Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2015 — Ziegler v Commission

(Joined Cases T-539/12 and T-150/13) ¹

(Non-contractual liability — Competition — International removal services market in Belgium — Removals of officials and other staff of the EU — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Cover quotes — Scope of liability of an institution — Principle of res judicata — Due diligence — Causal link)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Ziegler SA (Brussels, Belgium); and Ziegler Relocation SA (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: J.-F. Bellis, M. Favart and A. Bailleux, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and A. Bouquet, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action seeking compensation for damage allegedly caused by the adoption of Commission Decision C (2008) 926 final of 11 March 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.543 — International Removal Services), and for damage allegedly caused by the continuation of the practice of ‘cover quotes’ after the adoption of Decision C (2008) 926, between 11 March 2008 and 1 January 2014.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the actions;

Orders Ziegler SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in Case T-539/12;

Orders Ziegler Relocation SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in Case T-150/13.

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¹ OJ C 55, 23.2.2013.