Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 147 (Jul)
Court: Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Second Chamber)
Judge:

Judges Forwood (President), Pirrung and Meij

Judgment Dates: 8 July 2004

Catchwords

European Communities - Application of rules of competition - Agreements restricting competition - Commission decision - Producers of steel tubing concluding agreement having anti-competitive effects - Duration of infringement - Commission imposing fines - Correctness of decision - Commission Decision (EC) 2003/382, EC Treaty, art 81.

The Case

Article1(2) of Commission Decision (EC) 2003-382 (relating to a procedure under art81 EC concerning seamless steel tubes) would be annulled in so far as it found that the infringement imputed to the applicant by that provision existed before 1 January 1991, and the fine imposed on the applicant under art4 of the decision would, accordingly, be reduced.

Practice Areas

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