Case C- 286/13 P Dole Food and Dole Fresh Fruit Europe v Commission (Bananas) [Archived]

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Case C- 286/13 P Dole Food and Dole Fresh Fruit Europe v Commission (Bananas) [Archived]

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CASE HUB (date of judgment—19/03/2015)

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ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 19 March 2015; it is no longer maintained.

Case facts

Outline

Appeal brought by Dole against the General Court judgment upholding the Commission decision of 15 October 2008 finding an infringement and imposing a fine of €45.6m on Dole for its alleged participation in a cartel for the supply of fresh bananas to the northern European region ('Bananas cartel'). On 19 March 2015, the Court of Justice dismissed the appeal in its entirety. This matter focuses on (amongst other things) issues related to the rights of defence, the calculation of fines and whether an exchange of information (in the form of pre-pricing communications between the producers) should be legally characterised as a 'by object' restriction.

Parties

Appellants: • Dole Food Company Inc (Dole) • Dole Fresh Fruit Europe Ltd & Co (Dole Fruit)Other party: European Commission The Dole group is the world's largest producer of fresh fruit,

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Jurisdiction(s):

United Kingdom

Key definition:

Commission definition

What does Commission mean?

In the context of the bribery Act 2010, a commission is the giving of a financial advantage, although it is not necessarily a bribe.

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