Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2021 – Polskie Linie Lotnicze ‘LOT’ v Commission
(Case T-296/18) 1
(Competition – Concentrations – Air transport – Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement – Relevant market – Assessment of the effects of the concentration on competition – Commitments – Obligation to state reasons)
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: Polskie Linie Lotnicze ‘LOT’ S.A. (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: M. Jeżewski and M. König, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Wildpanner, T. Franchoo and J. Szczodrowski, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: S. Völcker and R. Benditz, lawyers)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2017) 9118 final of 21 December 2017 (Case No COMP/M.8633 – Lufthansa / Certain Air Berlin assets) declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Polskie Linie Lotnicze ‘LOT’ S.A. to pay the costs.
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1 OJ C 231, 2.7.2018.