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Coats Holdings Ltd v European Commission (T-439/07)
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The first plea, alleging a breach of t…
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Coats Holdings Ltd v European Commission (T-439/07)

Judgment of 27 Jun 2012law://eu/cjeu/2007/t-439-07/para_49@2026-11-10

49None the less, statements made by the undertakings concerned in the context of an application for leniency pursuant to the 1996 or 2002 Leniency Notices must be assessed with caution and, in general, cannot be regarded as particularly reliable evidence if they have not been corroborated by other evidence.

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

Key facts

Court: General Court · Third Chamber
Case: T-439/07 · ECLI:EU:T:2012:320
Decided: 27 Jun 2012
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Coats Holdings Ltd
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: I. Labucka
Bench: 3 judges
O. Czúcz, I. Labucka, D. Gratsias
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62007TJ0439

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