Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 2 February 2022

Scania AB and Others v European Commission

Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Truck manufacturers market – Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and of Article 53 of the EEA Agreement – Agreements and concerted practices in relation to the prices of trucks, the timing for the introduction of emission technologies and the passing on to customers of the costs relating to those technologies – ‘Hybrid’ procedure staggered over time – Presumption of innocence – Principle of impartiality – Charter of Fundamental Rights – Single and continuous infringement – Restriction of competition by object – Geographic scope of the infringement – Fine – Proportionality – Equal treatment – Unlimited jurisdiction

Case T-799/17



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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
04/03/2022 Scania and Others v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:T:2022:48		 02/02/2022 Scania and Others v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Abstract
ECLI:EU:T:2022:48		 02/02/2022 Scania and Others v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
19/01/2018 Scania and Others v Commission
Competition
- Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  • Competition
  • - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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3 Legal proceedings
  3.08 Procedural rules
    3.08.00 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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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.48 Presumption of innocence and right of defence
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.48 Presumption of innocence and right of defence
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.48 Presumption of innocence and right of defence
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.48 Presumption of innocence and right of defence
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.06 Hearing of persons concerned and of third parties / Access to the file
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.03 Single and continuous infringements
        4.08.01.03.01 Single and continuous infringements: constituent elements and imputation
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.48 Presumption of innocence and right of defence
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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2 Institutional framework of the European Union
  2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
    2.05.06 Statement of reasons
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.04 Adverse effect on competition
        4.08.01.04.02 Restrictions by object or by effect
          4.08.01.04.02.01 Restrictions by object
            4.08.01.04.02.01.02 Restrictions having an anticompetitive object
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.02 Agreements between undertakings, concerted practices and decisions by associations of undertakings
        4.08.01.02.02 Concerted practices
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
      4.08.01.04 Adverse effect on competition
        4.08.01.04.02 Restrictions by object or by effect
          4.08.01.04.02.01 Restrictions by object
            4.08.01.04.02.01.01 Prohibition of restrictions by object regardless of their effects
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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 Imputation of the unlawful conduct
        4.08.01.07.03 Imputation of the unlawful conduct of an employee or of a body, supplier or agent
          4.08.01.07.03.01 Imputation of the unlawful conduct of an employee or body
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.08 Competition
    4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
      4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
        4.08.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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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
          4.08.03.03.08.03 Review in the exercise of unlimited jurisdiction
            4.08.03.03.08.03.01 Scope
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.20 Equality before the 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
          4.08.03.03.05.01 Equal treatment


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Opinion

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Date of delivery

02/02/2022


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Name of the parties

Scania and Others v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Concurrence - Cartels et transaction hybride, Europe 2022, nº 4 Avril, comm. 118 (FR)
  2. Stephanou, Sophia: Staggered hybrid procedure compatible with fundamental rights: case T-799/17—Scania, Journal of European Competition Law & Practice 2022 Vol. 13 nº 7 p. 490-492 (EN)
  3. Choné-Grimaldi, Anne-Sophie: Échanges d’informations : Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne rejette le recours intenté par le constructeur de camions qui, ayant refusé de transiger, s'était vu lourdement sanctionné par la Commission européenne et en profite pour rappeler sa jurisprudence constante en matière d'infraction unique et d'échanges d'informations dotés d'un objet anticoncurrentiel (Scania), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2022, nº 2, p. 90-91 (FR)
  4. Monti, Barbara: Procédures hybride : Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne exclut que l’issue d’une procédure de transaction puisse, en elle-même, préjuger de la position de la Commission européenne lors d’une procédure administrative ordinaire relative aux mêmes faits (Scania), Concurrences : revue des droits de la concurrence 2022, nº 2, p. 172-173 (FR)



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 : dismissal on substantive grounds
  • Appeal brought against a sanction : dismissal on substantive grounds

Formation of the Court

Dixième chambre élargie (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Buttigieg

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

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