17.11.2012
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 355/16
Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — BAM NBM Wegenbouw and HBG Civiel v Commission
(Case T-354/06) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Netherlands market in road pavement bitumen - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Existence and classification of an agreement - Restriction of competition - Guidelines on horizontal cooperation agreements - Rights of the defence - Fines - Duration of the infringement)
2012/C 355/30
Language of the case: Dutch
Parties
Applicants: BAM NBM Wegenbouw BV (Bunnik, Netherlands); and HBG Civiel BV (Gouda, Netherlands) (represented by: M. Biesheuvel and J. de Pree, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet, A. Nijenhuis and F. Ronkes Agerbeek, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2006) 4090 final of 13 September 2006 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/F/38.456 — Bitumen (Netherlands)), in so far as it concerns the applicants.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders BAM NBM Wegenbouw BV and HBG Civiel BV to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 20, 27.1.2007.
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