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Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 27 April 2017

FSL Holdings and Others v European Commission

Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European banana market in Greece, Italy and Portugal — Coordination in the fixing of prices — Admissibility of evidence transmitted by national tax authorities — Rights of the defence — Calculation of the amount of the fine — Scope of judicial review — Classification as an ‘agreement having as its object the restriction of competition’

Case C-469/15 P

(Appeal Case before the General Court T-655/11)

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Name of the parties

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Judgment (OJ)

09/06/2017

FSL and Others v Commission

Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2017:308

27/04/2017

FSL and Others v Commission

Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

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Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2017:308

27/04/2017

FSL and Others v Commission

Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

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Application (OJ)

06/11/2015

FSL and Others v Commission

Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2016:884

17/11/2016

FSL and Others v Commission

Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

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Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

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published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission

1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.05 Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.06 Hearing of persons concerned and of third parties / Access to the file

1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.05 Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.00 General

3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.02 Jurisdiction over the appeal
      3.10.02.01 Exclusion of questions of fact
        3.10.02.01.01 Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence
          3.10.02.01.01.00 General

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.08 Judicial review
          4.08.03.03.08.03 Review in the exercise of unlimited jurisdiction
            4.08.03.03.08.03.01 Scope

3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.02 Issues relating to the admissibility of the pleas
        3.10.03.02.06 Pleas in law challenging decisions delivered in the exercise of unlimited jurisdiction

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.08 Judicial review
          4.08.03.03.08.04 Appeals

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.05 Compliance with general principles and fundamental rights
          4.08.03.03.05.02 Principle of proportionality

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.02 Basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.02.01 Basic amount according to the 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.02.01.02 Degree of gravity

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.04 null
        4.08.01.04.02 null
          4.08.01.04.02.01 null
            4.08.01.04.02.01.01

4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.04 null
        4.08.01.04.02 null
          4.08.01.04.02.01 null
            4.08.01.04.02.01.02

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

TFEU, Article 101 : paragraphs 34, 41
TFEU, Article 102 : paragraph 34
TFEU, Article 261 : paragraphs 74, 75
TFEU, Article 263 : paragraph 75
Regulation 1/2003 -A12 : paragraphs 2, 33
Regulation 1/2003 -A12P1 : paragraph 34
Regulation 1/2003 -A23P3 : paragraphs 3, 75, 79
Regulation 1/2003 -A31 : paragraphs 4, 74
Commission - Other Acts - 52002XC0219(02) : paragraph 5
Commission - Other Acts - 52002XC0219(02) -PT11LA : paragraph 58
Commission - Other Acts - 52006XC0901(01) : paragraphs 73, 79
Commission - Other Acts - 52006XC0901(01) -PT23 : paragraph 81
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N63 : paragraph 43
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N91 : paragraph 66
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N44 : paragraph 40
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N58 : paragraph 42
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N59 : paragraph 42
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N61 : paragraph 45
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N62 : paragraph 32
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N63 : paragraph 38
Court of Justice - Judgment C -534/07 -N27 : paragraph 41
Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/08 -N16 : paragraph 48
Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/08 -N17 : paragraph 47
Court of Justice - Judgment C -386/10 -N46 : paragraph 76
Court of Justice - Judgment C -386/10 -N62 : paragraph 73
Court of Justice - Judgment C -386/10 -N63 : paragraph 74
Court of Justice - Judgment C -386/10 -N64 : paragraph 80
Court of Justice - Judgment C -389/10 -N129 : paragraph 63
Court of Justice - Judgment C -32/11 -N36 : paragraph 92
Court of Justice - Judgment C -32/11 -N48 : paragraph 92
Court of Justice - Judgment C -429/11 -N124 : paragraph 81
Court of Justice - Judgment C -429/11 -N129 : paragraph 83
Court of Justice - Judgment C -441/11 : paragraph 62
General Court - Judgment T -655/11 : paragraphs 1 - 114
Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/13 : paragraph 93
Court of Justice - Judgment C -583/13 : paragraph 30
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/13 -N86 : paragraph 75
Court of Justice - Judgment C -345/14 -N16 : paragraph 92
Court of Justice - Judgment C -345/14 -N17 : paragraph 103
Court of Justice - Judgment C -345/14 -N20 : paragraph 104
Court of Justice - Judgment C -373/14 -N26 : paragraph 103
Court of Justice - Judgment C -373/14 -N27 : paragraph 105
Court of Justice - Judgment C -373/14 -N29 : paragraph 107
Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/15 -N72 : paragraph 77
Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/15 -N73 : paragraph 78

