Arkema France, Altuglas International SA and Altumax Europe SAS v European Commission (T-217/06)
law://eu/cjeu/2006/t-217-06/para_294@2026-11-14
Key facts
Court
General Court · Fourth Chamber
Case
T-217/06 · ECLI:EU:T:2011:251
Decided
7 Jun 2011
Procedure
Action for annulment
Applicants
Arkema France; Altuglas International SA; Altumax Europe SAS; represented initially by A. Winckler, S. Sorinas Jimeno and P. Geffriaud, and subsequently by S. Sorinas Jimeno and E. Jégou, lawyers
294It is pointed out, in that regard, that any repeat infringement is among the factors to be taken into consideration in the analysis of the gravity of the infringement in question (Groupe Danone v Commission, paragraph 283 above, paragraph 26). The purpose of taking repeat infringement into account is to induce undertakings which have demonstrated a tendency towards infringing the competition rules to change their conduct. The Commission may therefore, in each individual case, take into consideration the indicia which confirm such a tendency, including, for example, the time that has elapsed between the infringements in question (Groupe Danone v Commission, paragraph 283 above, paragraph 39).