14.9.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 302/30
Judgment of the General Court of 15 July 2015 — GEA Group v Commission
(Case T-45/10) (1)
((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European market for ESBO/esters heat stabilisers - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information - Fines - Attribution of the infringement - Shareholding presumption - Duration and proof of the infringement - Limitation period - Duration of the administrative procedure - Reasonable time - Rights of the defence))
(2015/C 302/38)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicant: GEA Group AG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: A. Kallmayer, I. du Mont, G. Schiffers and R. Van der Hout, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Sauer and F. Ronkes Agerbeek, acting as Agents, and W. Berg, lawyer)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 8682 final of 11 November 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C38.589 — Heat stabilisers), or, in the alternative, a reduction in the fine imposed.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders GEA Group AG to pay the costs.
(1) OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.
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