Aker RGI (anciennement Aker) v Commission (Competition) [2000] EUECJ T-70/95 (15 March 2000)
The Court found that the Commission's decision contained procedural errors, including insufficient access to evidence and improper attribution of liability for certain periods and practices. The Court annulled parts of the decision and recalculated fines where appropriate, confirming infringement findings only for periods and practices supported by evidence and proper procedure.
- Citation
- [2000] EUECJ T-70/95
- Parties
- Applicant: Cimenteries CBR; Applicant: Cembureau - Association Européenne du Ciment; Applicant: Fédération de l'Industrie Cimentière Belge; Applicant: Eerste Nederlandse Cementindustrie (ENCI); Applicant: Vereniging Nederlandse Cementindustrie (VNC); Applicant: Ciments Luxembourgeois; Applicant: Dyckerhoff; Applicant: Syndicat National de l'Industrie Cimentière (SFIC); Applicant: Vicat; Applicant: Groupe Origny; Applicant: Ciments Français; Applicant: Heidelberger Zement; Applicant: Lafarge Coppée; Applicant: Aalborg Portland; Applicant: Alsen; Applicant: Bundesverband der Deutschen Zementindustrie; Applicant: Unicem; Applicant: Fratelli Buzzi; Applicant: Compañia Valenciana de Cementos Portland; Applicant: The Rugby Group; Applicant: British Cement Association; Applicant: Asland; Applicant: Castle Cement; Applicant: Heracles General Cement Company; Applicant: Corporación Uniland; Applicant: Agrupación de Fabricantes de Cemento de España (Oficemen); Applicant: Irish Cement; Applicant: Cimpor - Cimentos de Portugal; Applicant: SECIL - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento; Applicant: Associação Técnica da Indústria de Cimento (ATIC); Applicant: Titan Cement Company; Applicant: Italcementi - Fabbriche Riunite Cemento; Applicant: Holderbank Financière Glarus; Applicant: Hornos Ibéricos Alba (Hisalba); Applicant: Aker RGI ASA; Applicant: Scancem (publ); Applicant: Cementir - Cementerie del Tirreno; Applicant: Blue Circle Industries; Applicant: Enosi Tsimentoviomichanion Ellados; Applicant: Tsimenta Chalkidos; Respondent: Commission
- Jurisdiction
- European Union
- Judgment Date
- 15 March 2000
- Procedural Posture
- Joined Appeals Against Commission Decision 94/815/ec / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Partially annulled Commission Decision 94/815/EC; recalculated fines; dismissed remainder of applications.
- Legal Topics
- Cartels, Article 85 EC Treaty (now Article 81 Ec), Procedural Rights, Fines, Exchange of Price Information, Concerted Practices, Trade Associations
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Parties
Cimenteries CBR
Applicant
Cembureau - Association Européenne du Ciment
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Fédération de l'Industrie Cimentière Belge
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Eerste Nederlandse Cementindustrie (ENCI)
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Vereniging Nederlandse Cementindustrie (VNC)
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Ciments Luxembourgeois
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Dyckerhoff
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Syndicat National de l'Industrie Cimentière (SFIC)
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Vicat
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Groupe Origny
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Ciments Français
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Heidelberger Zement
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Lafarge Coppée
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Aalborg Portland
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Alsen
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Bundesverband der Deutschen Zementindustrie
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Unicem
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Fratelli Buzzi
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Compañia Valenciana de Cementos Portland
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The Rugby Group
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British Cement Association
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Asland
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Castle Cement
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Heracles General Cement Company
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Corporación Uniland
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Agrupación de Fabricantes de Cemento de España (Oficemen)
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Irish Cement
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Cimpor - Cimentos de Portugal
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SECIL - Companhia Geral de Cal e Cimento
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Associação Técnica da Indústria de Cimento (ATIC)
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Titan Cement Company
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Italcementi - Fabbriche Riunite Cemento
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Holderbank Financière Glarus
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Hornos Ibéricos Alba (Hisalba)
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Aker RGI ASA
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Scancem (publ)
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Cementir - Cementerie del Tirreno
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Blue Circle Industries
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Enosi Tsimentoviomichanion Ellados
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Tsimenta Chalkidos
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Commission
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Joined Appeals Against Commission Decision 94/815/ec / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether Commission Decision 94/815/EC infringed procedural rights of applicants
- 2 Whether the Commission correctly found participation in cartel and concerted practices under Article 85 EC Treaty
- 3 Whether fines and findings were justified for each applicant
Ratio Decidendi
The Court found that the Commission's decision contained procedural errors, including insufficient access to evidence and improper attribution of liability for certain periods and practices. The Court annulled parts of the decision and recalculated fines where appropriate, confirming infringement findings only for periods and practices supported by evidence and proper procedure.
Court Disposition
Partially annulled Commission Decision 94/815/EC; recalculated fines; dismissed remainder of applications.
Orders
- Annulment of specific articles and findings in Decision 94/815/EC for each applicant as detailed in the judgment.
- Recalculation and reduction of fines for several applicants.
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