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

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published by a LexisNexis Competition expert

Practice notes

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

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published by a LexisNexis Competition expert

Practice notes

imgtext

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

See further: timeline, commentary and related/relevant cases

ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the decision of 19 March 2015; it is no longer maintained.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

Powered by Lexis+^®

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.

Popular documents

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?

What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the

If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some

Contributory negligence in personal injury claims

Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a

Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements

Template for regulatory references given by SMCR firms and disclosure requirements[Insert addressee details]Dear [insert name][It is our understanding that [insert name of prospective employee] [was an employee of yours between the dates of [insert dates as appropriate] OR is a current employee of