Operative part

Confirms : General Court - Judgment T -655/11

Opinion

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 41 -P1 : point 37
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 41 -P2 : point 55
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 41 -P2LA : point 57
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 41 -P2LB : point 57
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 47 : points 79, 83
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 47 -P1 : point 37
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 48 -P2 : point 55
TFEU, Article 101 : points 2, 6, 25, 34, 42, 43, 46, 47, 92, 99, 101, 103, 107
TFEU, Article 102 : points 34, 43, 46
TFEU, Article 261 : points 81 - 83
Regulation 1/2003 : points 4, 6, 25
Regulation 1/2003 -A12 : points 7, 45
Regulation 1/2003 -A12P2 : points 26, 43, 47 - 50
Regulation 1/2003 -A28P1 : points 9, 48 - 50
Regulation 1/2003 -A31 : points 10, 79, 81, 82
Regulation 1/2003 -C16 : point 8
Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A170P1 : points 81, 96
Commission - Other Acts - 52002XC0219(02) -PT11LA : point 71
Commission - Other Acts - 52006XC0901(01) -A23P2LA : point 85
Commission - Other Acts - 52012XC0303(01) : point 2
Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/76 -N11 : point 57
Court of Justice - Judgment C -123/83 -N22 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/87 -N17 : point 49
Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/87 -N18 : point 49
Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/87 -N19 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -346/87 -N15 : point 60
Court of Justice - Judgment C -374/87 -N33 : point 60
Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/91 -N42 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/91 -N43 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -36/92 -N29 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92 -N121 : point 106
Court of Justice - Judgment C -199/92 -N162 : point 106
Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 -N128 : point 82
Court of Justice - Order C -19/95 -N39 : point 74
Court of Justice - Order C -19/95 -N40 : point 74
Court of Justice - Judgment C -126/97 -N36 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/98 -N63 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/98 -N68 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -291/98 -N97 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -291/98 -N99 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 -N181 : point 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 -N182 : point 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 -N183 : point 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 -N184 : point 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 -N298 : point 49
Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 -N299 : point 49
Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 -N300 : point 49
Court of Justice - Judgment C -283/99 -N301 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N159 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N365 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N50 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N55 : point 32
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N57 : point 32
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N63 : point 60
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N64 : point 55
Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 -N66 : point 57
General Court - Judgment T -50/00 -N83 : points 47, 63
General Court - Judgment T -50/00 -N84 : points 47, 63
General Court - Judgment T -50/00 -N85 : points 47, 63
General Court - Judgment T -50/00 -N86 : points 47, 63
General Court - Judgment T -50/00 -N87 : points 47, 63
General Court - Judgment T -50/00 -N88 : points 47, 63
General Court - Judgment T -50/00 -N89 : points 47, 63
General Court - Judgment T -50/00 -N90 : points 47, 63
General Court - Judgment T -50/00 -N91 : points 47, 63
Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 -N244 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 -N303 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 -N449 : point 74
Court of Justice - Opinion C -105/04 -N137 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -105/04 -N38 : point 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -227/04 -N83 : point 29
Court of Justice - Judgment C -403/04 : point 32
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N44 : point 57
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N49 : point 33
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N58 : point 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N59 : point 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N60 : point 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N61 : point 61
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N62 : points 36, 47, 63
Court of Justice - Judgment C -407/04 -N63 : points 33, 38, 47, 63
Court of Justice - Judgment C -229/05 -N37 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -229/05 -N66 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -260/05 -N37 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -402/05 -N284 : point 37
Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/07 -N125 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -429/07 -N33 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -429/07 -N34 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -429/07 -N35 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -534/07 -N27 : point 59
Court of Justice - Judgment C -550/07 -N92 : point 55
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N100 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N101 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N102 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N103 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N104 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N105 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N106 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N107 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N97 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N98 : point 106
