Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 9 September 2015

Toshiba Corp. v European Commission

Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Global market for cathode ray tubes for television sets and computer monitors — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Agreements and concerted practices on pricing, market sharing, capacity and production — Proof of participation in the cartel — Single and continuous infringement — Imputability of the infringement — Joint control — Fines — Unlimited jurisdiction

Case T-104/13



Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
02/10/2015 Toshiba v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2015:610		 09/09/2015 Toshiba v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:T:2015:610		 09/09/2015 Toshiba v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
05/04/2013 Toshiba v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.48 Presumption of innocence and right of defence
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.03 Exemption from the prohibition
        4.08.01.03.02 Group exemption (Regulation No 19/65)
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.07 null
        4.08.01.07.02 null
          4.08.01.07.02.02
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.07 null
        4.08.01.07.02 null
          4.08.01.07.02.01
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.01 Sources of EU law
    1.01.02 General principles of law
      1.01.02.05 Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.06 Hearing of persons concerned and of third parties / Access to the file
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.00 EU competition rules
      4.08.00.06 Definition of undertaking
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.07 Payment of the fine
          4.08.03.03.07.01 Joint and several liability for payment
            4.08.03.03.07.01.01 Joint and several liability of parent companies
              4.08.03.03.07.01.01.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.06 EU law and international law
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.00 EU competition rules
      4.08.00.04 Territorial scope
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.00 EU competition rules
      4.08.00.04 Territorial scope
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.03 Exemption from the prohibition
        4.08.01.03.01 Conditions for exemption
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.01 Guidelines
            4.08.03.03.04.01.02 Legal nature
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.02 Basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.02.01 Basic amount according to the 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.02.01.02 Degree of gravity
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.03 Adjustment to the basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.03.01 Attenuating/mitigating circumstances according to the 1998 and 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.03.01.01 Discretion
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.03 Adjustment to the basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.03.01 Attenuating/mitigating circumstances according to the 1998 and 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.03.01.05 Non-implementation of the offending agreements
                4.08.03.03.04.03.01.05.01 Exclusively passive or ‘follow-my-leader’ role of the undertaking
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.03 Fines imposed by the Commission
        4.08.03.03.04 Fines for infringement of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU (Articles 81 EC and 82 EC)
          4.08.03.03.04.02 Basic amount
            4.08.03.03.04.02.01 Basic amount according to the 2006 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.02.01.01 Value of sales


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 20/02/2013

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

09/09/2015


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 346 from 19.10.2015, p.21

Application: OJ C 114 from 20.04.2013, p.41

Name of the parties

Toshiba v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Cartels et imputabilité de l'infraction commise par une entreprise commune, Europe 2015 Novembre Comm. nº 11 p.32-33 (FR)
  2. Idot, Laurence: Cartels et imputabilité de l'infraction commise par une entreprise commune, Europe 2015 Novembre Comm. nº 11 p.32-33 (FR)
  3. Csépai, Balázs: Toshiba v Commission: Parental Liability of a Minority Shareholder, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2016 Vol. 7 nº 2 p.115-117 (EN)
  4. Berlin, Dominique: Règlement 139/2004 - influence sur droit des ententes : La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne fait de plus en plus référence à des notions ou des raisonnements empruntés au droit des concentrations dans des litiges étrangers à ce dernier, Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2016 nº 1 p.130-133 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Actions for annulment : application granted
  • Actions for annulment : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Appeal brought against a sanction : application granted
  • Appeal brought against a sanction : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Papasavvas

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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