Judgment_paragraph 376 · Bolloré SA and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-109/02, T-118/02, T-122/02, T-125/02, T-126/02, T-128/02, T-129/02, T-132/02, T-136/02)

376As regards previous decisions it should be recalled that, according to settled case-law, the fact that the Commission in the past imposed fines of a certain level for particular types of infringement does not mean that it is estopped from raising that level within the limits indicated in Regulation No 17, if that is necessary to ensure the implementation of Community competition policy (Musique diffusion française and Others v Commission, cited in paragraph 86 above, paragraph 109; Case T-7/89 Solvay v Commission, cited in paragraph 196 above, paragraph 309; and Case T-304/94 Europa Carton v Commission [1998] ECR II-869, paragraph 89). The proper application of the Community competition rules requires that the Commission be able at any time to adjust the level of fines to the needs of that policy (Musique diffusion française and Others v Commission, cited in paragraph 86 above, paragraph 109, and LR AF 1998 v Commission, cited in paragraph 45 above, paragraph 237).

Bolloré SA and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-109/02, T-118/02, T-122/02, T-125/02, T-126/02, T-128/02, T-129/02, T-132/02, T-136/02)

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