Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 18 July 2013

Schindler Holding Ltd and Others v European Commission

Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators — Liability of the parent company for infringements of the law on cartels committed by its subsidiary — Holding company — Internal compliance programme — Fundamental rights — Principles of the rule of law in the context of determination of the fines imposed — Separation of powers, and principles of legality, of non-retroactivity, of the protection of legitimate expectations and of fault — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 23(2) — Validity — Legality of the 1998 Commission guidelines

Case C‑501/11 P



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
23/08/2013 Schindler Holding and Others v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Fundamental rights
  • - European Convention on Human Rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2013:522		 18/07/2013 Schindler Holding and Others v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Fundamental rights
  • - European Convention on Human Rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
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Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2013:522		 18/07/2013 Schindler Holding and Others v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Fundamental rights
  • - European Convention on Human Rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
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Application (OJ)
11/11/2011 Schindler Holding and Others v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Fundamental rights
  • - European Convention on Human Rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2013:248		 18/04/2013 Schindler Holding and Others v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Fundamental rights
  • - European Convention on Human Rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
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Reports of Cases

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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.02 Actions for annulment
    3.02.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.01 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
      1.04.01.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.47 Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial
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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
        4.08.03.03.08 Judicial review
          4.08.03.03.08.00 General
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.02 Issues relating to the admissibility of the pleas
        3.10.03.02.02 Requirement of precision
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.02 Issues relating to the admissibility of the pleas
        3.10.03.02.04 New pleas in law
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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
        4.08.03.03.05 Compliance with general principles and fundamental rights
          4.08.03.03.05.03 Penalties must have a proper legal basis
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.01 Institutions
    2.01.04 European Commission
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.05 Other acts
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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
        4.08.03.03.05 Compliance with general principles and fundamental rights
          4.08.03.03.05.05 Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations
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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
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.07 null
        4.08.01.07.02 null
          4.08.01.07.02.03
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.02 Jurisdiction over the appeal
      3.10.02.01 Exclusion of questions of fact
        3.10.02.01.01 Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence
          3.10.02.01.01.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.17 Right to property
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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
            4.08.03.03.04.02.02 Basic amount according to the 1998 Guidelines
              4.08.03.03.04.02.02.01 General starting amount
                4.08.03.03.04.02.02.01.03 Actual impact of the infringement on the market
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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
        4.08.03.03.08 Judicial review
          4.08.03.03.08.02 Review of lawfulness
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.02 Issues relating to the admissibility of the pleas
        3.10.03.02.06 Pleas in law challenging decisions delivered in the exercise of unlimited jurisdiction
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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
        4.08.03.03.08 Judicial review
          4.08.03.03.08.04 Appeals
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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
        4.08.03.03.05 Compliance with general principles and fundamental rights
          4.08.03.03.05.02 Principle of proportionality


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 27/09/2011

Date of the Opinion

  • 18/04/2013

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

18/07/2013


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 347 from 26.11.2011, p.19

Judgment: OJ C 260 from 07.09.2013, p.7

Name of the parties

Schindler Holding and Others v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Liebich, Simon: Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 2013 p.1330-1332 (DE)
  2. Semder, Michael ; Tesdorpf, Ariane: Keine Widerlegung der Vermutung eines der Muttergesellschaft zuzurechnenden kartellrechtswidrigen Verhaltens der Tochtergesellschaft durch Compliance-Programm ("Schindler Holding u.a."), Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht 2013 p.697-698 (DE)
  3. Idot, Laurence: Cartels, sanctions et droits fondamentaux. La Cour confirme une nouvelle fois sa jurisprudence traditionnelle sur l'interprétation de l'article 6 CEDH et de l'article 47 de la Charte, Europe 2013 Octobre Comm. nº 10 p.32-33 (FR)
  4. Starski, Paulina: No compliance, no difference? - Neues zu konzern, Zurechnung und Compliance -, European Law Reporter 2013 p.333-346 (DE)
  5. Dömötörfy, Borbála: Az Európai Bíróság ítélete a versenyjogi eljárások tisztességességéről és az anyavállalat felelősségéről, Jogesetek Magyarázata 2015 nº 1 p.53-61 (HU)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Fundamental rights
  • - European Convention on Human Rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights

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
  • Appeal brought against a sanction
  • Appeals : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility
  • Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

cinquième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Rosas

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German