17.11.2012
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 355/19
Judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2012 — Kuwait Petroleum and Others v Commission
(Case T-370/06) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Netherlands market in road pavement bitumen - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Fines - Cooperation during the administrative procedure - Significant added value - Equal treatment - Rights of the defence)
2012/C 355/38
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (Shuwaikh, Kuwait), Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd (Woking, United Kingdom) and Kuwait Petroleum (Nederland) BV (Rotterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: D. Hull, Solicitor, and G. Berrisch, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agent, and by L. Gyselen, lawyer)
Re:
APPLICATION, principally, 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)), and, in the alternative, for reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants by that decision.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders Kuwait Petroleum Corp., Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd and Kuwait Petroleum (Nederland) BV to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 20, 27.1.2007.
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