Reports of Cases

2009 I-08681

Subject-matter

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 14 December 2006 in Joined Cases T-259/02 to T-264/02 and T-271/02, here with regard to Case T-264/02, Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen v Commission, by which the Court rejected in part the action, primarily, for annulment of Commission Decision 2004/138/EC of 11 June 2002 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP/36.571/D-1: Austrian banks – “Lombard Club”) (OJ 2004 L 56, p. 1) and, in the alternative, for the reduction of the fines imposed on the applicants – Cartel concerning the banking products and services market – Effect on trade between Member States – Method of calculating fines

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : paragraphs 54, 60, 83, 85, 231, 254, 328
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1 : paragraphs 46, 66, 187, 213
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraphs 60, 328
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 225 -L1 : paragraph 131
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A58L1 : paragraph 131
• Regulation 17/62 : paragraph 124
• Regulation 17/62 -A11P5 : paragraphs 2, 271, 272
• Regulation 17/62 -A15 : paragraphs 254, 328
• Regulation 17/62 -A15P2 : paragraphs 3, 271, 272
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A112P1LC : paragraph 131
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31996Y0718 : paragraph 6
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31996Y0718 -LDP1 : paragraph 282
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31996Y0718 -LDP2 : paragraphs 248, 280
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 : paragraphs 4, 5, 124, 139, 211
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 -PT1LAL4 : paragraphs 174, 176
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 -PT1LAL6 : paragraphs 174, 178, 215
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/83 : paragraph 79
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/84 : paragraphs 310, 311
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -156/84 : paragraphs 310, 311
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92 : paragraphs 77, 78
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -215/96 : paragraph 57
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -98/98 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -279/98 : paragraph 77
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -99/99 : paragraph 80
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/99 : paragraph 213
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -274/99 : paragraph 133
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -57/00 : paragraph 319
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 : paragraph 79
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -198/01 : paragraphs 228, 231
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -136/02 : paragraph 319
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : paragraphs 90, 91, 123, 181-182, 192, 221, 248, 254, 255, 280 - 282, 320
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -499/03 : paragraph 131
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -113/04 : paragraph 199
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/04 : paragraph 233
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/04 : paragraphs 270, 310
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -411/04 : paragraph 187
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/05 : paragraphs 36 - 38, 46, 66
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/06 : paragraphs 327, 328
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -120/06 : paragraph 133
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -266/06 : paragraph 141
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -510/06 : paragraphs 123, 140

Operative part

• Confirms : General Court - Judgment T -259/02

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 43 : point 125
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 49 : point 125
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 51 -P2 : point 125
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 : points 7, 69, 75, 80, 128, 164, 168, 170, 172, 421
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1 : points 56, 90 - 92, 98, 110, 115, 128, 144 - 146, 157, 160, 161, 163, 174, 191, 194, 200, 205, 217, 232, 491, 531, 563
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1LA : points 174, 537
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1LB : point 174
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1LC : point 174
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1LD : point 174
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P1LE : point 174
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P3LB : point 176
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 81 -P4 : point 421
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : points 164, 168, 170, 172 - 174
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 225 : point 68
  
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A58L1 : point 61
  
• Regulation 17/62 : points 75, 83, 88
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A11 : points 422, 454, 487, 490
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A11P1 : points 82, 421, 451, 456
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A11P2 : points 451, 456, 461
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A11P3 : point 456
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A11P4 : points 422, 456
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A11P5 : points 82, 421, 422, 456, 461
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A15 : points 69, 306
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A15P2 : points 8 - 10, 246, 307, 432, 442
  
• Directive 89/649 : point 125
  
• Regulation 4064/89 : points 168, 170
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A112P1L1LC : point 61
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A43 : point 55
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31996Y0718 : points 15, 16, 418, 419, 423, 424, 432, 434, 443, 444, 487 - 490
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31997Y1209 : points 170, 182
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31997Y1209 -PT25 : point 171
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 : point 336
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 -PT1 : point 237
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 -PT1LA : points 247, 273, 340
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 -PT1LAL1 : points 9 - 15, 238, 311
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 -PT1LAL2 : point 238
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 -PT1LAL4 : points 378, 562
  
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31998Y0114 -PT1LAT3 : point 307
  
• Regulation 2659/2000 : point 176
  
• Regulation 1/2003 -A02 : point 128
  
• Commission - Other Acts - 52001XC1222(03) : point 176
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -5/69 : point 98
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -41/69 : point 248
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -22/71 : point 143
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -40/73 : points 248, 272
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -74/74 : point 112
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -19/77 : points 97, 98
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -209/78 : points 95, 143
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -100/80 : points 87, 88
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/81 : point 459
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -29/83 : point 80
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -193/83 : point 144
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -42/84 : points 112, 143
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/84 : point 88
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -46/87 : points 83, 165
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -374/87 : points 83, 86, 456, 459, 461, 465
  
