Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber), 5 September 2014

Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v European Commission

Competition — Concentrations — Book publishing market — Decision declaring the concentration compatible with the common market subject to sale of assets — Decision approving the purchaser of the assets sold — Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of the initial decision concerning the same procedure — Legal interest in bringing proceedings — Breach of Article 266 TFEU — Failure to comply with the commitments imposed by the conditional clearance decision — Distinction between conditions and obligations — Principle of non-retroactivity — Assessment of the prospective purchaser — Purchaser’s independence from the seller — Misuse of powers — Obligation to state reasons

Case T‑471/11

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• (Appeal Case before the Court of Justice C-514/14 P)

Order of the President of the General Court of 24 November 2011.

Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v European Commission.

Application for interim measures - Competition - Concentration of enterprises - Decision declaring the concentration compatible with the common market subject to sale of assets - Annulment by the General Court of the initial decision on the Commission's approval of the purchaser of the sold assets - Application for suspension of operation of the decision on the further approval of the same purchaser - No urgency - Weighing of interests.

Case T-471/11 R.

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2011 II-00428*

Pub somm

Order - 30/10/2014 - Éditions Odile Jacob v Commission
Case T-471/11 REC

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Not published