Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 January 2007 — Salzgitter Mannesmann GmbH, formerly Mannesmannröhren-Werke GmbH v Commission of the European Communities

(Case C-411/04 P) (1)

(Appeals - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in seamless steel tubes - Fair legal process - Anonymous evidence - Fine - Cooperation - Equal treatment)

(2007/C 56/05)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Salzgitter Mannesmann GmbH, formerly Mannesmannröhren-Werke GmbH (represented by: M. Klusmann and F. Wiemer, Rechtsanwälte)

Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: A. Whelan and H.Gading, Agents, H-J. Freund, Rechtsanwalt)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 8 July 2004 in Case T-44/00 Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG v Commission, inasmuch as it dismissed an action for annulment of Commission Decision 2003/382/EC of 8 December1999 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC (Case IV-1/35.860.B. — Seamless steel tubes) (OJ 1999 L 140, p. 11) — Right to a fair hearing — Misapplication of Article 81 EC — Principle of equal treatment

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 273, 6.11.2004.