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Subject-matter

Annulment of Commission Decision C(2007) final, of 4 July 2007, relating to proceedings under Article 82 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP/38.784 – Wanadoo España vs. Telefónica), concerning unfair wholesale pricing charged by the applicants on the Spanish broadband access market, or in the alternative, annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants

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Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 67, 293, 298, 312
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraphs 65, 67, 169 - 174, 178, 181, 183, 187, 189, 192, 201, 267 - 271, 283, 286 - 290, 293 - 307, 312, 321, 328, 329, 338, 340, 346, 352, 361, 386, 448
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 226 : paragraph 307
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A21 : paragraphs 58, 61
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A47P1 : paragraph 61
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 3 -P1LG : paragraph 298
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 5 -L2 : paragraph 297
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 10 : paragraph 309
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 230 : paragraph 68
• TEU, Article 6 -P2 : paragraph 73
• Regulation 17/62 : paragraphs 298, 300, 386, 413, 426
• Regulation 17/62 -A03P1 : paragraph 293
• Regulation 17/62 -A15P2 : paragraphs 66, 317, 319, 354
• Decision 88/518 : paragraph 360
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A44P1LC : paragraphs 58, 61
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31997Y1209(01) : paragraph 113
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• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31997Y1209(01) -P21 : paragraph 123
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• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AL1 : paragraph 378
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AL2 : paragraph 378
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AL2T1 : paragraphs 379, 381
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AL2T2 : paragraphs 379, 381
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AL2T3 : paragraphs 379, 381
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AL3 : paragraph 380
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AL4 : paragraphs 380, 438
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1BL1T1 : paragraph 446
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1BL1T2 : paragraph 446
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1BL1T3 : paragraph 446
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT3L1T5 : paragraph 453
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114(01) -PT1AL5 : paragraph 438
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000) -A47 : paragraph 73
• Directive 2002/21 : paragraphs 141, 294
• Directive 2002/21 -A01P1 : paragraph 292
• Directive 2002/21 -A07 : paragraphs 291, 293
• Directive 2002/21 -A15P1 : paragraph 299
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• Recommendation - 32003H0311 : paragraphs 133, 141
• Regulation 1/2003 : paragraphs 298, 300, 386, 413, 426
• Regulation 1/2003 -A02 : paragraph 67
• Regulation 1/2003 -A07P1 : paragraph 293
• Regulation 1/2003 -A11 : paragraph 312
• Regulation 1/2003 -A12 : paragraph 312
• Regulation 1/2003 -A13 : paragraph 312
• Regulation 1/2003 -A14 : paragraphs 310, 312
• Regulation 1/2003 -A15 : paragraph 312
• Regulation 1/2003 -A16 : paragraph 312
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P2 : paragraphs 66, 317, 319, 354, 372
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P3 : paragraphs 445, 450
• Regulation 1/2003 -A27P1 : paragraph 79
• Commission - Other Acts - 52002XC0711(02) : paragraph 294
• Commission - Other Acts - 52002XC0711(02) -P5 : paragraph 297
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• Court of Justice - Judgment C -40/73 : paragraph 339
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• Court of Justice - Judgment C -27/76 : paragraphs 72, 147, 148
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/76 : paragraphs 76, 112, 170, 324, 325
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -209/78 : paragraph 83
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -100/80 : paragraphs 313, 433
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/81 : paragraphs 111, 170, 319, 320
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -96/82 : paragraph 319
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -226/84 : paragraph 289
• General Court - Judgment T -42/84 : paragraph 69
• General Court - Judgment T -142/84 : paragraph 69
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -66/86 : paragraph 339
• Court of Justice - Order C -2/88 : paragraph 309
• General Court - Judgment T -30/89 : paragraphs 148, 150
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -52/90 : paragraph 60
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -199/92 : paragraph 73
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -235/92 : paragraph 73
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -250/92 : paragraph 147
• General Court - Judgment T -102/92 : paragraph 59
• General Court - Judgment T -305/94 : paragraph 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/95 : paragraph 339
• General Court - Judgment T -86/95 : paragraph 82
• General Court - Judgment T -213/95 : paragraph 357
• General Court - Judgment T -84/96 : paragraph 59
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -7/97 : paragraphs 176, 178, 180, 181
• General Court - Judgment T -5/97 : paragraphs 186, 360
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -291/98 : paragraph 416
• General Court - Judgment T -65/98 : paragraphs 147, 149
• General Court - Judgment T -139/98 : paragraph 147
• General Court - Judgment T -191/98 : paragraphs 150, 166, 416
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 : paragraph 85
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -302/99 : paragraph 283
• General Court - Judgment T -219/99 : paragraph 268
• General Court - Judgment T -231/99 : paragraph 59
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• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 : paragraphs 69, 72, 77, 78, 313
• General Court - Judgment T -44/00 : paragraph 454
• General Court - Judgment T -48/00 : paragraph 84
• General Court - Judgment T -67/00 : paragraphs 68, 73
• General Court - Judgment T -213/00 : paragraph 81
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/01 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/01 : paragraph 428
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -475/01 : paragraph 361
• General Court - Judgment T -66/01 : paragraphs 148 - 150
• General Court - Judgment T -203/01 : paragraphs 268, 435
• General Court - Judgment T -209/01 : paragraph 59
• General Court - Judgment T -210/01 : paragraph 162
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• General Court - Judgment T -398/07 : paragraph 312
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• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/08 : paragraphs 170, 187, 190 - 192, 204, 269 - 271, 293, 307, 319, 330, 337
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/08 : paragraph 424
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -52/09 : paragraphs 146, 173 - 175, 180 - 182, 187, 189 - 193, 268, 269, 328 - 330

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 01/10/2007

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

29/03/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 269 from 10.11.2007, p.55

Judgment: OJ C 138 from 12.05.2012, p.13

Name of the parties

Telefónica and Telefónica de España v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Delzangles, Hubert ; Martin, Sébastien: Le Tribunal de l'UE confirme les rapports qu'entretiennent droit de la concurrence et droit de la régulation européens, Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2012 nº 2 p.151 (FR)
2. Idot, Laurence: Abus de position dominante, ciseau tarifaire et télécommunications, Europe 2012 Mai Comm. nº 5 p.197 (FR)
3. Sibony, Anne-Lise ; Marty, Frédéric: Ciseau tarifaire - Compression de marges : Le Tribunal de l’UE donne des précisions sur la mise en œuvre du critère du concurrent aussi efficient en matière de ciseau tarifaire (Telefónica), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2012 nº 3 p.105-110 (FR)
4. Muguet-Poullennec, Gwenaël: Règles relatives au renvoi aux annexes, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2012 nº 32 p.86-87 (FR)
5. Tassis, Spyros: Dikaio Meson Enimerosis & Epikoinonias 2012 p.554-557 (EL)
6. Virág, Péter: A Telefónica-ügy - avagy az árprésnek is két oldala van?, Versenytükör 2012 1. szám p.52-57 (HU)
7. Borrás, Alegría ; Pellisé, Cristina: Jurisprudencia del Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea - Derecho de la competencia - Sentencia de 29 de marzo de 2012, Asunto T-336/07, Telefónica, S.A. y Telefónica de España, S.A., c. Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas - Sentencia de 29 de marzo de 2012, Asunto T-398/07, Reino de España c. Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas, Revista Jurídica de Catalunya 2012 nº 3 p.257-261 (ES)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• - Dominant position
  

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 : dismissal on substantive grounds
  
• Appeal brought against a sanction : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Martins Ribeiro

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• Spanish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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