• General Court - Judgment T -68/89 : point 170
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -234/89 : point 92
  
• General Court - Judgment T -29/92 : point 173
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92 : points 128, 217, 219
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -250/92 : point 143
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -310/93 : points 87, 294, 298
  
• General Court - Judgment T -77/94 : points 143 - 155
  
• General Court - Judgment T -305/94 : point 221
  
• General Court - Judgment T -311/94 : point 406
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -7/95 : point 63
  
• General Court - Judgment T -25/95 : points 168, 174, 177
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -149/95 : point 330
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 : points 69, 128
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -219/95 : points 95, 97, 143, 200, 247, 248
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -35/96 : point 112
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -215/96 : points 97, 143, 156 - 162
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -259/96 : point 330
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -268/96 : point 330
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -306/96 : points 95, 98, 143
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -401/96 : point 328
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -7/98 : point 85
  
• General Court - Judgment T -45/98 : points 92, 483
  
• General Court - Judgment T -62/98 : point 168
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -159/98 : point 330
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -202/98 : point 259
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -248/98 : point 218
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -279/98 : point 218
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -286/98 : point 218
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -294/98 : point 222
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -297/98 : points 218, 219
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -449/98 : point 330
  
• General Court - Judgment T -61/99 : point 168
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -176/99 : point 81
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -194/99 : points 259, 260, 272
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -196/99 : point 222
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -197/99 : point 331
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -274/99 : points 85, 331
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -309/99 : point 112
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -204/00 : points 65, 248, 461
  
• General Court - Judgment T -213/00 : point 259
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -198/01 : point 404
  
• General Court - Judgment T -203/01 : point 260
  
• General Court - Judgment T -241/01 : points 321, 407
  
• General Court - Judgment T -322/01 : points 277, 288, 289, 293
  
• General Court - Judgment T -329/01 : points 288, 289, 293, 406
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/01 : points 69, 143
  
• General Court - Judgment T -38/02 : points 174, 281, 282, 441, 442
  
• General Court - Judgment T -43/02 : points 277, 290, 294, 295 - 297, 406, 442
  
• General Court - Judgment T -49/02 : point 281
  
• General Court - Judgment T -59/02 : points 277, 290, 294 - 296
  
• General Court - Judgment T -109/02 : point 261
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : points 69, 247, 248, 250
  
• General Court - Judgment T -279/02 : points 278, 124, 295, 299
  
• General Court - Judgment T -52/03 : points 277, 291, 294, 298
  
• General Court - Judgment T -54/03 : points 277, 291, 294, 298
  
• General Court - Judgment T -410/03 : point 285
  
• General Court - Judgment T -73/04 : points 272, 285
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -111/04 : point 175
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -167/04 : points 64, 67, 68, 72, 321, 407
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -308/04 : point 246
  
• General Court - Judgment T -5/05 : point 287
  
• General Court - Judgment T -30/05 : point 311
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -229/05 : points 65, 70, 72
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -238/05 : points 93, 95, 96, 98, 112, 194, 195
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -328/05 : points 67, 68
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -3/06 : point 69
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -129/06 : point 509
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -280/06 : points 216, 218
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 02/03/2007

Date of the Opinion

• 26/03/2009

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

24/09/2009

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Applications: OJ C 117 from 26.05.2007, p.7

Judgment: OJ C 282 from 21.11.2009, p.3

Name of the parties

Erste Group Bank and Others v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Idot, Laurence: Entente dans le secteur bancaire, Europe 2009, Novembre, Comm. nº 425, p. 33-34 (FR)
2. Sarrazin, Cyril: Chroniques. Ententes, Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2009 nº 4 p.94-95 (FR)
3. Strunz, Eva: Keine Herabsetzung der Kartellstrafen gegen die Lombard-Club-Banken, European Law Reporter 2009 p.382-388 (DE)
4. Barbier de La Serre, Éric: Les zones d'ombre persistantes de la pleine juridiction, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2010 nº 22 p.82-83 (FR)
5. Arhel, Pierre: Activité des juridictions communautaires en droit de la concurrence (septembre 2009), Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2010 nº 72 p.11-13 (FR)
6. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2010 nº 51 (NL)
7. Philippe, Jérôme ; Trabucchi, Maria: Jurisprudence de la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne, Gazette du Palais 2010 nº 155-156 I Jur. p.25-26 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Actions for annulment
  
• Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
  
• Appeals : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility
  

Formation of the Court

Deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kūris

Advocate General

Bot

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• French