Contents Contents The Nature of this Book Outline Contents vii Table of Cases 1. v xxxv The Concept of Undertaking 1 a. The Functional Approach IV/33.384 etc FIFA – distribution of package tours during the 1990 World Cup 3 b. The Relativity of the Concept C-41/90 C-364/92 C-159/91 etc C-343/95 T-319/99 C-205/03P C-309/99 C-264/01 etc C–67/96 C–113/07P C-138/11 Höfner and Elser v Macrotron GmbH SAT Fluggesellschaft v Eurocontrol Poucet v Assurances Générales de France Cali & Figli v Servizi ecologici porto di Genova SpA FENIN v Commission FENIN v Commission Wouters AOK-Bundesverband Albany v Stichting Bedriifspensioenfonds Textielindustrie SELEX Sistemi Integrati SpA v Commission Compass-Datenbank GmbH v Republic Österreich 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 18 Including the following summary references: C-244/94 C-475/99 C-157/99 1006/2/1/01 C-218/00 C-22/98 Fédération Française des Sociétés d’Assurance Ambulanz Glöckner v Landkreis Sudwestpflaz Smits and Peerbooms BetterCare v The Director General of Fair Trading Cisal di Battistello Venanzio & Co Sas Jean Claude Becu 6, 12 7, 10 9 10 13 14 c. Single Economic Entity 107/82 C-73/95P IV/32.732 C-189/02P etc 2002/470 1072/1/1/06 AEG-Telefunken v Commission Viho Europe BV v Commission IJsselcentrale and others Dansk Rørindustri A/S and others v Commission Provimi Ltd v Aventis Animal Nutrition SA and others Sepia Logistics Ltd and another v Office of Fair Trading 19 20 21 22 23 24 x CONTENTS C-97/08P C-628/10P C-172/12P T-234/07 T-185/06 HC09C04733 Akzo Nobel and others v Commission Alliance One International and Others v Commission EI du Pont de Nemours v Commission Koninklijke Grolsch v Commission L’Air Liquid and others v Commission Toshiba Carrier UK Ltd v KME Yorkshire Ltd 25 26 27 29 29 30 Including the following summary references: C-286/98P A3/2009/2487 170/83 T-68/89 etc C-201/09P etc 22/71 T-301/04 T-314/01 2002 WL 31413939 T-168/05 T-24/05 T-76/08 2. Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags v Commission Cooper Tire and Rubber Company v Shell Chemicals UK Hydrotherm v Compact SIV and others v Commission ArcelorMittal Luxembourg SA v Commission Beguelin Import Co v SAGL Import Export Clearstream v Commission Avebe v Commission Suretrack Rail Services Limited v Infraco JNP Limited Arkema SA v Commission Alliance One International and Others v Commission EI du Pont de Nemours v Commission Market Definition 19, 22 23, 30 20 20 20 20 22 22 24 25 26 27 31 a. Product and Geographic Markets 27/76 85/76 6/72 322/81 T-219/99 T-340/03 1005/1/1/01 1016/1/1/03 United Brands v Commission Hoffmann-La Roche & Co v Commission Europemballage Corp & Continental Can v Commission Nederlandsche Banden Industrie Michelin v Commission British Airways v Commission France Télécom SA v Commission Aberdeen Journals v Director General of Fair Trading Genzyme Limited v Office of Fair Trading 34 36 37 38 40 42 44 44 Including the following summary reference: 07-5276 FTC v Whole Foods Market 43 b. One-way Substitution COMP/M.2420 COMP/M.3178 Mitsui/CVRD/Caemi Bertelsmann/Springer/JV 45 45 c. Markets for Spare Parts/Aftermarkets 22/78 T-30/89 T-427/08 Hugin v Commission Hilti AG v Commission CEAHR v Commission 46 47 48 CONTENTS xi d. Narrow Markets 22/78 T-30/89 Hugin v Commission Hilti AG v Commission 46 47 Including the following summary references: C-333/94 T-83/91 Tetra Pak International SA v Commission Tetra Pak International SA v Commission 47 47 PO Video Games (Nintendo) 50 e. Switching Costs COMP/35.587 etc f. Markets for Raw Materials 6/73 Commercial Solvents v Commission 51 Clearstream v Commission 52 g. Judicial review T-301/04 3. Article 101 TFEU 53 a. Agreement between Undertakings 107/82 25/84 etc T-41/96 T-208/01 C-74/04 AEG–Telefunken v Commission Ford Werke AG, Ford Europe Inc v Commission Bayer v Commission Volkswagen AG v Commission Volkswagen AG v Commission 61 62 63 65 66 Including the following summary references: C-277/87 41/69 C-279/87 C-338/00P Sandoz Prodotti Farmaceutici SpA v Commission ACF Chemiefarma NV v Commission Tipp-Ex v Commission Volkswagen v Commission 61, 64 62 64 65 b. Concerted Practice 48/69 40/73 etc 89/85 etc C-199/92P C-204/00 etc T-442/08 Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) v Commission (Dyestuffs) Suiker Unie and others v Commission A Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and others v Commission (Wood Pulp II) Hüls AG v Commission Aalborg Portland A/S and others v Commission CISAC v Commission 67 68 70 71 73 74 Including the following summary references: IV/37.614/F3 T-25/95 etc T-186/06 PO/Interbrew and Alken-Maes Cimenteries CBR SA v Commission Solvay SA v Commission 72 72 69 xii CONTENTS c. Joint Classification and Single Overall Agreement C-204/00 etc T-305/94 etc T-101/05 etc C-441/11P T-99/04 Aalborg Portland A/S and others v Commission Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV and others v Commission BASF AG and UCB SA v Commission Commission v Verhuizingen Coppens NV AC-Treuhand AG v Commission 73 76, 77 78 80 81 Including the following summary references: C-49/92P IV/37.614/F3 Commission v Anic Partecipazioni SpA PO/Interbrew and Alken-Maes 76 76 d. Decision by an Association T-325/01 96/82 Daimler Chrysler AG v Commission IAZ International Belgium NV v Commission 83 84 Including the following summary