Reports of Cases
published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)
Subject-matter
Appeal brought against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) on 16 June 2011 in Case T240/07 Heineken Nederland and Heineken v Commission by which the General Court annulled Article 1 of Commission Decision C(2007) 1697 of 18 April 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/B/37.766 – Dutch beer market) in so far as the European Commission found that Heineken NV and Heineken Nederland BV had participated in an infringement consisting in the occasional coordination of commercial conditions, other than prices, offered to individual consumers in the on-trade segment in the Netherlands
Systematic classification scheme
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3 Legal proceedings
3.10 Appeals
3.10.02 Jurisdiction over the appeal
3.10.02.01 Exclusion of questions of fact
3.10.02.01.01 Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence
3.10.02.01.01.01 Distortion of the facts and evidence
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.08 Competition
4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
4.08.03.03.04.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.08 Competition
4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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3.10.03.02.06 Pleas in law challenging decisions delivered in the exercise of unlimited jurisdiction
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3 Legal proceedings
3.10 Appeals
3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
3.10.03.02 Issues relating to the admissibility of the pleas
3.10.03.02.06 Pleas in law challenging decisions delivered in the exercise of unlimited jurisdiction
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81
: paragraphs 39, 40
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TFEU - Protocol No 3
-A58 : paragraph 43
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TFEU, Article 256
: paragraphs 43, 47
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Regulation 1/2003
-A23P2 : paragraphs 2, 92
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Regulation 1/2003
-A23P3 : paragraph 92
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Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012)
-A127P1 : paragraph 142
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Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012)
-A169P2 : paragraph 47
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Commission - Other Acts - 52008XC0520(01)
: paragraphs 1, -154
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99
: paragraphs 28, 97
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02
: paragraphs 93, 109, 113, 125
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -397/03
: paragraph 44
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -551/03
: paragraph 43
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -113/04
: paragraph 97
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -125/07
: paragraph 108
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/07
: paragraph 92
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -534/07
: paragraph 113
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General Court - Judgment T -234/07
: paragraphs 141, 144 - 151
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General Court - Judgment T -240/07
: paragraphs 1 - 154
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -413/08
: paragraph 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -352/09
: paragraphs 43, 44
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -47/10
: paragraph 48
Operative part
Opinion
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Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
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Date of the hearing
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Date of delivery
19/12/2012
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 340 from 19.11.2011, p.9
Judgment: OJ C 46 from 16.02.2013, p.10
Name of the parties
Heineken Nederland and Heineken v Commission
Notes on Academic Writings
- Idot, Laurence: De la difficulté de se couler dans le moule du pourvoi... en matière de cartels. Rejet des pourvois les affaires dites du cartel de la bière et du tabac brut, Europe 2013 Février Comm. nº 2 p.39 (FR)
- Robin, Catherine: Entente de prix sur le marché néerlandais de la bière, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2013 nº 35 p.27 (FR)
- Barbier de la Serre, Eric: Incidents de procédure et niveau des amendes, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2013 nº 35 p.94 (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
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
- Action for damages
- Appeals : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility
- Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
Formation of the Court
septième chambre (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Silva de Lapuerta
Advocate General
Jääskinen
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion
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