Judgment of the General Court of 13 September 2012 - Protégé International Ltd v European Commission
(Case T-119/09)
(Competition - Abuse of dominant position - Market for Irish whiskey - Decision to reject a complaint - Lack of Community interest)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Protégé International Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: D. Shefet, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, A. Biolan and A. Antoniadis, lawyers)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Pernod Ricard SA (Paris, Frace) (represented by: A. Choffel and S. Hautborg, lawyers)
Re:
Annulment of Commission decision C(2009) 505 of 23 January 2009 (Case COMP/39414 - Protégé International/Pernod Ricard), taken pursuant to Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles [81 and 82 EC] (OJ 2004 L 123, p. 18) and rejecting, for lack of Community interest, the complaint lodged by the applicant concerning infringements of Article 82 EC allegedly committed by Pernod Ricard.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Protégé International Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;
Orders Pernod Ricard SA to bear its own costs.
____________1 - OJ C 113, 16.5.2009.