Reports of Cases

2009 I-02369

Subject-matter

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 30 January 2007, in Case T-340/03 France Télécom v Commission, in which the Court dismissed France Télécom’s appeal against the Commission Decision of 16 July 2003, relating to a proceeding under Article 82 EC (Case COMP/38.233 − Wanadoo Interactive) – Market for services in high-speed internet access (ADSL) – Abuse of a dominant position – Concept of predatory pricing, alignment of prices with those of competitors and recoupment of losses suffered

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 3 -P1LG : paragraph 103
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraphs 46, 54, 103 - 106
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A58 : paragraph 55
• Decision 83/462 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A112LC : paragraph 55
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/72 : paragraph 105
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/76 : paragraphs 103, 104
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/81 : paragraphs 104, 105
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -62/86 : paragraphs 33, 44, 104, 106, 108, 109
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -354/92 : paragraph 93
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -333/94 : paragraphs 33, 34, 36, 37, 109, 110
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -259/96 : paragraph 29
• Court of Justice - Order C -30/96 : paragraph 69
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -449/98 : paragraph 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -197/99 : paragraph 30
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -248/99 : paragraph 69
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -274/99 : paragraph 30
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -359/01 : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -186/02 : paragraph 60
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -189/02 : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -95/04 : paragraph 104
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -68/05 : paragraph 60

Operative part

• Confirms : General Court - Judgment T -340/03

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : points 2, 41, 65, 73, 76, 79, 96, 106, 113, 114, 117, 132, 139
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 225 : point 130
  
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A36 : point 45
  
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A53 : point 45
  
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A58 : point 85
  
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A58P1 : point 130
  
• Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice -A61 : point 147
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A112P1LC : point 85
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -27/76 : points 40, 48
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/76 : points 67, 73
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -62/86 : points 1, 14, 73, 96, 137
  
• General Court - Judgment T -65/89 : points 40, 48
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -68/91 : point 94
  
• General Court - Judgment T -83/91 : points 72, 95
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -51/92 : point 86
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -354/92 : point 128
  
• General Court - Judgment T -24/93 : points 40, 48
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -333/94 : point 71
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -333/94 : points 1, 14, 56, 59, 60, 68, 70, 72, 95, 137
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -7/95 : point 13
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -149/95 : point 46
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 : point 130
  
• General Court - Judgment T -111/96 : point 41
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -30/96 : points 104, 128
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -259/96 : point 46
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -268/96 : point 46
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -395/96 : points 71, 73, 95
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -401/96 : point 86
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -7/97 : point 74
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -161/97 : point 86
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -221/97 : points 62, 85, 86
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -159/98 : point 46
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -257/98 : point 86
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -449/98 : point 46
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -197/99 : points 45, 143
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -274/99 : point 143
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -24/01 : point 130
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -57/02 : point 46
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -57/02 : point 46
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -12/03 : point 73
  
• General Court - Judgment T -340/03 : points 3, 13, 38, 40 - 42, 50, 56, 82, 94, 104, 114, 127, 145
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -499/03 : point 85
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -551/03 : point 130
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -403/04 : point 86
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 10/04/2007

Date of the Opinion

• 25/09/2008

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

02/04/2009

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 170 from 21.07.2007, p.9

Judgment: OJ C 141 from 20.06.2009, p.2

Name of the parties

France Télécom v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Schuhmacher, Florian: Altes und Neues zur Kampfpreisunterbietung. Gleichzeitig eine Besprechung des Urteils des EuG v. 30.1.2007 - T-340/03 - France Télécom SA/Kommission, Zeitschrift für Wettbewerbsrecht 2007 p.352-368 (DE)
2. Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis ; Lambert, Christian: Chronique de jurisprudence communautaire. Concurrence - abus de position dominante - prix prédateurs, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2009 p.986-987 (FR)
3. Schuhmacher, Florian: Predatory Pricing und Verlustausgleich, Wirtschaftsrechtliche Blätter 2009 p.273-278 (DE)
4. Sibony, Anne-Lise: Pratiques unilatérales, Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2009 nº 2 p.112-116 (FR)
5. Alemanno, Alberto ; Ramondino, Marco: The ECJ France Télécom/Wanadoo judgment: "To recoup or not to recoup? That "was" the question for a predatory price finding under Article 82 EC", European Law Reporter 2009 p.202-210 (EN)
6. Idot, Laurence: Abus de position dominante, prix prédateurs et récupération des pertes, Europe 2009 Juin Comm. nº 242 p.30-31 (FR)
7. Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2009 nº 336 (NL)
8. Wagner, R.K.: La jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance. Chronique des arrêts. Arrêt "France Télécom", Revue du droit de l'Union européenne 2009 nº 2 p. 327-335 (FR)
9. Palmieri, Alessandro ; Pardolesi, Roberto: Prezzi predatori e antitrust europeo: spiragli che non si schiudono, Il Foro italiano 2009 IV Col.274-278 (IT)
10. Liaskos, Ev.: Dikaio Meson Enimerosis & Epikoinonias 2009 p.247-249 (EL)
11. Lazǎr, Laura: Servicii de acces la internet de mare vitezǎ. Prețuri de ruinare, Revista română de drept al afacerilor 2009 nº 07 p.137-147 (RO)
12. Kinini, E.: H anaktisi tis zimias (recoupment) os proypothesi gia tin katadiki tis epithetikis timologisis, Epitheorisis tou Emporikou Dikaiou 2009 p.918-920 (EL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• - Dominant position
  

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

première chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Tizzano

Advocate General

Mazák

Language(s) of the Case

• French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English