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Subject-matter

Appeal brought against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Eighth Chamber) on 16 June 2011 in Joined Cases T208/08 and T209/08 Gosselin Group and Stichting Administratiekantoor Portielje v Commission by which the General Court, in Case T208/08, annulled 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) in so far as that decision finds that Gosselin Group NV participated in the infringement of Article 81(1) EC from 30 October 1993 to 14 November 1996; and, in Case T209/08, annulled Decision C(2008) 926, as amended by Decision C(2009) 5810, in so far as it relates to Stichting Administratiekantoor Portielje

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 29, 39, 43, 45
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1 : paragraphs 97, 100, 101, 105
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A61 : paragraph 74
• Regulation 1/2003 -A02 : paragraph 2
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P2 : paragraphs 3, 43
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(06) -PT53 : paragraph 4
• Commission - Other Acts - 52006XC0901(01) : paragraph 5
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -56/64 : paragraph 97
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -170/83 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -311/85 : paragraph 100
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92 : paragraph 37
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -35/99 : paragraph 100
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 : paragraphs 36, 97
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -111/04 : paragraph 101
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/05 : paragraphs 99, 100
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -125/07 : paragraphs 99, 100
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/08 : paragraphs 36 - 41, 60
• General Court - Judgment T -208/08 : paragraphs 1 - 122
• General Court - Judgment T -209/08 : paragraphs 1 - 122
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -521/09 : paragraphs 40, 41, 60, 71
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -109/10 : paragraph 59
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -628/10 : paragraphs 38 - 41, 60
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -440/11 : paragraph 43
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -508/11 : paragraphs 40, 41

Operative part

• Annuls : General Court - Judgment T -208/08
• Confirms : General Court - Judgment T -209/08

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : points 23, 36, 37
  
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A61 : point 81
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P2LA : points 36, 37
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -32/65 : point 31
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -48/69 : points 23, 31
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -107/82 : point 23
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -41/90 : point 28
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -136/92 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -73/95 : point 31
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -19/95 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 : point 25
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -273/04 : points 28, 50
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -222/04 : points 41 - 43, 45 - 52
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/05 : point 31
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -229/05 : point 65
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -260/05 : point 65
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -280/06 : point 37
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/06 : points 25, 28, 56
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/07 : points 25, 28
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -97/08 : points 31, 34, 37, 53 - 55, 89
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -97/08 : points 23, 28, 31, 40, 43, 45, 46, 48, 51, 60, 86
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -71/09 : points 62, 65
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -90/09 : points 51, 60, 77, 89
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -201/09 : points 23, 28, 31, 40, 60, 86
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -480/09 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -521/09 : points 23, 60, 62, 89, 90
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -628/10 : points 31, 53, 81, 89
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -109/10 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -110/10 : point 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -628/10 : points 23, 28, 31, 40, 62
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 25/08/2011

Date of the Opinion

• 29/11/2012

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

11/07/2013

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 331 from 12.11.2011, p.10

Judgment: OJ C 252 from 31.08.2013, p.9

Name of the parties

Commission v Stichting Administratiekantoor Portielje

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Hoffmann, Fryderyk: Jointly and severally liable. The Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies the foundations of parental liability in the Portielje case, Competition Law Insight 2013 Vol. 12 Issue 12 p.13-14 (EN)
2. Robin, Catherine: Pas de distinction entre la notion d'entreprise et l'imputatibilité du comportement de la filiale à sa société mère, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2013 nº 37 p.25 (FR)
3. Robin, Catherine: Les efforts du Tribunal pour accepter le renversement de la présomption d'influence déterminante de la société mère sur la filiale anéantis !, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2013 nº 37 p.30-31 (FR)
4. Idot, Laurence: Cartels, notion d'entreprise et valeur des lignes directrices. La Cour apporte d'importantes précisions sur l'utilisation de la notion d'entreprise à des fins de détermination des responsabilités et confirme la portée tant des lignes directrices relatives à l'affectation du commerce entre États membres que de celles relatives au calcul des sanctions de 2006, Europe 2013 Octobre Comm. nº 10 p.31-32 (FR)
5. Stanevičius, Mantas: Portielje: Bar Remains High for Rebutting Parental Liability Presumption, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2014 Vol. 5 nº 1 p.24-26 (EN)

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
  
• Action for damages
  
• Appeals : application granted
  
• Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Jarašiūnas

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

• Dutch
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• German