Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 28 June 2005.

Dansk Rørindustri A/S (C-189/02 P), Isoplus Fernwärmetechnik Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH and Others (C-202/02 P), KE KELIT Kunststoffwerk GmbH (C-205/02 P), LR af 1998 A/S (C-206/02 P), Brugg Rohrsysteme GmbH (C-207/02 P), LR af 1998 (Deutschland) GmbH (C-208/02 P) and ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd (C-213/02 P) v Commission of the European Communities.

Appeal - Competition - District heating pipes (pre-insulated pipes) - Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) - Cartel - Boycott - Fines - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Non-retroactivity - Legitimate expectations - Lawfulness - Leniency notice - Obligation to state reasons.

Joined cases C-189/02 P, C-202/02 P, C-205/02 P to C-208/02 P and C-213/02 P.

Reports of Cases

2005 I-05425

• (Appeal Case before the General Court T-21/99)