Action brought on 23 July 2010 - Groupe Partouche v Commission

(Case T-315/10)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Groupe Partouche SA (Paris, France) (represented by: J.-J. Sebag, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

Annul the decision of the Commission not to object to a concentration;

Order the Commission to pay all the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

By the present action, the appolicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 3333 of 21 May 2010 declaring compatible with the common market and with the Agreement on the European Economic Area a proposed concentration by which Française des Jeux and Groupe Lucien Barrière acquire joint control of the undertaking Newco, which is to develop and operate an internet poker site in France.

In support of its action, the applicant submits that the Commission should have referred examination of the concentration in question back to the French Republic, having regard to its possible significant effect on competition in France in the relevant market.

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