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Bavaria NV v European Commission (T-235/07)
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The fifth plea, alleging the excessive…
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–The reduction of the fine
342

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

Judgment of 16 Jun 2011law://eu/cjeu/2007/t-235-07/para_342@2026-11-11

342In this regard, the applicant rightly claims that the consequences of the breach of the reasonable time principle were not sufficiently taken into account by the Commission, as regards the reduction of the amount of the fine.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: General Court · Sixth Chamber, sitting with five Judges
Case: T-235/07 · ECLI:EU:T:2011:283
Decided: 16 Jun 2011
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 52008XC0520(01)
Applicant: Bavaria NV
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: V. Vadapalas
Bench: 3 judges
V. Vadapalas, A. Dittrich, L. Truchot
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62007TJ0235

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Cites 24: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (Text with EEA relevance); Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV (LVM), DSM NV and DSM Kunststoffen BV, Montedison SpA, Elf Atochem SA, Degussa AG, Enichem SpA, Wacker-Chemie GmbH and Hoechst AG and Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI) v Commission of the European Communities (C-238/99 P, C-244/99 P, C-245/99 P, C-247/99 P, C-250/99 P, C-251/99 P, C-252/99 P, C-254/99 P); JFE Engineering Corp., formerly NKK Corp., Nippon Steel Corp., JFE Steel Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (T-67/00, T-68/00, T-71/00, T-78/00); Peróxidos Orgánicos, SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-120/04); Dansk Rørindustri A/S, Isoplus Fernwärmetechnik Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH and Others, KE KELIT Kunststoffwerk GmbH, LR af 1998 A/S, Brugg Rohrsysteme GmbH, LR af 1998 (Deutschland) GmbH and ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-189/02 P, C-202/02 P, C-205/02 P, C-206/02 P, C-207/02 P, C-208/02 P, C-213/02 P); Technische Universität München v Hauptzollamt München-Mitte (C-269/90); Aalborg Portland A/S, Irish Cement Ltd, Ciments français SA, Italcementi - Fabbriche Riunite Cemento SpA, Buzzi Unicem SpA and Cementir - Cementerie del Tirreno SpA v Commission of the European Communities (C-204/00 P, C-205/00 P, C-211/00 P, C-213/00 P, C-217/00 P, C-219/00 P); SA Musique Diffusion française and others v Commission of the European Communities (100/80, 101/80, 102/80, 103/80); Baustahlgewebe GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (C-185/95 P); Corus UK Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-199/99 P); Schunk GmbH and Schunk Kohlenstoff-Technik GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-69/04); Groupe Danone v Commission of the European Communities (T-38/02); William Prym GmbH & Co. KG and Prym Consumer GmbH & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities (C-534/07); T-Mobile Netherlands BV, KPN Mobile NV, Orange Nederland NV and Vodafone Libertel NV v Raad van bestuur van de Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (C-8/08); Jungbunzlauer AG v Commission of the European Communities (T-43/02); Solvay SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-30/91); Technische Unie BV v Commission of the European Communities (C-113/04 P); Erste Group Bank AG, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG and Österreichische Volksbanken AG v Commission of the European Communities (C-125/07); Hüls AG v Commission of the European Communities (C-199/92 P); Groupe Danone v Commission of the European Communities (C-3/06 P); Cimenteries CBR and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-25/95, T-26/95, T-30/95, T-31/95, T-32/95, T-34/95, T-35/95, T-36/95, T-37/95, T-38/95, T-39/95, T-42/95, T-43/95, T-44/95, T-45/95, T-46/95, T-48/95, T-50/95, T-51/95, T-52/95, T-53/95, T-54/95, T-55/95, T-56/95, T-57/95, T-58/95, T-59/95, T-60/95, T-61/95, T-62/95, T-63/95, T-64/95, T-65/95, T-68/95, T-69/95, T-70/95, T-71/95, T-87/95, T-88/95, T-103/95, T-104/95); Hoechst GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-161/05); Commission of the European Communities v Anic Partecipazioni SpA (C-49/92 P)