Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 19 March 2003.

CMA CGM and Others v Commission of the European Communities.

Competition - Agreement between members of a liner conference and independent shipping companies - Charges and surcharges - Legal basis - Ryegulation (EEC) No 4056/86 - Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68 - Relevant market - Proof of infringement - Limitation period - Fine.

Case T-213/00.



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
24/05/2003 CMA CGM and Others v Commission
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2003:76
19/03/2003 CMA CGM and Others v Commission
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Reports of Cases

2003 II-00913

Subject-matter

Annulment of Commission decision of 16 May 2000 concerning a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case No IV/34.018 ─ Far East Trade Tariff Charges and Surcharges Agreement (FETTCSA)); alternative relief sought: reduction of the fines imposed on the applicants

Systematic classification scheme

1.
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-20 Acts of the institutions
    B-20.00 General
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-06 Transport
    B-06.06 Competition rules
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.06 Hearing of persons concerned and of third parties / Access to the file
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.06 Hearing of persons concerned and of third parties / Access to the file
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      B-07.01.01 Prohibition of agreements, decisions and concerted practices
        B-07.01.01.02 Restriction of competition
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-19 Legal proceedings
    B-19.02 Actions for annulment
      B-19.02.00 General
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      B-07.01.01 Prohibition of agreements, decisions and concerted practices
        B-07.01.01.03 Effect on trade between Member States
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-06 Transport
    B-06.06 Competition rules
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      B-07.01.03 Exemption from the prohibition
        B-07.01.03.01 Conditions for exemption
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-06 Transport
    B-06.06 Competition rules
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
A The Community legal order
  A-01 Sources of Community law
    A-01.02 General principles of law
      A-01.02.06 Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.00 General
A The Community legal order
  A-01 Sources of Community law
    A-01.02 General principles of law
      A-01.02.06 Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.00 General
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.09 Fines
          B-07.03.02.09.02 Determining the amount of the fine
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        B-07.03.02.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 11/08/2000

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

19/03/2003


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 316 from 04.11.2000, p.28

Judgment: OJ C 124 from 24.05.2003, p.18

Name of the parties

CMA CGM and Others v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Poillot-Peruzzetto, Sylvaine: Entente. Annulation partielle d'une décision de la Commission, Contrats - concurrence - consommation 2003 nº 94 p.26-27
  2. Idot, L.: Transports maritimes. Le Tribunal fait application du règlement nº 2988/74 pour annuler l'infliction d'amendes dans une procédure trop longue..., Europe 2003 Mai Comm. nº 179 p.22-23
  3. Arhel, Pierre: Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2003 nº 109 p.9-13
  4. Da Fonseca, Margarida Rosado: Calculating time-limits for imposing fines under Article 83 EC, European Law Reporter 2003 p.390-393
  5. Viane, H.: FETTCSA: een nieuwe waterproef voor de Europese Commissie, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2003 p.259-266



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Transport

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : application granted
  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Jaeger

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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