Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 June 2013.

Spar Österreichische Warenhandels AG v European Commission.

Competition - Concentrations - Markets for everyday consumer goods - Decision declaring the concentration compatible with the internal market - Commitments - Manifest error of assessment - Right to be heard - Duty to state reasons.

Case T-405/08.


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
18/07/2013 Spar Österreichische Warenhandels v Commission
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2013:306
07/06/2013 Spar Österreichische Warenhandels v Commission
Judgment (Information)
ECLI:EU:T:2013:306
07/06/2013 Spar Österreichische Warenhandels v Commission
Application (OJ)
10/01/2009 Spar Österreichische Warenhandels v Commission
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.02 Proceedings
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
        4.08.05.03.02 Assessment criteria
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.03 Commission discretion
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.03 Commission discretion
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
        4.08.05.03.02 Assessment criteria
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
        4.08.05.03.02 Assessment criteria
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
        4.08.05.03.02 Assessment criteria
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
        4.08.05.03.01 Relevant market
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.02 Proceedings
2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.06 Statement of reasons
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

  • 18/09/2008

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

07/06/2013


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 6 from 10.01.2009, p.32

Judgment: OJ C 225 from 03.08.2013, p.61

Name of the parties

Spar Österreichische Warenhandels v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Simon, Yvonne: Urteilsbesprechung im EuG-Fall REWE/ADEG - Das EuG hat die Entscheidung der Europäischen Kommission im Fall REWE/ADEG bestätigt - Supermarktfusion rechtmäßig, ÖZK aktuell : Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kartell- und Wettbewerbsrecht 2013 p.185-189 (DE)
  2. Leclerc, Estelle: Tribunal de l'Union européenne: Rejet du recours contre l'autorisation de la concentration Rewe / Adeg, Revue de droit des affaires internationales 2013 p.475-476 (FR)
  3. Idot, Laurence: Concentration dans le secteur du commerce de détail. L'acquisition en Autriche du réseau Adeg par une filiale de REWE, déclarée compatible à l'issue d'une phase I sous réserve d'engagements, est validée, Europe 2013 Août Comm. nº 8-9 p.40-41 (FR)



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 : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

huitième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kanninen

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

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