Judgment_paragraph 288 · Bavaria NV v European Commission (T-235/07)

288It should first be pointed out that the Commission’s practice in previous decisions does not itself serve as a legal framework for the fines imposed in competition matters (Case T-203/01 Michelin v Commission [2003] ECR II-4071, paragraph 292) and that, within the framework of Regulation No 17 and of Regulation No 1/2003, the Commission has a margin of discretion when fixing the amount of fines, in order that it may direct the conduct of undertakings towards compliance with the competition rules (Joined Cases T-236/01, T-239/01, T-244/01 to T-246/01, T-251/01 and T-252/01 Tokai Carbon and Others v Commission [2004] ECR II-1181, paragraph 216) and that it may at any time adjust the level of fines to the needs of that policy (Dansk Rørindustri and Others v Commission, cited in paragraph 270 above, paragraph 169).

Bavaria NV v European Commission (T-235/07)

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