Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 3 May 2012 —
World Wide Tobacco España v Commission

(Case C-240/11 P)

Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — The Spanish market for the purchase and first processing of raw tobacco — Price-fixing and market-sharing — Fines — Deterrent effect — Equal treatment — Mitigating circumstances — Maximum limit of 10% of turnover — Cooperation

1.                     Appeals — Grounds — Necessity of some specific criticism of a point in the General Court’s reasoning (Art. 256(1), second para., TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 112(1)(c)) (see para. 41)

2.                     Appeals — Grounds — Inadequate statement of reasons — Reliance by the General Court on implied reasoning — Lawfulness — Conditions (Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 36, 53, first para., and 58) (see para. 65)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 March 2011 in Case T‑37/05

World Wide Tobacco España

v

Commission

by which that court rejected in part an application for a reduction in the amount of the fine imposed on the applicant in Commission Decision C(2004) 4030 final, of 20 October 2004, relating to a proceeding under Article 81(1) [EC] (Case COMP/C. 38. 238/B.2 — Raw tobacco — Spain).

Operative part

1.

The main appeal and the cross-appeal are dismissed.

2.

World Wide Tobacco España, SA is ordered to pay the costs of the main appeal.

3.

The European Commission is ordered to pay the costs of the cross‑appeal.