Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2022 – Scania and Others v Commission

(Case T-799/17) ¹

(Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Truck manufacturers market – Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and of Article 53 of the EEA Agreement – Agreements and concerted practices in relation to the prices of trucks, the timing for the introduction of emission technologies and the passing on to customers of the costs relating to those technologies – ‘Hybrid’ procedure staggered over time – Presumption of innocence – Principle of impartiality – Charter of Fundamental Rights – Single and continuous infringement – Restriction of competition by object – Geographic scope of the infringement – Fine – Proportionality – Equal treatment – Unlimited jurisdiction)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Scania AB (Södertälje, Sweden), Scania CV AB (Södertälje), Scania Deutschland GmbH (Koblenz, Germany) (represented by: D. Arts, F. Miotto, C. Pommiès, K. Schillemans, C. Langenius, L. Ulrichs, P. Hammarskiöld, S. Falkner and N. De Backer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Farley and L. Wildpanner, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2017) 6467 final of 27 September 2017, relating to proceedings under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) (Case AT.39824 – Trucks) or, in the alternative, a reduction of the fines imposed on the applicants in that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Scania AB, Scania CV AB and Scania Deutschland GmbH to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.

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¹ OJ C 42, 5.2.2018.