Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 April 2017

Akzo Nobel NV and Others v European Commission

Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European markets in tin stabilisers and in ESBO/esters heat stabilisers — Price fixing, market allocation and exchange of commercially sensitive information — Whether the unlawful conduct of the subsidiaries may be attributed to the parent company — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 25(1) — Limitation period for the imposition of penalties on subsidiaries — Effects on the legal position of the parent company

Case C-516/15 P

Reports of Cases

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

• (Appeal Case before the General Court T-47/10)

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 September 2009.

Akzo Nobel NV and Others v Commission of the European Communities.

Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Article 53(1) of the EEA Agreement - Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Groups of undertakings - Imputability of infringements - Responsibility of a parent company for the infringement of competition rules by its subsidiaries - Decisive influence exercised by the parent company - Rebuttable presumption where the parent company has a 100% shareholding.

Case C-97/08 P.

Reports of Cases

2009 I-08237

• (Appeal Case before the General Court T-112/05)

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 September 2010.

Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and Akcros Chemicals Ltd v European Commission.

Appeal - Competition - Measures of inquiry - Commission’s powers of investigation - Legal professional privilege - Employment relationship between a lawyer and an undertaking - Exchanges of e-mails.

Case C-550/07 P.

Reports of Cases

2010 I-08301

• (Appeal Case before the General Court T-125/03)

Order - 08/05/2007 - Akzo Nobel v Commission
Case C-509/06 P

Reports of Cases

Information not available

• (Appeal Case before the General Court T-330/01)

Order of the President of the Court of 27 September 2004.

Commission of the European Communities v Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and Akcros Chemicals Ltd.

Appeal - Proceedings for interim measures - Competition - Administrative procedure - Documents seized during an investigation - Refusal of the Commission to allow legal professional privilege - Limits.

Case C-7/04 P(R).

Reports of Cases

2004 I-08739

• (Appeal Case before the General Court T-125/03)

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 July 1991.

AKZO Chemie BV v Commission of the European Communities.

Article 86 - Eliminatory practices of a dominant undertaking.

Case C-62/86.

Reports of Cases

1991 I-03359

Swedish XI/I-00249 Finnish XI/I-00261

Order of the President of the Court of 30 April 1986.

AKZO Chemie BV v Commission of the European Communities.

Competition - Abuse of a dominant position - Predatory prices.

Case 62/86 R.

Reports of Cases

1986 01503

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 24 June 1986.

AKZO Chemie BV and AKZO Chemie UK Ltd v Commission of the European Communities.

Decision to communicate documents to a third party who has submitted a complaint - Annulment.

Case 53/85.

Reports of Cases

1986 01965

Swedish VIII/00649 Finnish VIII/00675

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 September 1986.

AKZO Chemie BV and AKZO Chemie UK Ltd v Commission of the European Communities.

Competition - Commission investigations.

Case 5/85.

Reports of Cases

1986 02585

Swedish VIII/00715 Finnish VIII/00741

AKZO Chemie v Commission
Case C-5/85

Reports of Cases

Not published

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 11 December 2014

Sherwin-Williams Sweden AB v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community trade mark ARTI — Earlier Benelux word mark ARTITUDE and international registration of the earlier Benelux trade mark ARTITUDE — Refusal to register — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Identical or highly similar goods — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009

Case T‑12/13

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general - 'Information on unpublished decisions' section)

Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber), 28 January 2015

Akzo Nobel NV and Others v European Commission

Competition — Administrative proceedings — European market for hydrogen peroxide and perborate — Publication of a decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Rejection of a request for confidential treatment of information provided to the Commission pursuant to its Leniency Notice — Obligation to state reasons — Confidentiality — Professional secrecy — Legitimate expectations

Case T‑345/12

Reports of Cases

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Order of the President of the General Court of 16 November 2012

Akzo Nobel NV and Others v European Commission

Interim relief — Competition — Publication of a decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Rejection of claim for confidential treatment of information provided to the Commission pursuant to its Leniency Notice — Application for interim measures — Urgency — Prima facie case — Weighing up of interests

Case T‑345/12 R

Reports of Cases

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