28.4.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 125/45 I (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 3 December 2003 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement against C. Conradty Niirnberg GmbH, Hoffmann & Co. Elektrokohle AG, Le Carbone Lorraine S.A., Morgan Crucible Company plc, Schunk GmbH and Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH, jointly and severally, and SGL Carbon AG (Case No C.38.359 — Electrical and mechanical carbon and graphite products) () (notified under document number C(2003) 4457) (Only the English, French and German texts are authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (2004/420[EC) On 3 December 2003, the Commission adopted a decision relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement. In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Regulation 17 (), the Commission herewith publishes the names of the parties and the main content of the decision, having regard to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business interests. A non-confidential version of the full text of the decision can be found in the authentic languages of the case and in the Commission's working languages at DG COMP's website at http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/index_en.html. I. SUMMARY OF THE INFRINGEMENT Addressees and nature of the infringement 1. This Decision is addressed to C. Conradty Niirnberg GmbH (hereinafter Conradty), Hoffmann & Co. Elektrokohle AG (hereinafter Hoffmann), Le Carbone Lorraine S.A. (hereinafter Carbone Lorraine), Morgan Crucible Company plc (hereinafter Morgan), Schunk GmbH and Schunk Kohlenstofftechnik GmbH, jointly and severally (hereinafter Schunk), and SGL Carbon AG (hereinafter SGL). 2. The addressees participated in a single and continuous infringement of Article 81(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter the EC Treaty or the Treaty) and, from 1 January 1994, Article 53(1) of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (hereinafter EEA Agreement), covering the whole of the EEA territory, by which they: — agreed and occasionally updated a uniform, highly detailed method of calculating prices to custo- mers, covering the main types of electrical and mechanical carbon and graphite products, different types of customers and all EEA countries where demand existed, with a view to arriving at identi- cally or similarly calculated prices for a wide variety of products; (") Final report of the Hearing Officer ( O] C 102 of 28.4.2004). () OJ 13, 21.2.1962, p. 204/62. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1216/1999 (OJ L 148, 15.6.1999, p. 5).