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Subject-matter

Annulment of Commission Decision (2007) D/200338 of 26 January 2007 rejecting the applicant’s complaint against De Beers for breaches of Articles 81 and 82 EC in the rough diamond market arising from the use by De Beers of distribution agreements known as ‘Supplier of Choice’ (SOC) arrangements (Case COMP/38.826/B-2 – Spira/De Beers/DTC Supplier of Choice)

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 97, 151 - 177, 184, 185, 344, 347
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P3 : paragraph 110
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraphs 97, 151 - 177, 184, 185, 344
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 85 : paragraph 97
• Regulation 17/62 -A11P2 : paragraph 130
• Regulation 2790/1999 -A01 : paragraph 174
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 32000Y1013(01) : paragraph 173
• Regulation 1/2003 -A18 : paragraph 120
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23 : paragraph 122
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P1 : paragraph 104
• Regulation 1/2003 -C18 : paragraphs 97, 122, 123
• Regulation 773/2004 -A07 : paragraphs 91, 108
• Regulation 773/2004 -A08 : paragraphs 61, 62, 70
• Regulation 773/2004 -A17 : paragraphs 81, 84, 85
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P41 : paragraphs 96, 97
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P42 : paragraph 98
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P43 : paragraph 184
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P44 : paragraphs 156, 178
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P45 : paragraphs 97, 200
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P59 : paragraph 64
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P69 : paragraph 63
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P70 : paragraph 81
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P71 : paragraphs 82, 85
• Commission - Other Acts - 52004XC0427(04) -P79 : paragraph 155
• Commission - Other Acts - 52005XC1222(03) -P30 : paragraph 65
• Commission - Other Acts - 52005XC1222(03) -P31 : paragraph 65
• Commission - Other Acts - 52005XC1222(03) -P32 : paragraph 70
• Commission - Other Acts - 52005XC1222(03) -P7 : paragraph 65
• Commission - Other Acts - 52005XC1222(03) -P8 : paragraph 95
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/84 : paragraph 59
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -89/85 : paragraph 347
• General Court - Judgment T -7/92 : paragraph 115
• General Court - Judgment T -114/92 : paragraph 200
• General Court - Judgment T -5/93 : paragraph 116
• General Court - Judgment T -7/93 : paragraph 153
• General Court - Judgment T -17/93 : paragraph 64
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -279/95 : paragraph 153
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -367/95 : paragraph 362
• General Court - Judgment T -110/95 : paragraph 98
• General Court - Judgment T -221/95 : paragraph 71
• General Court - Judgment T -111/96 : paragraph 168
• General Court - Order T -65/96 : paragraph 64
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -119/97 : paragraphs 96, 178
• General Court - Judgment T -5/97 : paragraphs 59, 64
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -449/98 : paragraphs 156, 200, 341
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -450/98 : paragraph 98
• General Court - Judgment T -7/98 : paragraph 340
• General Court - Judgment T -191/98 : paragraphs 118, 120, 130
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -17/99 : paragraph 362
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 : paragraph 130
• General Court - Judgment T -26/99 : paragraph 149
• General Court - Judgment T -62/99 : paragraphs 143 - , 145, 147
• General Court - Judgment T -48/00 : paragraph 118
• General Court - Judgment T -5/02 : paragraph 71
• General Court - Judgment T -193/02 : paragraph 184
• General Court - Order T -212/02 : paragraph 123
• General Court - Judgment T -204/03 : paragraphs 115, 185
• General Court - Judgment T -201/04 : paragraph 186
• General Court - Judgment T -60/05 : paragraphs 165, 178, 190
• General Court - Judgment T -151/05 : paragraph 104
• General Court - Judgment T -170/06 : paragraphs 26, 114, 117, 133, 204
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -425/07 : paragraphs 97, 165
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -441/07 : paragraphs 45, 194, 361
• General Court - Judgment T -192/07 : paragraph 362
• General Court - Judgment T -320/07 : paragraph 155
• General Court - Judgment T -427/08 : paragraphs 97, 156, 185
• General Court - Judgment T -119/09 : paragraphs 167, 190
• General Court - Judgment T -458/09 : paragraph 120

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 08/04/2007

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

11/07/2013

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Applications: OJ C 129 from 09.06.2007, p.20 ; OJ C 285 from 08.11.2008, p.47

Judgment: OJ C 252 from 31.08.2013, p.27

Name of the parties

Spira v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Idot, Laurence: Droits des plaignants. Un contrôle de plus en plus précis des décisions de rejet de plainte ?, Europe 2013 Octobre Comm. nº 10 p.33-34 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  
• - Dominant position
  
• 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 : dismissal on substantive grounds
  

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Truchot

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• English
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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