Court of Justice - Opinion C -8/08 -N99 : point 106
Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/08 -N27 : point 99
Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/08 -N32 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/08 -N33 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/08 -N34 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/08 -N35 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/08 -N36 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/08 -N37 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/08 -N58 : point 106
Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/08 -N59 : point 106
Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/08 -N39 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/08 -N16 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/08 -N17 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -52/09 -N20 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/09 -N41 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/09 -N42 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -337/09 -N61 : point 73
Court of Justice - Judgment C -360/09 -N19 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -496/09 -N60 : point 46
Court of Justice - Judgment C -521/09 -N36 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -110/10 -N47 : point 55
Court of Justice - Judgment C -110/10 -N48 : point 57
Court of Justice - Judgment C -386/10 -N64 : point 86
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/10 -N44 : point 83
Court of Justice - Judgment C -628/10 -N58 : point 82
Court of Justice - Opinion C -501/11 -N190 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -89/11 -N125 : point 89
Court of Justice - Judgment C -89/11 -N126 : points 82, 90
Court of Justice - Judgment C -226/11 -N37 : point 107
Court of Justice - Judgment C -239/11 -N128 : point 33
Court of Justice - Judgment C -287/11 -N51 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -441/11 -N70 : point 32
Court of Justice - Judgment C -441/11 -N80 : point 85
Court of Justice - Judgment C -501/11 -N155 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -501/11 -N156 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -501/11 -N165 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -501/11 -N32 : point 83
Court of Justice - Judgment C -501/11 -N45 : point 29
Court of Justice - Judgment C -510/11 -N40 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -510/11 -N42 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -583/11 -N47 : point 73
Court of Justice - Judgment C -681/11 -N46 : point 46
General Court - Judgment T -655/11 : point 3
Court of Justice - Judgment C -295/12 -N205 : point 90
Court of Justice - Judgment C -295/12 -N213 : point 86
Court of Justice - Judgment C -382/12 -N151 : point 29
Court of Justice - Opinion C -286/13 -N125 : point 106
Court of Justice - Judgment C -37/13 -N45 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/13 -N51 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/13 : point 2
Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/13 -N115 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/13 -N117 : point 99
Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/13 -N119 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/13 -N120 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/13 -N121 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/13 -N122 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/13 -N123 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/13 -N124 : point 101
Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/13 : point 2
Court of Justice - Judgment C -398/13 -N37 : point 74
Court of Justice - Judgment C -603/13 -N90 : point 85
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/13 -N58 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/13 -N59 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/13 -N60 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/13 -N61 : point 96
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/13 -N81 : point 89
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/13 -N82 : point 90
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/13 -N83 : point 90
Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/13 -N85 : point 86
Court of Justice - Judgment C -634/13 -N26 : point 32
Court of Justice - Judgment C -373/14 -N27 : point 99
Court of Justice - Judgment C -373/14 -N29 : point 100
Court of Justice - Judgment C -431/14 -N32 : point 65
Court of Justice - Judgment C -566/14 -N37 : point 73
Court of Justice - Opinion C -101/15 -N112 : point 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -101/15 -N73 : point 90
Court of Justice - Judgment C -519/15 -N56 : point 90

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

04/09/2015

Date of the Opinion

17/11/2016

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

27/04/2017

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 202 from 26.06.2017, p.2

Application: OJ C 389 from 23.11.2015, p.18

Name of the parties

FSL and Others v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

Idot, Laurence: Cartels et utilisation de preuves transmises par des autorités nationales, Europe 2017 Avril nº 06 p.29-30 (FR)
Barth, Christoph: Kartellrecht: Verwertung von Beweisen nationaler Steuerbehörden in EU-Kartellverfahren, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2017 p.621-622 (DE)
Brinker, Ingo ; Gleiss, Lutz: Beweis eines Kartellverstoßes auf Grundlage der Erkenntnis einer nationalen Steuerbehörde, IWRZ – Zeitschrift für internationales Wirtschaftsrecht 2017 p.171-172 (DE)
Buránszki, Judit: Az Európai Unió Bíróságának ítélete az FSL Holdings NV és társai ügyben, Versenytükör 2018 I. szám p.74-81 (HU)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

Actions for annulment
Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
Appeals : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility

Formation of the Court

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bonichot

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

English

Language(s) of the Opinion

German