Fines: The Court of Cassation rejects the appeal against the decision of the Paris Court of Appeal, stating that the cancellation of one of the charges of the conviction does not necessarily affect the amount of the fine (Lafarge and Vicat)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Cass. com, July 12, 2011, Lafarge and Vicat, n° 10-17482 and 10-17791, "Corsican Cement". (See also, supra, "Unilateral Practices" column, obs. A.-L. Sibony) Estimating damage to the economy is not a purely arithmetical matter, and an estimate should not be confused with a presumption. These are, in substance, the two lessons of the judgment