references: 209/78 etc 8/72 45/85 Van Landewyck and others v Commission Cementhandelaren v Commission Verband der Sachversicherer v Commission 83 84 84 e. Object or Effect 56/65 56/64 etc 23/67 T-374/94 etc C-234/89 C-209/07 C-8/08 C-501/06P etc T-328/03 C-32/11 C-68/12 T-491/07 Société Technique Minière v Maschinenbau Ulm GmbH Consten SaRL & Grundig v Commission SA Brasserie de Haecht v Consorts Wilkin-Janssen European Night Services Ltd v Commission Stergios Delimitis v Henninger Bräu AG Competition Authority v Beef Industry Development Society T-Mobile Netherlands and Others GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited v Commission O2 (Germany) GmbH & Co OHG v Commission Allianz Hungária Biztosító Zrt and others Protimonopolný úrad Slovenskej republiky v Slovenská sporiteľňa as Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB) v Commission 85 86 89 90 91 93 94 96 98 100 102 103 Including the following summary references: C-403/08 C-551/03P T-17/93 FA Premier League and others v QC Leisure and others General Motors v Commission Matra Hachette SA v Commission 87 87 97 f. Scope of Analysis under Article 101(1) TFEU and the ‘Rule of Reason’ T-328/03 T-112/99 C-209/07 C-519/04P O2 (Germany) GmbH & Co OHG v Commission Métropole Télévision (M6) v Commission Competition Authority v Beef Industry Development Society Meca-Medina and Majcen v Commission 98 104 106 107 CONTENTS xiii Including the following summary references: T-17/93 C-309/99 Matra Hachette SA v Commission Wouters 105 107 g. Ancillary Restraints 42/84 C-250/92 T-112/99 C-309/99 Remia BV v Commission Gøttrup-Klim v Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab AmbA Métropole Télévision (M6) v Commission Wouters 108 109 111 113 h. Appreciable Effect (de minimis) 5/69 T-7/93 T-374/94 etc C-226/11 Franz Völk v SPRL Est J Vervaecke Langnese-Iglo GmbH v Commission European Night Services Ltd and others v Commission Expedia Inc v Autorité de la concurrence and Others 115 115 115 116 i. Appreciable Effect on Trade between Member States 56/65 56/64 etc 8/72 23/67 107/82 T-199/08 Société Technique Minière v Maschinenbau Ulm GmbH Consten & Grundig v Commission Vereeniging van Cementhandelaren v Commission SA Brasserie de Haecht v Consorts Wilkin-Janssen AEG–Telefunken v Commission Ziegler SA v Commission 117 117 117 118 118 119 Including the following summary reference: 174/84 Bulk Oil v Sun International Limited 119 j. Article 101(2) TFEU 56/64 etc Consten & Grundig v Commission 120 Including the following summary references: 56/65 T-9/99 English CA Société Technique Minière v Maschinenbau Ulm GmbH HFB Holding and others v Commission David John Passmore v Morland and others 120 120 120 k. Article 101(3) TFEU 56/64 etc 26/76 C-360/92P IV.F.1/36.718 T-168/01 COMP/29.373 T-111/08 T-168/01 Consten & Grundig v Commission Metro SB-Großmarkte GmbH & Co KG v Commission Publishers Association v Commission CECED GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited v Commission Visa International – Multilateral Interchange Fee MasterCard v European Commission GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited v Commission 121 122 123 124 125, 131 127 129 131 xiv CONTENTS Including the following summary references: T-528/93 etc T-17/93 T-131/99 C-501/06P etc T-86/95 IV/36.748 26/76 4. Métropole télévision SA and others v Commission Matra Hachette SA v Commission Michael Hamilton Shaw and others v Commission GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited v Commission Compagnie Générale Maritime Reims II Metro SB-Großmarkte GmbH & Co KG v Commission Horizontal and Vertical Agreements 122, 132 121, 122, 124 123 126 130 128 132 133 a. Cartel Agreements T-202/98 etc T-28/99 T-99/04 Tate & Lyle plc and others v Commission Sigma Tecnologie di Rivestimento Srl v Commission AC-Treuhand AG v Commission 142 143 145 Including the following summary references: C-204/00P etc T-113/07 40/73 etc C-199/92 T-305/94 etc T-325/01 T-303/02 C-97/08P T-99/04 Aalborg Portland A/S and others v Commission Toshiba Corp v Commission Suiker Unie and others v Commission Hüls AG v Commission Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV and others v Commission Daimler Chrysler AG v Commission Westfalen Gassen Nederland v Commission Akzo Nobel and others v Commission AC-Treuhand AG v Commission 143 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 144 Argos, Littlewoods and others v Office of Fair Trading Vereeniging Van Cementhandelaren v Commission BELASCO SC v Commission (Roofing Felt) 146 148 148 b. Price Fixing 2005/1071 etc 8/72 246/86 Including the following summary references: IV/25.757 COMP/29.373 Camera Care v Victor Hasselblad AB Visa International – Multilateral Interchange Fee 147 147 Raw Tobacco Italy National Sulphuric Acid Association 149 151 c. Purchase Price Fixing COMP/C.38.281/B2 IV/27.958 Including the following summary references: C-264/01 etc C-8/08 123/83 AOK Bundesverband v Ichthyol-Gesellschaft Cordes T-Mobile Netherlands and Others BNIC v Clair 149 149 149 CONTENTS C-501/06P C-209/07 xv GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited v Commission Competition Authority v Beef Industry Development Society Ltd 150 150 Makers UK Ltd v Office of Fair Trading Kier Group PLC and others v Office of Fair Trading 153 154 d. Collusive Tendering 1061/1/1/06 1114/1/1/09 