Reports of Cases

2010 I-11535

Subject-matter

Appeal against the judgment of the Eight Chamber of the Court of First Instance of 30 November 2009 in Case T2/09 Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities by which the Court dismissed, as manifestly inadmissible, an action for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 5955 final of 15 October 2008, relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 EC (Case COMP/39.188 – Bananes) concerning an agreement on a part of the European market in bananas, annulling or reducing the fine imposed on the applicant – Timelimit for bringing an action – Lateness

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraph 45
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 230 : paragraph 59
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A45L1 : paragraph 41
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A101P1LA : paragraph 45
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A101P1LB : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -257/85 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Order C -406/01 : paragraph 49
• Court of Justice - Order C -325/03 : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -229/05 : paragraph 50
• Court of Justice - Order C -84/08 : paragraph 41
• General Court - Order T -2/09 : paragraphs 1 - 59
• Court of Justice - Order C -112/09 : paragraphs 42, 45

Operative part

• Confirms : General Court - Order T -2/09

Opinion

Information not available

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 08/02/2010

Date of the Opinion

Information not available

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

16/11/2010

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 80 from 27.03.2010, p.22

Order: OJ C 89 from 19.03.2011, p.2

Name of the parties

Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Bouveresse, Aude: Délai de recours et droit d'accès au juge, Europe 2011 Janvier Comm. nº 1 p.18-19
2. Winckler, Charlotte: L'heure c'est l'heure : de la rigueur des délais de recevabilité des recours en annulation, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2011 nº 27 p.78-80
3. Banu, Mihai: Jurisprudența instanțelor uniunii europene. CJ, Camera a opta, ordonanţa din 16 noiembrie 2010, cauza C-73/10 P, Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert/Comisia Europeană, nepublicată încă în Repertoriu, Revista românã de drept comunitar 2011 nº 4 p.148-151

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• Fundamental rights
  

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
  

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Prechal

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available