Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 12 September 2007.#William Prym GmbH & Co. KG and Prym Consumer GmbH & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities.#Competition - Cartels - European haberdashery market (needles) - Product market sharing - Geographic market sharing - Fine - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Duty to state reasons - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Leniency notice.#Case T-30/05.

Subject of the case

Re:

APPLICATION, principally, for annulment of Commission Decision C(2004) 4221 final of 26 October 2004 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/F-1/38.338 – PO/Needles) in so far as it relates to the applicants, and, in the alternative, for annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants.

Operative part

Operative part

The Court:

1. Sets the amount of the fine imposed on William Prym GmbH & Co. KG and Prym Consumer GmbH & Co. KG under Article 2 of Commission Decision C(2004) 4221 final of 26 October 2004 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/F-1/38.338 – PO/Needles) at EUR 27 million;

2. Dismisses the remainder of the appeal;

3. Orders William Prym and Prym Consumer to bear 90% of their own costs and to pay 90% of the costs incurred by the Commission, and the Commission to bear 10% of its own costs and to pay 10% of the costs incurred by William Prym and Prym Consumer.