Including the following summary references: 2005/1071 etc IV/26.918 IV/35.691.E-4 1032/1/1/04 C-209/07 Argos, Littlewoods and others v Office of Fair Trading European Sugar Industry Pre-Insulated Pipe Cartel Apex Asphalt and Paving Co Ltd v Office of Fair Trading Competition Authority v Beef Industry Development Society Ltd 153 153 153 154 154 e. Market Sharing and Non-compete Agreements IV/30.907 41/69 C-468/06 etc Peroxygen products ACF Chemie farma NV v Commission Sot Lélos kai Sia EE and Others v GlaxoSmithKline AEVE 155 156 156 Including the following summary references: COMP/37.978 COMP/39.839 Methylglucamine Telefónica and Portugal Telecom 155 155 f. Information Exchange Arrangements T-34/92 T-35/92 C-89/85 C-8/08 Fiatagri v Commission (UK Agricultural Tractor Registration Exchange) John Deere Ltd v Commission Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and others v Commission (Wood Pulp II) T-Mobile Netherlands BV and others 157 158 159 160 Including the following summary references: T-141/94 T-25/95 48/69 C-238/05 Thyssen Stahl AG v Commission Cimenteries CBR and others v Commission Imperial Chemical Industries v Commission Asnef-Equifax v Ausbanc 158 158 159 160 g. Hub and Spoke Information Exchange 1188/1/1/11 Tesco v Office of Fair Trading 161 Including the following summary references: C-49/92P C-8/08 Commission v Anic Partecipazioni T-Mobile Netherlands BV 161 161 xvi CONTENTS h. Export Bans 19/77 31/85 Miller International Schallplatten GmbH v Commission ETA Fabriques d’Ebauches v SA DK Investment and others 162 164 Including the following summary references: 56/64 etc C-279/87 COMP/35.587 C-468/06 etc C-501/06P etc C-306/96 Consten & Grundig v Commission Tipp-Ex v Commission PO Video Games (Nintendo) Sot Lélos kai Sia EE and others v GlaxoSmithKline AEVE GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited v Commission Javico v Yves St Laurent 162 162 163 163 163 163 i. Exclusive Distribution Agreements 03/2005 Sarl Kitch Moto v SA Suzuki France 165 Including the following summary references: 56/64 etc 56/65 Consten & Grundig v Commission Société Technique Minière v Maschinenbau Ulm GmbH 165 165 j. Selective Distribution Agreements 26/76 C-439/09 Metro SB-Großmärkte GmbH & Co KG v Commission Pierre Fabre v Président de l’Autorité de la concurrence 166 168 Including the following summary references: 31/85 243/85 75/84 T-88/92 IV/33.542 ETA Fabriques d’Ebauches v SA DK Investment and others SA Binon & Cie v SA Agence et Messageries de la Press Metro SB-GroßmärkteGmbH & Co KG v Commission Groupement d’achat Edouard Leclerc v Commission Parfums Givenchy system of selective distribution 167 167 167 167 167 k. Online Sales Restrictions C-439/09 COMP/37.975 Pierre Fabre v Président de l’Autorité de la concurrence PO/Yamaha 168 170 l. Single Branding Agreements T-65/98 Van den Bergh Foods Ltd v Commission 171 Including the following summary references: T-7/93 C-234/89 Langnese-Iglo v Commission Stergios Delimitis v Henninger Bräu AG 171 172 m. Franchise Agreements 161/84 Pronuptia de Paris GmbH v Pronuptia de Paris Irmgard Schillgallis 173 CONTENTS xvii Including the following summary references: 56/64 etc IV/31.697 IV/31.428 etc Consten & Grundig v Commission Charles Jourdan Yves Rocher 174 174 174 n. Resale Price Maintenance 243/83 SA Binon & Cie v SA Agence et Messageries de la Press 175 Including the following summary references: 161/84 26/76 IV/30.658 06-480 Pronuptia de Paris GmbH v Pronuptia de Paris Irmgard Schillgallis Metro SB-Großmärkte GmbH & Co KG v Commission Polistil/Arbois Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc v PSKS, Inc 176 176 176 176 DaimlerChrysler AG v Commission Confederación Española de Empresarios de Staciones de Servicio v Compañía de Petróleos SA 177 179 o. Agency Agreements T-325/01 C-217/05 Including the following summary references: 40/73 etc C-266/93 5. Suiker Unie and others v Commission Bundeskartellamt v Volkswagen AG and VAG Leasing GmbH Article 102 TFEU 178 178 181 a. Dominance 27/76 85/76 C-62/86 22/78 322/81 IV/33.384 IV/30.787 77/77 T-125/97 United Brands v Commission Hoffmann-La Roche & Co v Commission AKZO Chemie BV v Commission Hugin v Commission Nederlandsche Banden Industrie Michelin v Commission Soda Ash-Solvay Eurofix-Bauco/Hilti BP and others v Commission The Coca-Cola Company v Commission 192 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 Including the following summary references: T-340/03 COMP/34.780 27/76 COMP/M.6281 T-79/12 C-68/94 T-170/06 IV/M.190 France Télécom v Commission Virgin/British Airways United Brands v Commission Microsoft/Skype Cisco Systems Inc and Messagenet SpA v Commission France v Commission Alrosa Company Ltd v Commission Nestlé/Perrier 194 195 195 195 195 195 197 198 xviii CONTENTS b. Dominant Position within the Internal Market or in a Substantial Part of it 40/73 etc IV/34.689 IV/35.703 Suiker Unie and others v Commission Sea Containers v Stena Sealink Portuguese Airports 202 203 203 c. Abuse and the Goals of Article 102 TFEU C-52/09 C-468/06 etc Konkurrensverket v TeliaSonera Sverige AB Sot Lélos kai Sia EE and others v GlaxoSmithKline AEVE 204 204 d. Predatory Pricing C-62/86 C-333/94P T-340/03 C-202/07P C-209/10 AKZO Chemie BV v Commission Tetra Pak International SA v Commission France Télécom SA v Commission France Télécom SA v