Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 12 December 2018 (Extracts)

Servier SAS and Others v European Commission

Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Abuse of a dominant position — Market for perindopril, a medicinal product intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, in its originator and generic versions — Decision finding an infringement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU — Principle of impartiality — Consultation of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions — Right to an effective remedy — Brevity of the period of time for lodging applications in the light of the length of the contested decision — Patent dispute settlement agreements — Licensing agreements — Technology acquisition agreements — Exclusive purchasing agreement — Potential competition — Restriction of competition by object — Restriction of competition by effect — Balance between competition law and patent law — Classification as separate infringements or as a single infringement — Definition of the relevant market at the level of the compound of the medicinal product concerned — Fines — Imposition of cumulative fines under Articles 101 and 102 TFEU — Principle that offences and penalties must have a proper legal basis — Value of sales — Method of calculation in the event of cumulative infringements on the same markets

Case T-691/14

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• (Appeal Case before the Court of Justice C-201/19 P)
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