais 2011 nº 126-127 Jur. p.22-24 (FR)
6. Debroux, Michel: Imputabilité : La CJUE annule l’arrêt du Tribunal pour défaut de motivation, mais rejette le recours contre la décision de la Commission en admettant l’application de la présomption de responsabilité de la société mère qui détient - même d’une manière indirecte -100 % du capital de sa filiale (General Química), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2011 nº 2 p.94-95 (FR)
7. Dömötörfy, Borbála Tünde: A százszázalékos tulajdonos anyavállalat meghatározó befolyására vonatkozó vélelem, illetve megdöntésének lehetőségei az Európai Unió bíróságainak legújabb ítéletei tükrében, Versenytükör 2011 2. szám p.13-19 (HU)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Competition
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
  
• Appeals : application granted
  
• Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Tizzano

Advocate General

Mazák

Language(s) of the Case

• Spanish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English