Commission Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet 205 207 208 211 212 Including the following summary references: C-209/10 07-D-09 COMP/38.233 No 92-466 No 05-381 Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet GlaxoSmithKline France Wanadoo Interactive Brooke Group Ltd v Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp Weyerhaeuser Co v Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co Inc 206 207 208 210 210 e. Selective Price Cuts C-395/96P etc Compagnie Maritime Belge Transports v Commission 214 Including the following summary references: IV/30.787 etc T-288/97 Eurofix-Bauco v Hilti Irish Sugar v Commission 214 214 Digital Equipment Corporation Irish Sugar v Commission 215 279 f. Price Alignment IP/97/868 T-228/97 Including the following summary references: 27/76 T-228/97 T-340/03 United Brands v Commission Irish Sugar v Commission France Télécom SA v Commission 215 215 215 g. Price Discrimination 27/76 T-301/04 T-229/94 C-82/01P United Brands v Commission Clearstream Banking AG v Commission Deutsche Bahn AG v Commission Aéroports de Paris v Commission 216 218 219 219 CONTENTS xix Including the following summary references: C-18/93 C-95/04P C-209/10 Corsica Ferries Italia Srl v Corpo dei Piloti del Porto di Genova British Airways v Commission Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet 217 218 218 Hoffmann-La Roche & Co v Commission Nederlandsche Banden Industrie Michelin v Commission Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin v Commission British Airways v Commission British Airways v Commission Tomra Systems and Others v Commission Intel Corporation v Commission Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd v Commission 220 222 224 227 229 231 233 236 h. Rebates 85/76 322/81 T-203/01 T-219/99 C-95/04P C-549/10P T-286/09 T-66/01 Including the following summary references: C-163/99 T-228/97 27/76 C-18/93 COMP/E-1/3B.113 COMP/C-3/37.990 T-155/06 T-57/01 Portuguese Republic v Commission Irish Sugar plc v Commission United Brands v Commission Corsica Ferries Italia Srl v Corpo dei Piloti del Porto di Genova Prokent/Tomra Intel Corporation Tomra Systems and others v Commission Solvay SA v Commission 221 223 230 230 231 233 236 236 Deutsche Telekom AG v Commission Genzyme Limited v Office of Fair Trading Konkurrensverket v TeliaSonera Sverige AB Kingdom of Spain v Commissiom 237 240 241 243 i. Margin Squeeze C-280/08P 1016/1/1/03 C-52/09 T-398/07 Including the following summary references: T-271/03 02-682 07-512 IV/30.178 CA98/20/2002 COMP/38.784 T-5/97 Deutsche Telekom AG v Commission Verizon Communications Inc v Law Offices of Curtis v Trinko LLP Pacific Bell Telephone Co v linkLine Communications, Inc Napier Brown/British Sugar BSkyB Wanadoo España v Telefónica Industrie des Poudres Sphériques v Commission 237 239 239, 242 239 240 243 244 j. Excessive Pricing 26/75 27/76 COMP/C-1/36.915 General Motors Continental v Commission United Brands v Commission Deutsche Post AG 245 246 247 xx CONTENTS HC05C00510 A3/2006/0126 British Horseracing Board v Victor Chandler International At the Races v The British Horse Racing Limits and others 248 250 Including the following summary references: 395/87 30/87 110/88 COMP/A.36.568D3 T-399/04 Ministère Public v Jean-Louis Tournier Corinne Bodson v SA Pompes Funèbres des Régions Libérées Lucazeau v SACEM Scandlines Sverige AB v Port of Helsingborg Scandlines Sverige AB v Commission 246, 247 246, 247 247 251 251 k. Refusal to Supply 6/73 77/77 IV/32.279 IV/34.689 C-241/91P etc C-7/97 T-504/93 C-418/01 A3/2002/1380 etc T-201/04 C-468/06 etc T-301/04 HC10C02364 Commercial Solvents v Commission BP and others v Commission BBI and others v Boosey & Hawkes plc Sea Containers Ltd/Stena Sealink RTE & ITP v Commission (‘Magill’) Oscar Bronner GmbH Co KG v Mediaprint Tiercé Ladbroke SA v Commission IMS Health GmbH & Co OHG v NDC Health GmbH KG Intel Corporation v Via Technologies Inc Microsoft Corp v Commission Sot Lélos kai Sia EE and others v GlaxoSmithKline AEVE Clearstream v Commission Purple Parking Ltd & Anor v Heathrow Airport Ltd 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 261 262 265 268 270 Including the following summary references: 311/84 IV/34.174 No 02-682 T-201/04 C-241/91P etc Télémarketing Sealink/B&I Holyhead Verizon Communications Inc v Trinko LLP Microsoft Corp v Commission RTE & ITP v Commission 252 255 260 260 260 Tetra Pak International SA v Commission Microsoft Corp v Commission Microsoft (Tying) 271 272 275 l. Tying and Bundling C-333/94P T-201/04 COMP/C-3/39.530 Including the following summary references: T-30/89 Hilti AG v Commission 271 m. Other forms of Exclusion C-385/07P 24/67 T-111/96 T-321/05 Der Grüne Punkt – DSD v Commission Parke, Davis & Co v Probel ITT Promedia NV v Commission AstraZeneca AB v Commission 276 277 278 278 CONTENTS xxi Including the following summary references: T-151/01 T-51/89 Duales System Deutschland v Commission Tetra Pak Rausing v Commission 276 277 n. Objective Justification and Efficiency Defence T-228/97 T-30/89 T-191/98 T-340/03 C-95/04P T-228/97 COMP/37.990 Irish Sugar v Commission Hilti AG v Commission Atlantic Container Line AB and others v Commission France Télécom SA v Commission British Airways v Commission Irish Sugar plc v Commission Intel Corporation 279 281 282 282 282 282 282 Including the following summary