Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 September 2010.

Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v European Commission.

Competition - Concentrations - French-language publishing - Decision declaring the concentration compatible with the common market subject to sale of assets - Decision to approve the purchaser of the assets sold - Action for annulment brought by an unsuccessful prospective purchaser - Trustee's independence - Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

Case T-452/04.



Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
06/11/2010 Éditions Odile Jacob v Commission
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2010:385
13/09/2010 Éditions Odile Jacob v Commission
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:T:2010:385
13/09/2010 Éditions Odile Jacob v Commission
Order
ECLI:EU:T:2007:401
19/06/2007 Éditions Odile Jacob v Commission
Application (OJ)
19/02/2005 Éditions Odile Jacob v Commission
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

2010 II-04713

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.03 Assessment of compatibility with the internal market
        4.08.05.03.03 Commitments
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.04 Decision of the Commission
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.03 Assessment of compatibility with the internal market
        4.08.05.03.03 Commitments
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.04 Decision of the Commission


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 08/11/2004

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

13/09/2010


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 45 from 19.02.2005, p.24

Judgment: OJ C 301 from 06.11.2010, p.20

Name of the parties

Éditions Odile Jacob v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Concentration et contrôle des engagements, Europe 2010 Novembre Comm. nº 11 p.25-26
  2. Trabucchi, Maria: Jurisprudence du Tribunal de l'Union européenne, Gazette du Palais 2011 nº 42-43 p.24-25



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - Concentrations between undertakings

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

sixième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Truchot

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • French

Language(s) of the Opinion

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