Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2014:2040
Date: 2014-07-03
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Tenth Chamber
Subject matter: Competition;Concentrations between undertakings
Procedure: Action for annulment;Appeal - unfounded;Appeal - inadmissible;Appeal against penalty
Origin: Belgium

Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 3 July 2014 — Electrabel SA v European Commission (Case C-84/13 P) 1 (Appeal — Concentration of undertakings — Commission decision — Order for payment of a fine — Infringement of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 — Control of concentrations between undertakings — Article 14(3) — Criteria to be taken into account in determining the amount of the fine — Taking into account the duration of the infringement — Principle of non-retroactivity of the law — Application of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 — Obligation to state reasons) Language of the case: French Parties Appellant: Electrabel SA (represented by: M. Pittie and P. Honoré, lawyers) Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C. Giolito, V. Di Bucci and A. Bouquet, acting as Agents) Operative part of the judgment The Court: 1. Dismisses the appeal; 2. Orders Electrabel SA to pay the costs. ____________ ____________ 1 OJ C 129, 4.5.2013.