Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 July 2022

Illumina, Inc. v European Commission

Competition – Concentrations – Pharmaceutical industry market – Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 – Referral request from a competition authority not having jurisdiction under national law to examine the concentration – Commission decision to examine the concentration – Commission decisions accepting requests from other national competition authorities to join the referral request – Competence of the Commission – Time limit for submitting the referral request – Concept of ‘made known’ – Reasonable time – Legitimate expectations – Public statements by the Vice-President of the Commission – Legal certainty

Case T-227/21



Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
02/09/2022 Illumina v Commission
Competition
- Concentrations between undertakings
  • Competition
  • - Concentrations between undertakings
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2022:447		 13/07/2022 Illumina v Commission
Competition
- Concentrations between undertakings
  • Competition
  • - Concentrations between undertakings
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Abstract
ECLI:EU:T:2022:447		 13/07/2022 Illumina v Commission
Competition
- Concentrations between undertakings
  • Competition
  • - Concentrations between undertakings
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Order
ECLI:EU:T:2021:672		 06/10/2021 Illumina v Commission
Competition
- Concentrations between undertakings
  • Competition
  • - Concentrations between undertakings
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EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
11/06/2021 Illumina v Commission
Competition
- Concentrations between undertakings
  • Competition
  • - Concentrations between undertakings
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.02 Intervention
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.01 Acts which may be the subject of an action for annulment
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.04 Decision of the Commission
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.01 Acts which may be the subject of an action for annulment
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.04 Decision of the Commission
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.01 Scope of EU legislation
        4.08.05.01.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.02 Division of powers between the Commission and the national authorities
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.01 Scope of EU legislation
        4.08.05.01.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.02 Division of powers between the Commission and the national authorities
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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
      1.01.02.04 Legal certainty
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.03 Respective powers and obligations of the European Union and of the Member States
    1.03.01 Conferring of powers
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.03 Respective powers and obligations of the European Union and of the Member States
    1.03.04 Principle of subsidiarity
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.02 Division of powers between the Commission and the national authorities
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.41 Right to good administration
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.02 Division of powers between the Commission and the national authorities
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.00 General
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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
      1.01.02.03 Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.05 Concentrations
      4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
        4.08.05.04.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

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Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 28/04/2021

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

13/07/2022


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Illumina v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Concurrence - Compétence de la Commission et renvoi par les autorités nationales, Europe 2022, n° 10 octobre, comm. 335 (FR)
  2. Roscam Abbing, Felix: Illumina/Grail en de zoektocht naar de heilige graal van de eeuwige jurisdictie : T-227/21 (Illumina en Grail/Commissie), Markt & Mededinging 2022 p. 177-184 (NL)
  3. Callol, Pedro: Merger control beyond merger thresholds and the multiplication of ex ante merger notification obligations : Illumina Inc v European Commission (T-227/21), Towercast v Autorite de la Concurrence (C-449/21), European Competition Law Review 2023, n° 3, p. 117-126 (EN)
  4. Kim, Eun Hye ; Marquis, Mel: Illumina/GRAIL, Chapter 1: The unexpectedly broad merger control powers of the European Commission : Illumina Inc v European Commission (T-227/21), European Competition Law Review 2023, n° 4, p. 162-174, (EN)
  5. Ende, Christian: David, Goliath und die Aufgreifproblematik : Killer Acquisitions im Unionskartellrecht nach Towercast und Illumina : [EuG. Urt. C-449/21, EuG. Urt. T-227/21], Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht 2023 p. 598-594 (DE)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - Concentrations between undertakings

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 : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre élargie (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kreuschitz

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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