Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 January 2021

European Commission v Printeos, SA

Appeal – Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Decision finding infringement of Article 101 TFEU – Fines – Annulment – Repayment of the principal amount of the fine – Article 266 TFEU – Default interest – Distinction between default interest and compensatory interest – Calculation of interest – Article 90(4)(a), second sentence, of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012

Case C-301/19 P



Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
19/02/2021 Commission v Printeos
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2021:39		 20/01/2021 Commission v Printeos
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
28/06/2019 Commission v Printeos
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

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

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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3 Legal proceedings
  3.10 Appeals
    3.10.03 Grounds of appeal
      3.10.03.04 Substance of the pleas in law
        3.10.03.04.03 Infringement of EU law
          3.10.03.04.03.02 Breach of the prohibition on ruling ultra petita
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.06 Financial provisions
    2.06.02 Own resources of the European Union
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.06 Financial provisions
    2.06.02 Own resources of the European Union
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.06 Financial provisions
    2.06.02 Own resources of the European Union
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.06 Financial provisions
    2.06.02 Own resources of the European Union
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.05 Actions for damages
    3.05.02 Rules governing the non-contractual liability of the European Union
      3.05.02.01 Basis of liability
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.06 Financial provisions
    2.06.02 Own resources of the European Union


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

  • 11/04/2019

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

20/01/2021


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

Commission v Printeos

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Buytaert, Tom: Obligation for EU institutions to pay default interest on repaid fines : case C-301/19 P Printeos, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2022 Vol. 13 nº 5 p. 352-354 (EN)
  2. Cano Gámiz, Patricia: The EC's obligation to pay default interest following Printeos and Deutsche Telekom : European Commission v Printeos SA (C-301/19 P), Deutsche Telekom AG v European Commission (T-610/19), European Competition Law Review 2022, n° 10, p. 480-484 (EN)



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
  • Action for damages
  • Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Vilaras

Advocate General

Pitruzzella

Language(s) of the Case

  • Spanish

Language(s) of the Opinion

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