Reports of Cases

2011 II-08251

Subject-matter

Annulment of the decision of the Commission of 8 August 2008 refusing to give the applicant access to the administrative file concerning proceedings pursuant to Article 81 EC and Article 53 EEA (Case COMP/F/38.620 – hydrogen peroxide and perborate) relating to a cartel in the European hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate market

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Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), preamble : paragraph 75
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 42, 59
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 230 : paragraph 37
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraphs 42, 59
• Agreement on the European Economic Area -A53 : paragraph 42
• Agreement on the European Economic Area -A54 : paragraph 42
• Agreement on the European Economic Area -A57 : paragraph 42
• Regulation 1049/2001 : paragraphs 24, 42, 70, 77
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A01 : paragraph 32
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04 : paragraphs 30, 35, 36, 71, 77
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2 : paragraphs 26, 81
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2T1 : paragraphs 24, 38, 41 - 44, 52
• Regulation 1049/2001 -A04P2T3 : paragraphs 24, 52, 57, 59, 64, 75
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C11 : paragraph 34
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C2 : paragraph 32
• Regulation 1049/2001 -C4 : paragraph 32
• Regulation 139/2004 : paragraph 42
• General Court - Judgment T -251/97 : paragraph 37
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -453/99 : paragraphs 49, 77
• General Court - Judgment T -20/99 : paragraph 59
• General Court - Judgment T -70/99 : paragraph 37
• General Court - Judgment T -391/03 : paragraphs 59, 65
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -295/04 : paragraph 49
• General Court - Judgment T -36/04 : paragraphs 59, 63, 65
• General Court - Judgment T -380/04 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -39/05 : paragraphs 35, 36, 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -64/05 : paragraphs 36, 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -266/05 : paragraphs 33, 36, 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -139/07 : paragraphs 33, 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -514/07 : paragraphs 33, 35

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 06/10/2008

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

15/12/2011

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 313 from 06.12.2008, p.48

Judgment: OJ C 32 from 04.02.2012, p.18

Name of the parties

CDC Hydrogene Peroxide v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Mathonnière, Chloé: Droit d'accès aux documents de la Commission, Revue Lamy droit des affaires 2012 nº 67 p.43-44 (FR)
2. Cardonnel, Pascal: Cartel - Accès aux documents : Le Tribunal de l’UE annule le refus de la Commission de donner accès à la table des matières du dossier « peroxyde d’hydrogène » (CDC HydrogenePeroxide c/ Commission), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2012 nº 1 p.184-186 (FR)
3. Roset, Sébastien: Accès aux documents et entente illicite, Europe 2012 Février Comm. nº 2 p.13 (FR)
4. Idot, Laurence: Accès aux dossiers des autorités de concurrence dans le cadre d'actions en réparation, Europe 2012 Février Comm. nº 2 p.30-31 (FR)
5. Schreiber, Till: A Short Analysis of the Judgment of the General Court in the Case CDC HP v Commission, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2012 Vol. 3 nº 3 p.268-270 (EN)
6. Noti, K.: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance. Chronique des arrêts. Arrêt « CDC Hydrogène Peroxyde Cartel Damage Claims (CDC Hydrogène Peroxyde) c. Commission européenne », Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2012 nº 1 p.182-187 (FR)
7. Ortega González, A.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 2012 p.262-264 (NL)
8. Girgenson, Ianis: L'application du règlement Transparence en matière d'ententes, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2012 nº 31 p.89-90 (FR)
9. Palzer, Christoph: Stolperstein für die Kommission? Die Kronzeugenregelung auf dem Prüfstand der Transparenz-VO, Europarecht 2012 p.583-607 (DE)
10. Miks, Anna: Az engedékenységi iratok kezelésével kapcsolatos legújabb fejlemények, Versenytükör 2012 1. szám p.4-15 (HU)
11. Nagy, Aranka Dóra: Az engedékenységi programok védelme vs. kártérítéshez való jog - Újabb esetjogi fejlemények, Versenytükör 2012 1. szám p.46-51 (HU)
12. Peraldi-Leneuf, Fabienne: Accès aux documents, Europe 2018 avril nº 4 p.17-18 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Provisions governing the institutions
  
• - Access to documents
  

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
  

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Pelikánová

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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