references: T-83/91 27/76 T-201/04 193/83 226/84 IV/30.787 Tetra Pak International SA v Commission United Brands v Commission Microsoft Corp v Commission Windsurfing International v Commission British Leyland v Commission Eurofix-Bauco v Hilti 280 280 280 281 281 281 o. Effect on Trade between Member States T-228/97 322/81 C-241/91P etc T-24/93 Irish Sugar v Commission Nederlandsche Banden Industrie Michelin v Commission RTE & ITP v Commission (‘Magill’) Compagnie Maritime Belge v Commission 283 283 283 283 p. Nullity and Severance 2006/1338 6. English Welsh & Scottish Railway Limited v E.ON UK plc Collective Dominance 284 286 a. Article 102 TFEU T-68/89 etc C-395/96P etc T-228/97 T-193/02 Società Italiana Vetro SpA and others v Commission Compagnie Maritime Belge Transports v Commission Irish Sugar v Commission Laurent Piau v Commission 289 291 293 294 Including the following summary references: C-393/92 C-140/94 etc C-309/99 C-68/94 etc Municipality of Amelo and others v NV Energiebedrijf Ijsselmij DIP SpA v Comune di Bassano del Grappa Wouters French Republic and others v Commission 290 290 292 292 xxii CONTENTS b. The European Merger Regulation C-68/94 etc T-102/96 T-324/99 C-413/06P French Republic and others v Commission Gencor Ltd v Commission Airtours plc v Commission Bertelsmann and Sony v Impala 295 296 297 299 Including the following summary reference: 92-466 T-464/04 Brooke Group Ltd v Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Impala v Commission 298 299 c. Conscious Parallelism vis-à-vis Concerted Practice 48/69 T-442/08 92-466 82-914 7. ICI v Commission (Dyestuffs) CISAC v Commission Brooke Group Ltd v Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Monsanto Co v Spray-Rite Service Corp Competition Law and the State 303 303 303 303 304 a. Article 4(3) Treaty on European Union (TEU) C-94/04 etc C-198/01 Federico Cipolla v Rosaria Fazari CIF v Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato 307 309 Including the following summary references: C-35/99 136/86 C-35/96 C-250/03 13/77 C-2/91 311/85 Arduino Aubert Commission v Italy Mauri INNO v ATAB Meng Vzw Vereniging van Vlaamse Reisbureaus v VZW Sociale Dienst 307 308 308 308 310 310 310 b. State Compulsion Defence C-359/95P etc C-198/01 Commission and France v Ladbroke Racing CIF v Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato 311 312 Including the following summary references: T-387/94 C-280/08P T-513/93 C-35/9 Asia Motor France SA v Commission (III) Deutsche Telekom v Commission CNSD v Commission Commission v Italy 311 311 311 311 Klaus Höfner and Fritz Elser v Macrotron GmbH ERT and others v DEP and others 313 315 c. Article 106(1) TFEU C-41/90 C-260/89 CONTENTS C-179/90 C-18/88 C-320/91 C-323/93 T-169/08 C-266/96 C-67/96 C-147/97 etc Merci v Siderurgica Gabrielle SpA RTT v GB-Inno-BM SA Criminal proceedings against Paul Corbeau Centre d’Insémination de la Crespelle Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou (DEI) v Commission Corsica Ferries France SA v porto di Genova Albany Int BVv Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds Textielindustrie Deutsche Post AG xxiii 316 317 318 320 321 323 326 327 Including the following summary references: 188/80 etc C-49/07 C-553/12P France, Italy and the UK v Commission MOTOE v Elliniko Dimosio Commission v Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou AE (DEI) 314 320 322 d. Article 106(2) TFEU C-41/90 C-320/91 C-266/96 C-475/99 C-67/96 C-147/97 etc C-162/06 Klaus Höfner and Fritz Elser v Macrotron GmbH Criminal proceedings against Paul Corbeau Corsica Ferries France SA v Porto di Genova Firma Ambulanz Glöckner v Landkreis Sudwestpfalz Albany Int BV v Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds Textielindustrie Deutsche Post AG International Mail Spain SL v Administración del Estado and Correos 313 318 323 324 326 327 329 Including the following summary references: 188/80 etc 66/86 COMP/39562 France, Italy and the UK v Commission Ahmed Saeed Flugreisen and others Slovenská pošta 314 325 329 French Republic v Commission 330 e. Article 106(3) TFEU C-202/88 8. Competition Law and Intellectual Property Rights 331 a. Article 101 TFEU and Licensing of Intellectual Property Rights 258/78 IV/31.043 27/87 262/81 IV/171 etc IV/32.736 C-403/08 etc 193/83 Nungesser v Commission (the Maize Seeds case) Tetra Pak I (BTG Licence) Erauw-Jacquery v La Hesbignonne Coditel v SA Cine Vog Films (Coditel II) Re the Agreement of Davide-Campari Milano SpA Moosehead/Whitbread FA Premier League and others v QC Leisure and others Windsurfing International Inc v Commission 334 336 337 338 340 343 345 346 xxiv CONTENTS Including the following summary references: IV/4.204 IV/31.734 Velcro/Aplix Film Purchases by German Television Stations 335 339 b. Standard Setting Bodies, FRAND Licensing and Article 102 TFEU T-201/04 COMP/38.636 COMP/39.247 COMP/M.3998 Microsoft Corp v Commission Rambus Texas Instruments/Qualcomm Axalto/Gemplus 349 350 351 352 Including the following summary reference: COMP/C-3/37.792 T-148/10 etc C-170/13 COMP/M.4214 Microsoft Hynix Semiconductor v Commission Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Alcatel/Lucent Technologies 349 350 351 352 c. Intellectual Property Rights, Market Power and Article 102 TFEU 24/67 T-51/89 C-418/01 Parke, Davis & Co v Probel Tetra Pak Rausing v Commission IMS