Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 January 2021

Proceedings brought by Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Competition – Article 101 TFEU – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Manipulation of the bidding procedure – Determination of the duration of the infringement period – Inclusion of the period during which the cartel members implemented the anticompetitive agreement – Economic effects of anticompetitive behaviour – Cessation of the infringement on the definitive award of the contract

Case C-450/19


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
National decision following the preliminary ruling
ECLI:FI:KHO:2021:112
20/08/2021 Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto External Link
Judgment (OJ)
19/02/2021 Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2021:10
14/01/2021 Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto
Application (OJ)
02/08/2019 Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto
Request for a preliminary ruling
13/06/2019 Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2020:698
10/09/2020 Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

not yet published (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.03 Exemption from the prohibition
        4.08.01.03.01 Conditions for exemption


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 13/06/2019

Date of the Opinion

  • 10/09/2020

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

14/01/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Information not available

Name of the parties

Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Concurrence - Durée de l'entente, Europe 2021, nº 3 Mars, comm. 97 (FR)
  2. Gilliam, Sophie: Determining the duration of an infringement of Article 101 TFEU in Bid Rigging Cases : case C-450/19 Kilpailu-ja kuluttajavirasto, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2021 Vol. 12 nº 8 p. 633-635 (EN)
  3. Kappel, Jan ; Junkers, Florian: Kartellbußen : keine Verfolgung “bis in alle Ewigkeit”! : EuGH stärkt Verjährungseinwand : C-450/19 – Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto, Betriebs-Berater 2021 p. 399-403 (DE)
  4. Mentula, Arttu: Finnish Eltel precedent case and limitation period in cartel matters : Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto v Eltel Group Oy (C-450/19), European Competition Law Review 2022 p. 230-237 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Korkein hallinto-oikeus - Finland

Subject-matter

  • Competition

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Arabadjiev

Advocate General

Pitruzzella

Language(s) of the Case

  • Finnish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French