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Subject-matter

Appeal brought against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Eighth Chamber) on 16 June 2011 in Case T210/08 Verhuizingen Coppens v Commission by which the General Court annulled Article 1(i) and Article 2(k) of Commission Decision C(2008) 926 final of 11 March 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.543 – International Removal Services)

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 1, 2, 11, 13, 34, 40, 41, 54, 65, 77
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1 : paragraphs 11, 40, 56
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraph 11
• TFEU, Article 254 -L6 : paragraph 35
• TFEU, Article 261 : paragraph 79
• TFEU, Article 263 : paragraphs 20, 35
• TFEU, Article 264 : paragraph 20
• TFEU, Article 264 -L1 : paragraphs 34, 36, 40, 54
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A61L1 : paragraph 55
• Agreement on the European Economic Area -A53 : paragraphs 1, 40
• Regulation 1/2003 -A3P2LA : paragraph 9
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P2 : paragraph 56
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P2L2 : paragraph 81
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P3 : paragraphs 11, 56, 81
• Regulation 1/2003 -A31 : paragraph 79
• Decision 2008/926 : paragraphs 1 - 82
• Decision 2008/926 -A01 : paragraphs 8, 10
• Decision 2008/926 -A01LI : paragraphs 34, 68, 78
• Decision 2008/926 -A02 : paragraph 10
• Decision 2008/926 -A02LK : paragraphs 9, 34, 82
• Regulation 1/2003 -C547 : paragraph 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/81 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -5/69 : paragraph 63
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92 : paragraphs 41, 79
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -291/98 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 : paragraphs 41, 42, 45, 70, 73, 74
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -205/00 : paragraphs 41, 42, 45, 70, 73, 74
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -211/00 : paragraphs 41, 42, 45, 70, 73, 74
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -213/00 : paragraphs 41, 42, 45, 70, 73, 74
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/00 : paragraphs 41, 42, 45, 70, 73, 74
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -219/00 : paragraphs 41, 42, 45, 70, 73, 74
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -202/02 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -205/02 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -206/02 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -207/02 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -208/02 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -213/02 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -244/03 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -105/04 : paragraph 70
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -283/05 : paragraph 63
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -295/07 : paragraphs 37, 38
• General Court - Judgment T -210/08 : paragraphs 1 - 82

Operative part

• Annuls : General Court - Judgment T -8/08

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : points 31, 38
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1 : points 1, 39
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 50 : point 27
  
• TFEU, Article 101 : points 31, 38
  
• TFEU, Article 101 -P1 : point 39
  
• TFEU, Article 261 : point 60
  
• TFEU, Article 263 : points 20, 24
  
• TFEU, Article 264 : points 20, 24
  
• TFEU, Article 264 -L1 : points 25, 29, 41
  
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A61L1 : point 43
  
• TEU, Article 5 -P1 : point 23
  
• TEU, Article 5 -P4 : point 23
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P2L2 : point 75
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A31 : point 60
  
• Commission - Other Acts - 52009XC0811(04) : points 1 - 80
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -37/71 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -100/80 : points 61, 66
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92 : points 35 - 39, 51, 60
  
• General Court - Judgment T -77/92 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -68/94 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -166/95 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 : point 60
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -395/96 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -104/97 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -126/97 : point 27
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/98 : point 60
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -291/98 : points 51, 60
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/99 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 : point 50
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -453/99 : point 27
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 : points 35 - 39, 50, 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -239/01 : point 29
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : points 35, 50, 51, 76
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -244/03 : points 28, 29
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -397/03 : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -540/03 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/04 : point 60
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -289/04 : point 66
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -326/05 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -15/06 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -213/06 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/06 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -295/07 : points 24, 26, 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/08 : point 66
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -429/07 : point 27
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -439/08 : point 27
  
• General Court - Judgment T -210/08 : points 1 - 80
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -360/09 : point 27
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -505/09 : points 28, 29
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -44/11 : point 5
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -287/11 : point 1
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -429/11 : point 5
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -439/11 : point 5
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -440/11 : point 5
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 25/08/2011

Date of the Opinion

• 24/05/2012

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

06/12/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 331 from 12.11.2011, p.11

Judgment: OJ C 26 from 26.01.2013, p.14

Name of the parties

Commission v Verhuizingen Coppens

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Idot, Laurence: Conséquences procédurales d'une participation limitée à un cartel. S'il est établi qu'une entreprise a participé à l'une des composantes d'un cartel, sans pouvoir être tenue de l'ensemble d'une entente complexe, elle n'est pas exonérée de sa responsabilité et doit néanmoins se voir sanctionner, Europe 2013 Février Comm. nº 2 p.39-40 (FR)
2. Robin, Catherine: Participation à une partie de l'entente complexe multiforme, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2013 nº 35 p.26-27 (FR)
3. Muguet-Poullenec, Gwenaël ; Barbier de la Serre, Eric: Portée de l'annulation constatant une participation limitée à une infraction complexe: vues croisées sur l'arrêt Coppens, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2013 nº 35 p.81-85 (FR)

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 : application granted
  
• Action for damages
  
• Appeal brought against a sanction : application granted
  
• Appeals : application granted
  

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Jarašiūnas

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

• Dutch
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• German