Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 9 July 2003. Archer Daniels Midland Company and Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities. Competition - Cartel - Lysine - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Applicability - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Turnover - Aggravating circumstances - Mitigating circumstances - Cooperation during the administrative procedure - Concurrent sanctions. Case T-224/00.

«(Competition – Cartel – Lysine – Guidelines for calculating the amount of fines – Applicability – Seriousness and duration of the infringement – Turnover – Aggravating circumstances – Mitigating circumstances – Cooperation during the administrative procedure – Concurrent sanctions)»

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Fourth Chamber)9 July 2003 (1)

((Competition – Cartel – Lysine – Guidelines on the method of setting fines – Applicability – Gravity and duration of the infringement – Turnover – Aggravating circumstances – Mitigating circumstances – Cooperation during the administrative procedure – Concurrent sanctions))

applicants,

v

defendant,

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (Fourth Chamber),

having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 25 April 2002,

gives the following

On those grounds,

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (Fourth Chamber)

Vilaras

Tiili

Mengozzi

H. Jung

M. Vilaras

Registrar

President