Reports of Cases

2010 II-05761

Subject-matter

Annulment of Commission Decision C (2008) 377 Final of 30 January 2008 imposing a fine on the applicant under Article 23(1)(e) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 for breaking seals affixed by the Commission during an inspection (Case COMP/B-1/39.326 – E.ON Energie AG) or, in the alternative, a reduction of the fine imposed

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Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• Single European Act 1986, preamble : paragraphs 52, 238
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 48, 53, 55
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraphs 48, 55
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 230 : paragraph 49
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 253 : paragraphs 276 - 297
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 6 -P2 : paragraphs 52, 238
• Regulation 1/2003 -A02 : paragraph 48
• Regulation 1/2003 -A20P2LD : paragraphs 1, 103, 104, 169
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23 : paragraphs 254 - 262
• Regulation 1/2003 -A23P1LE : paragraphs 2, 63, 85, 103, 169, 218, 256, 281, 284, 289, 293
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2000) : paragraphs 52, 238
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -56/64 : paragraph 75
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -40/73 : paragraph 258
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -27/76 : paragraph 51
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -100/80 : paragraphs 258, 288
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/83 : paragraphs 48, 53, 54
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/85 : paragraphs 48, 54
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -269/90 : paragraph 76
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -199/92 : paragraph 52
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -235/92 : paragraphs 52, 55
• General Court - Judgment T -167/94 : paragraph 76
• General Court - Judgment T -305/94 : paragraph 55
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -367/95 : paragraph 277
• General Court - Judgment T -185/96 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -180/96 : paragraph 286
• General Court - Judgment T -44/00 : paragraph 56
• General Court - Judgment T -67/00 : paragraphs 49 - 52, 55, 56
• General Court - Judgment T -236/01 : paragraph 258
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/01 : paragraph 48
• General Court - Judgment T -22/02 : paragraph 239
• General Court - Judgment T -279/02 : paragraph 238
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : paragraph 287
• General Court - Judgment T -201/04 : paragraph 48
• General Court - Judgment T -30/05 : paragraphs 286, 287
• General Court - Judgment T -174/05 : paragraph 76
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -260/05 : paragraph 297
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -328/05 : paragraph 287

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 15/04/2008

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

15/12/2010

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 158 from 21.06.2008, p.18

Judgment: OJ C 38 from 05.02.2011, p.10

Name of the parties

E.ON Energie v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Lübbig, Thomas ; Pitschas, Christian ; Le Bell, Miriam: Kommission: Millionen-Geldbuße wegen Siegelbruchs, Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht / Revue suisse de droit des affaires / Swiss Review of Business Law 2008 p.329-330 (DE)
2. Idot, Laurence: Amende pour bris de scellés, Europe 2011 Février Comm. nº 2 p.33-34 (FR)
3. Wood, Adrian: The E.ON Energie case - The General Court backs the decision to fine E.ON for a broken seal, Competition Law Insight 2011 Vol. 10 Issue 4 p.9-10 (EN)
4. Soltész, Ulrich: Verhängung einer Geldbuße von 38 Mio. Euro wegen Siegelbruchs - Bestätigung dieser Entscheidung der Kommission durch den EuG, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2011 p.234-235 (DE)
5. Lougher, Guy: How can companies avoid obstruction charges arising from an on-site inspection: practical lessons from the E.ON Energie Appeal, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2011 Vol. 2 nº 3 p.233-235 (EN)
6. Kienapfel, Philip: EuG: Geldbuße im Siegelbruch-Fall bestätigt, ÖZK aktuell : Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kartell- und Wettbewerbsrecht 2011 p.67-70 (DE)
7. Philippe, Jérôme ; Trabucchi, Maria: Jurisprudence du Tribunal de l'Union européenne. Concurrence, Gazette du Palais 2011 nº 126-127 Jur. p.19-20 (FR)
8. Hofmann, Michael ; Göbel, Alexander: Das hohe Gut der Integrität kartellrechtlicher Ermittlungen - der E.ON Siegelbruchfall, European Law Reporter 2011 p.125-128 (DE)
9. Muguet-Poullenec, Gwenaël: L’amende pour bris de scellés après l’arrêt E. ONdu Tribunal : de la sanction d’une négligence à la nécessité de garantir l’efficacité des inspections ?, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2011 nº 28 p.53-64 (FR)
10. Schnichels, Dominik: Der Siegelbruch im europäischen Wettbewerbsrecht, Festschrift für Manfred A. Dauses zum 70. Geburtstag (Ed. C. H. Beck - München) 2014 p.370-383 (DE)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Competition
  

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

Martins Ribeiro

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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