Fine: The Court of Justice of the European Union confirms the approach of the General Court of the European Union regarding the reduction of a fine imposed for participation in the car battery recycling cartel (Recylex)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. On 3 June 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in case C-563/19 (Recylex SA, Fonderie et Manufacture de Métaux SA, Harz-Metall GmbH v. European Commission). It dismisses the appeal brought by Recylex SA, Fonderie et Manufacture de Métaux SA and Harz-Metall GmbH seeking annulment of thejudgment of 23 May 2019 (Recylex and Others v Commission)in which the Court of First Instance dismissed the action brought by the applicants against the European Commission's decision of 8 February 2017. The Court adopts a strict but logical reading of the 2006 Leniency Notice, drawing a clear distinction between, on the one hand, the grant