Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 May 2010 -
   Outokumpu and Luvata v Commission

   (Case T-20/05)

   Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copper
   plumbing tube industry - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81
   EC - Fines - Size of the relevant market - Aggravating circumstance -
   Repeat infringement

   1.                     Procedure - Introduction of new pleas during the
   proceedings - Conditions (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Arts
   44(1) and 48(2)) (see paras 57-58)

   2.                     Competition - Fines - Amount - Determination -
   Criteria - Gravity of the infringement - Aggravating circumstances -
   Repeat infringement (Art. 65 CS; Art. 81 EC; Council Regulation No 17,
   Art. 15(2); Commission Communication 98/C 9/03, para. 2) (see paras
   61-63)

   3.                     Competition - Fines - Amount - Determination -
   Criteria - Gravity of the infringement - Aggravating circumstances -
   Repeat infringement (Council Regulation No 17, Art. 15(2); Commission
   Communication 98/C 9/03, para. 2) (see paras 69-70)

   4.                     Competition - Fines - Amount - Determination -
   Criteria - Gravity of the infringement - Size of the product market in
   question - To be taken into consideration (Council Regulation No 17,
   Art. 15(2)) (see para. 77)

   Re:

   APPLICATION for cancellation or reduction of the fine imposed on the
   applicants under Article 2(j) of Commission Decision C(2004) 2826 of 3
   September 2004 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 [EC] and
   Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/E-1/38.069 - Copper plumbing
   tubes).

   Operative part

   The Court:

   1.

   Dismisses the action;

   2.

   Orders Outokumpu Oyj and Luvata Oy to pay the costs.