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Case C- 413/14 Intel v Commission (rebates and loyalty payments)

CASE HUB (date of judgment—06/09/2017)Note—referred back to the General Court in Case T- 286/09 RENVSee further: timeline, commentary and...

25th Sep

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Case C- 67/13 Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB) v Commission ('by object' restrictions) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 11 September 2014; it is no longer maintained. See...

26th Sep

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Case C- 194/14 P AC-Treuhand v Commission (cartel facilitator) [Archived]

CASE HUB (date of judgment—22/10/2015) (ARCHIVE 22/10/2015)See further: timeline, commentary and related/relevant casesARCHIVED—this archived case hub...

26th Sep

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Cases C- 604/13 Aloys F Dornbracht v Commission, et al (Bathroom fittings and fixtures cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUB (date of judgment—26/01/2017)See further: timeline, commentary and related/relevant casesCase factsARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects...

26th Sep

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Case C- 467/13 ICF v Commission (Aluminium fluoride cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 9 October 2014; it is no longer maintained. See further:...

26th Sep

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Case C- 501/11 Schindler Holding and others v Commission (Elevators and escalators cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 18 July 2013; it is no longer maintained. See further:...

26th Sep

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Joined Cases C- 247/11 P Areva v Commission and C- 253/11 P Alstom and Others v Commission (Switchgear cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 10 April 2014; it is no longer maintained. Case facts...

26th Sep

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Cases C- 668 Alliance One International v Commission and C- 679/11 Alliance One International v Commission (Spanish raw tobacco cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 26 September 2013; it is no longer maintained. Case facts...

26th Sep

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Case C-162/15 Evonik Degussa v Commission (request for confidential treatment) [Archived]

CASE HUB (date of judgment—14/03/2017)See further: timeline and related/relevant casesCase factsARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position...

26th Sep

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Case C- 612/12 P Ballast Nedam NV v Commission (Dutch bitumen cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 27 March 2014; it is no longer maintained. Case facts...

26th Sep

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Cases C- 90/15 P Hansen & Rosenthal and H&R Wax Company Vertrieb v Commission, C- 94/15 P Tudapetrol Mineralölerzeugnisse Nils Hansen v Commission and C- 95/15 P H&R ChemPharm v Commission (Candle waxes cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUB (date of judgments—16/02/2017)See further: timeline and related/relevant casesCase factsARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position...

26th Sep

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Case C- 37/13 P Nexans and Nexans France v Commission (dawn raids and powers of inspection) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 25 June 2014; it is no longer maintained. See further:...

26th Sep

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Joined Cases C‑ 239/11 P Siemens v Commission, C‑ 489/11 P Mitsubishi Electric v Commission and C‑ 498/11 P Toshiba v Commission (Switchgear cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 19 December 2013; it is no longer maintained. See...

26th Sep

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Cases C- 155/14 Evonik Degussa and AlzChem v Commission and C- 154/14 SKW Stahl-Metallurgie and SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding v Commission (Calcium carbide cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUB (date of judgments—16/06/2016)See further: timeline, commentary and related/relevant casesCase factsARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects...

26th Sep

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Case C- 508/11 P Eni SpA v Commission (Synthetic rubber cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 8 May 2013; it is no longer maintained. See further:...

26th Sep

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Case C- 514/14 P Éditions Odile Jacob v Commission (purchasing divested assets) [Archived]

CASE HUB (ARCHIVE 28/01/2016)See further: timeline, commentary and related/relevant casesARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the...

26th Sep

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Cases C- 446/11 P Commission v Edison SpA, et al (Hydrogen peroxide and perborate cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUB ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 5 December 2013; it is no longer maintained. Case facts...

26th Sep

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Cases C- 35/12 P ASPLA v Commission and C- 36/12 P Álvarez v Commission (Industrial bags cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 22 May 2014; it is no longer maintained. Case...

26th Sep

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Case C- 510/11 P Kone and Others v Commission (Elevators and escalators cartel) [Archived]

CASE HUBARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 24 October 2014; it is no longer maintained. See further:...

26th Sep

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Case C- 550/07 Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission [Archived]

CASE HUB—Case C– 550/07 Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission—appeal to the Court of Justice of the General Court judgment upholding the Commission...

26th Sep