Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber, extended composition) of 14 May 1998.

Metsä-Serla Oy, United Paper Mills Ltd, Tampella Corporation and Oy Kyro AB v Commission of the European Communities.

Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 - Joint and several liability for payment of the fine.

Joined cases T-339/94, T-340/94, T-341/94 and T-342/94.



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:1998:100
14/05/1998 Metsä-Serla and Others v Commission
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:T:1998:100
14/05/1998 Metsä-Serla and Others v Commission
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Reports of Cases

1998 II-01727

Subject-matter

Annulment of Commission Decision 94/601/EC relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EC Treaty (IV/C/33.833) or, in the subsidiary, reduction of the fine on the applicant - Cartonboard

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.03 Payment of the fine


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

  • 14/10/1994

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

14/05/1998


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Applications: OJ C 386 from 31.12.1994, p.16

Judgment: OJ C 209 from 04.07.1998, p.35

Name of the parties

Metsä-Serla and Others v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Beeser, Simone: Kartonkartell - EuGH-Urteile in einem der grossen Kartellverfahren, European Law Reporter 1998 p.256-257
  2. Idot, Laurence: Europe 1998 Juillet Comm. nº 251 p.17-19
  3. Roberti, Gian Michele ; Conte, Giuseppe: Revue des affaires européennes 1999 p.245-251



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • - 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 : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Appeal brought against a sanction : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre élargie (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Vesterdorf

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

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