14.12.2013

Official Journal of the European Union

C 367/2

(C-510/11 P) (<span class="super">1</span>)

(Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators - Fines - Notice on immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases - Effective judicial remedy)

2013/C 367/03

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellants: Kone Oyj, Kone GmbH, Kone BV (represented by: T. Vinje, Solicitor, D. Paemen, avocat, and A. Tomtsis, dikigoros,)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. Gippini Fournier and R. Sauer, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 July 2011 in Case T-151/07 Kone and Others v Commission, by which the General Court dismissed an action for annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants by Commission Decision C(2007) 512 final of 21 February 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP/E 1/38.823 — Elevators and Escalators), concerning a cartel in the market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators in Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, concerning bid-rigging, market-sharing, price-fixing, the awarding of projects and contracts related thereto and exchange of information

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.Dismisses the appeal;

2.Orders Kone Oyj, Kone GmbH and Kone BV to bear their own costs and, in addition, to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.

(<span class="super">1</span>) OJ C 362, 10.12.2011.