Health GmbH & Co OHG v NDC Health GmbH & Co KG 353 353 354 Including the following summary references: C-241/91P etc C-7/97 T-504/93 A3/2002/1380 T-201/04 RTE & ITP v Commission (The Magill case) Oscar Bronner GmbH Co KG v Mediaprint Tierce Ladbroke SA v Commission Intel Corporation v Via Technologies Inc Microsoft Corp v Commission 355 355 355 356 356 d. Pharmaceutical Sector C-457/10P CA98/02/2011 COMP/39226 AstraZeneca v Commission Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Lundbeck 357 359 360 Including the following summary references: T-321/05 12-416 9. AstraZeneca v Commission Federal Trade Commission v Actavis Inc Mergers and Acquisitions 357, 359 360 361 a. Concentrations M.2208 IV/M.2824 IV/M.0025 T-332/09 Chevron/Texas Ernst & Young/Andersen Germany Arjomari-Prioux-SA/Wiggins Teape Appleton plc Electrabel v Commission 374 375 376 377 CONTENTS T-2/93 COMP/JV.55 IV/M.023 T-282/02 Air France v Commission Hutchison/RCPM/ECT ICI/Tioxide Cementbouw v Commission xxv 378 379 380 381 Including the following summary references: IV/M.2510 IV/M.1016 IV/M.754 IV/M.613 IV/M.159 COMP/M.2567 C-202/06P Cendant/Galileo Price Waterhouse/Coopers & Lybrand Anglo American Corporation/Lonrho Jefferson Smurfit Group plc/Munksjo AB Mediobanca/Generali Nordbanken/Postgiro Cementbouw v Commission 374 375 376 376 376 376 382 b. Community (Union) Dimension C-202/06P T-417/05 Cementbouw v Commission Endesa v Commission 383 384 c. Mandatory notification and suspension IV/M.920 IV/M.969 COMP/M.2624 Samsung/AST AP Møller Deutsch BP/Erdölchemie 385 387 388 Including the following summary references: IV/M.1157 IV/M.993 IV/M.4994 T-332/09 Skanska/Scancem Bertelsmann/Kirch/Premiere Electrabel/CNR Electrabel v Commission 387 387 387 387 d. Referrals to and from Member States M.2698 M.2738 M.3136 T-119/02 IV/M.423 Promatech/Sulzer GE/Unison GE/Agfa NDT Royal Philips Electronics NV v Commission Newspaper Publishing 390 390 390 391 393 Including the following summary references: IV/M.567 M.1346 Lyonnaise des Eaux SA/Northumbrian Water Group EDF/London Electricity 393 393 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Omya v Commission Lagardère SCA v Commission 394 395 397 e. Investigation COMP/M.1634 T-145/06 T-251/00 xxvi CONTENTS Including the following summary references: COMP/M.3216 COMP/M.1397 Oracle/People Soft Sanofi/Synthélabo 396 397 Gencor v Commission Ryanair Holdings plc v Commission Sun Chemical Group BV and others v Commission Aerospatiale-Alenia/de Havilland CVC/Lenzing T-Mobile/tele.ring Air Liquide/BOC The Coca-Cola Company/Carlsberg A/S Deutsche Börse/NYSE Euronext Cisco Systems Inc and Messagenet SpA v Commission 398 400 401 403 406 408 410 412 414 415 f. Horizontal Mergers T-102/96 T-342/07 T-282/06 IV/M.53 COMP/M.2187 M.3916 IV/M.1630 IV/M.833 COMP/M.6166 T-79/12 Including the following summary references: COMP/M.1806 IV/M.1846 COMP/M.5830 IV/M.1383 IV/M.986 T-22/97 T-114/02 M.6570 M.877 IV/M.1439 IV/M.774 COMP/M.5046 IV/M.1157 IV/M.53 COMP/M.6281 Astra Zeneca/Novartis Glaxo Wellcome/SmithKline Beecham Olympic Air/Aegean Airlines Exxon/Mobil Agfa Gevaert/DuPont Kesko v Commission Babyliss SA v Commission (SEB/Moulinex) UPS/TNT Boeing/McDonnell Douglas Telia/Telenor Saint-Gobain/Wacker-Chemie Friesland Foods/Campina Skanska/Scancem Aerospatiale-Alenia/de Havilland Microsoft/Skype 399 399 400 402 404 407 407 409 409 411 413 413 413 413 415 Thales/Finmeccanica/Alcatel Alenia Space/Telespazio WLR/BST AOL/Time Warner TomTom/Tele Atlas 417 419 420 422 g. Vertical Mergers COMP/M.4403 COMP/M.4389 COMP/M.1845 COMP/M.4854 Including the following summary references: COMP/M.4300 COMP/M.1879 Philips/Intermagnetics Boeing/Hughes 418 419 h. Conglomerate Mergers T-79/12 Cisco Systems Inc and Messagenet SpA v Commission 415 CONTENTS IV/M.938 COMP/M.3304 C-12/03P T-210/01 COMP/M.5984 Guinness/Grand Metropolitan GE/Amersham Commission v Tetra Laval BV General Electric v Commission Intel/McAfee xxvii 424 426 428 431 433 Including the following summary references: COMP/M.6281 COMP/M.2608 Microsoft/Skype INA/FAG 415 425 Rewe/Meinl 434 i. Buyer Power IV/M.1221 Including the following summary references: IV/M.784 T-22/97 COMP/M.5046 Kesko/Tuko Kesko v Commission Friesland Foods/Campina 435 435 435 j. Countervailing Buyer Power IV/M.1225 Enso/Stora 436 Including the following summary references: T-282/06 COMP/M.6458 M.3732 M.5658 COMP/M.2220 COMP/M.5046 Sun Chemical Group Universal Music Group/EMI Music Procter & Gamble/Gillette Unilever/Sara Lee General Electric/Honeywell Friesland Foods/Campina 437 437 437 438 438 438 k. Efficiencies COMP/M.4854 COMP/M.4000 COMP/M.4057 T-342/07 M.6570 TomTom/Tele Atlas Inco/Falconbridge Korsnäs/AssiDomän Cartonboard Ryanair Holdings plc v Commission UPS/TNT 422 439 441 442 443 French Republic and others v Commission (Kali und Salz) BASF/Pantochim/Eurodiol Newscorp/Telepiù Aegean/Olympic II 444 446 447 449 l. Failing Firm Defence C-68/94 etc IV/M.2314 IV/M.2876 M.6796 xxviii CONTENTS Including the following summary reference: M.6360 Nynas/Shell/Harburg Refinery 449 UPS/TNT General Electric v Commission EDP v Commission easyJet v Commission Gencor v Commission Commission v Tetra Laval BV Royal Philips Electronics NV v Commission 443 450 452 454 456 457 460 m. Remedies IV/M.6570 T-210/01 T-87/05 T-177/04 T-102/96 C-12/03P T-119/02 Including the