Judgment of the General Court of 9 September 2011 — Deltafina v Commission

(Case T-12/06) (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Italian market for the purchase and first processing of raw tobacco - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Price-fixing and market-sharing - Immunity from fines - Cooperation - Fines - Proportionality - Gravity of the infringement - Attenuating circumstances)

2011/C 311/53

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Deltafina SpA (Orvieto, Italy) (represented by: R. Jacchia, A. Terranova, I. Van Bael, J.-F. Bellis and F. Di Gianni, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by A. Whelan and F. Amato, subsequently by A. Whelan and V. Di Bucci, and finally by É. Gippini Fournier and L. Malferrari, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment or, in the alternative, for reduction of the fine imposed on Deltafina by Article 2 of Commission Decision C(2005) 4012 final of 20 October 2005 relating to a proceeding under Article 81(1) [EC] (Case COMP/C.38.281/B.2 — Raw tobacco — Italy).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 60, 11.3.2006.