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Document 62008TA0588
Case T-588/08: Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2013 — Dole Food and Dole Germany v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in bananas — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Concept of a concerted practice having an anti-competitive object — Information exchange system — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Rights of the defence — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Gravity of the infringement)
Case T-588/08: Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2013 — Dole Food and Dole Germany v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in bananas — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Concept of a concerted practice having an anti-competitive object — Information exchange system — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Rights of the defence — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Gravity of the infringement)
Case T-588/08: Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2013 — Dole Food and Dole Germany v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in bananas — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Concept of a concerted practice having an anti-competitive object — Information exchange system — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Rights of the defence — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Gravity of the infringement)
OJ C 123, 27.4.2013, p. 15–15
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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27.4.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 123/15 |
Judgment of the General Court of 14 March 2013 — Dole Food and Dole Germany v Commission
(Case T-588/08) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in bananas - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Concept of a concerted practice having an anti-competitive object - Information exchange system - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Rights of the defence - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Gravity of the infringement)
2013/C 123/25
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Dole Food Company, Inc. (Westlake Village, California, United States); and Dole Germany OHG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: J.-F. Bellis, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented: initially by X. Lewis and M. Kellerbauer, and subsequently by M. Kellerbauer and P. Van Nuffel, Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 5955 final of 15 October 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC (Case COMP/39.188 — Bananas)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action. |
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Orders Dole Food Company, Inc. and Dole Germany OHG to pay the costs. |