following summary references: T-282/02 COMP/M.5984 COMP/M.5669 Cementbouw v Commission Intel/McAfee Cisco/Tandberg 453 458, 459 459 n. Trustee C-553/10P etc Commission v Éditions Odile Jacob SAS 461 Including the following summary reference: T-452/04 Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v Commission 462 o. Full Function Joint Ventures IV/M.527 M.3003 COMP/M.2903 JV.15 COMP/M.3099 Thomson CSF/Deutsche Aerospace Energia Italia/Interpower DaimlerChrysler/Deutsche Telekom BT/AT&T Areva/Urenco/ETC JV 462 464 465 466 467 Including the following summary references: IV/M.560 M.551 IV/M.556 EDS/Lufthansa ATR/BAe Zeneca/Vanderhave 462 463 464 Tetra Laval BV v Commission Sun Chemical Group BV and others v Commission Commission v Schneider Electric SA 468 468 469 p. Judicial Review C-12/03 T-282/06 C-440/07P Including the following summary reference: T-212/03 MyTravel Group plc v Commission 470 CONTENTS xxix q. Transactions falling short of concentration – minority shareholdings 142/84 etc IV/33.440 British American Tobacco Company Limited and RJ Reynolds Industries Inc v Commission Warner-Lambert/Gillette and Others 471 474 Including the following summary references: IV/34.857 T-411/07 1219/4/8/13 COMP/M.6663 10. BT/MCI Aer Lingus Group plc v Commission Ryanair Holdings plc v Competition Commission Ryanair/Aer Lingus III Enforcement – The European Commission 472 472 472 472 475 a. Prioritisation of enforcement C-119/97P T-427/08 Ufex and others v Commission CEAHR v Commission 484 486 Including the following summary references: T-24/90 T-229/05 T-99/04 T-432/10 Automec Srl v Commission AEPI v Commission Treuhand AG v Commission Vivendi v Commission 485 485 485 487 Hoechst AG v Commission Roquette Frères v Directeur Général de la Concurrence Koninklijke Wegenbouw Stevin BV v Commission Nexans France SAS and Nexans SA v Commission Deutsche Bahn and Others v Commission 488 490 493 494 496 b. Inspection Powers 46/87 C-94/00 T-357/06 T-135/09 T-289/11 etc Including the following summary references: COMP/38.432 136/79 46/87 97/87 to 99/87 Professional Videotape National Panasonic (UK) Ltd v Commission Hoechst AG v Commission Dow Chemical Ibérica and Others v Commission 492 492 492 495 c. Obstruction during inspection COMP/B-1/39.326 COMP/39.793 COMP/38.432 COMP/F/38.456 E.ON Energie AG EPH and Others Professional Videotape Bitumen 497 498 499 500 Including the following summary references: COMP/39.796 Suez Environnement 497 xxx CONTENTS T-141/08 C-89/11 T-272/12 COMP/F/38.456 T-357/06 E.ON Energie AG v Commission E.ON Energie AG v Commission Energetický a prumyslový and EP Investment Advisors v Commission Bitumen (Netherlands) Koninklijke Wegenbouw Stevin BV v Commission 497 497 498 498 498 d. Request for Information 374/87 T-39/90 Orkem v Commission SEP v Commission 501 502 Including the following summary reference: IV/30.735 Deutsche Castrol 502 e. Statement of Objections and Access to File C-51/92P C-204/00 etc Hercules Chemicals NV v Commission Aalborg Portland and others v Commission 503 504 Including the following summary references: 142/84 etc 100/80 etc T-30/91 BAT and Reynolds v Commission Musique Diffusion Française and others v Commission Solvay SA v Commission 503 503 505 f. Professional Secrecy 53/85 AKZO Chemie BV and AKZO Chemie UK Ltd v Commission 506 Including the following summary references: 85/76 C-36/92 Hoffmann-La Roche & Co AG v Commission SEP v Commission 507 507 g. Limited Right against Self-incrimination 374/87 T-112/98 Orkem v Commission Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG v EC Commission 508 510 Including the following summary references: C-238/99 etc T-34/93 C-301/04P Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV and others v Commission Société Générale v Commission Commission v SGL Carbon 509 509 510 h. Professional Legal Privilege 155/79 T-30/89 C-550/07P AM&S Europe Limited v Commission Hilti AG v Commission Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission 511 513 514 CONTENTS xxxi Including the following summary references: IV/30.809 IV/35.733 1971/2393 T-125/03 R etc Re John Deere Tractors Volkswagen AG and others Crompton v Customs and Excise Commissioners Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission 513 513 515 515 La Cinq v Commission 516 i. Interim Measures T-44/90 Including the following summary references: T-41/96 R Bayer v Commission 517 j. Finding and Termination of Infringement - Remedies T-24/90 Automec Srl v Commission 518 Including the following summary reference: 6/73 Istituto Chemioterapico Italiano SpA and others v Commission 519 Microsoft (Tying) Alrosa Company Ltd v Commission FA Premier League Coca-Cola German Electricity Wholesale Market 275 519 521 521 521 k. Commitments COMP/C-3/39.530 C-441/07P COMP/C-2/38.173 COMP/A.39.116/B2 COMP/39.388 l. Fines 100/80 etc C-189/02P etc T-101/05 etc C-681/11 Musique Diffusion Française SA v Commission Dansk Rørindustri A/S and others v Commission BASF AG v Commission Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde and Bundeskartellanwalt v Schenker 522 522 529 531 m. Recovery of fine from employees and directors A3/2010/0675 etc Safeway Stores Ltd & Others v Twigger & Others 523 Marine Hoses 524 n. Limitation Periods COMP/39406 Including the following summary references: T-279/02 COMP/F/38.121 COMP/IV/30.064 T-147/09 Degussa