Judgment of the General Court of 20 October 2021 – Polskie Linie Lotnicze ‘LOT’ v Commission
(Case T-240/18) 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 – Absence of commitment – 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: easyJet plc (Luton, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Odriozola Alén, I. Terlecka and T. Reeves, lawyers)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2017) 8776 final of 12 December 2017 (Case No COMP/M.8672 – easyJet / 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 200, 11.6.2018.