v Commission Fittings Cast iron and steel rolls Trelleborg Industrie v Commission 525 525 525 525 xxxii CONTENTS o. Full and Effective Judicial Review 42/84 C-7/95P T-201/04 C-272/09P Remia BV and others v Commission John Deere v Commission Microsoft Corp v Commission KME Germany AG v Commission 526 526 526 527 Including the following summary references: C-389/10P 43509/08 KME Germany AG v Commission Affaire a. Menarini Diagnostics srl c Italie 528 528 BASF AG v Commission Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde and Bundeskartellanwalt v Schenker Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde v Donau Chemie AG CDC Hydrogene Peroxide v Commission 529 531 532 533 535 p. Leniency Programme T-101/05 etc C-681/11 C-360/09 C-536/11 T-437/08 Including the following summary reference: HC08C03243 C-365/12P National Grid v ABB and others Commission v En BW 533 533 q. Access to the Commission’s Internal Documents and Evidence C-360/09 C-536/11 C-506/08P T-437/08 C-404/10P Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde v Donau Chemie AG Kingdom of Sweden v MyTravel and Commission CDC Hydrogene Peroxide v Commission Commission v Éditions Odile Jacob SAS 532 533 534 535 537 Including the following summary reference: HC08C03243 C-365/12P National Grid v ABB and others Commission v En BW 533 533 r. Settlement Procedure in Cartel Cases COMP/38.511 DRAMs 538 s. The Decision Powers of the National Competition Authority – Uniform Application C-375/09 11. Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów v Tele2 Polska Enforcement – The National Courts 539 540 a. Direct Effect of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU 127/73 Belgische Radio en Televisie v SABAM 547 CONTENTS xxxiii Including the following summary references: C-282/95P C-453/99 C-234/89 Guérin Automobiles v Commission Courage Ltd v Bernard Crehan Stergios Delimitis v Henninger Bräu AG 547 547 547 b. Actions for Damages C-453/99 C-295/04 etc C-242/95 C-557/12 Courage Ltd v Bernard Crehan Vincenzo Manfredi v Lloyd Adriatico Assicurazioni GT-Link A/S v De Danske Statsbaner KONE AG and others v ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG 548 550 551 552 Including the following summary references: 127/73 C-282/95P HC05C00468 BRT v SABAM Guérin Automobiles v Commission Devenish Nutrition Limited v Sanofi-Aventis SA (France) 549 549 550 c. The Measure of Damages C-295/04 etc A3/2008/0080 CH 1998 C801 Vincenzo Manfredi v Lloyd Adriatico Assicurazioni Devenish Nutrition Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis SA (France) and others Bernard Crehan v Inntrepreneur Pub Company and another 550 553 555 Including the following summary references: C-192/95 1178/5/7/11 C-271/91 Société Comateb v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects 2 Travel Group PLC v Cardiff City Transport Services Limited M Helen Marshall v Southampton and others 554 554 555 Intel Corporation v Via Technologies Inc Sportswear SpA v Stonestyle Ltd 556 557 d. Euro Defence A3/2002/1380 etc A3/2005/2316 Including the following summary reference: 08/1996 Oakdale (Richmond) Ltd v National Westminster Bank Plc 557 e. Interim Relief C-213/89 R v Secretary of State for Transport ex parte Factortame Ltd 558 Including the following summary reference: C-432/05 Unibet (London) Ltd v Justitiekanslern 558 f. Early Disposal of Competition Claims A3/2002/1380 etc A3/2005/2316 08/1996 Intel Corporation v Via Technologies Inc Sportswear SpA v Stonestyle Ltd Oakdale (Richmond) Ltd v National Westminster Bank Plc 556 557 557 xxxiv CONTENTS g. Burden and Standard of Proof in Competition Cases C-204/00 etc Aalborg Portland and others v Commission 559 h. Standing and Passing on Defence A3/2008/0080 Devenish Nutrition Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis SA (France) and Others 553 Including the following summary reference: C-192/95 Société Comateb and others v Directeur général des douanes 554 i. Uniform Application of Competition Laws C-344/98 2005-06 C-53/03 Masterfoods Ltd v HB Ice Cream Ltd Inntrepreneur Pub Company (CPC) and others v Crehan Syfait and others v GlaxoSmithKline 560 562 563 Including the following summary references: C-234/89 C-552/03 Stergios Delimitis v Henninger Bräu AG Unilever Bestfoods (Ireland) Ltd v Commission 561 561 j. Cooperation between National Courts and Commission T-353/94 Postbank NV v Commission 564 Including the following summary references: C-234/89 C-2/88 Stergios Delimitis v Henninger Bräu AG JJ Zwartveld and others 565 564 k. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law HC06C03489 C-386/05 A3/2009/2487 etc 12. Sandisk Corporation v Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Color Drack GmbH v Lexx International Vertriebs GmbH Cooper Tire and Rubber Company v Shell Chemicals UK Extraterritoriality 566 568 570 571 a. The Implementation Doctrine 89/85 etc T-102/96 COMP/39.309 A Ahlström Osakeyhtiö v Commission (Wood Pulp) Gencor Ltd v Commission Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) Cartel 574 576 578 Including the following summary references: IV/M.877 COMP/M.2220 Boeing/McDonnell Douglas General Electric/Honeywell 577 577 b. The Single Economic Entity Doctrine C-48/69 Index Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd v Commission 580 581
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