Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2017:755
Date: 2017-10-26
Language of the case: German
Court formation: Second Chamber
Subject matter: Competition;Dominant position
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Germany

Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2017 — VIMC v Commission (Case T-431/16) 1 (Competition — Abuse of dominant position — Private healthcare market — Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Decision rejecting a complaint — Handing of the case by a Member State’s competition authority) Language of the case: German Parties Applicant: VIMC — Vienna International Medical Clinic GmbH (Kulmbach, Germany) (represented by: R. Bramerdorfer and H. Grubmüller, lawyers) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Dawes and C. Vollrath, acting as Agents) Re: Application made on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of Commission Decision C (2016) 3351 final of 27 May 2016, rejecting the applicant’s complaint concerning a breach of Article 102 TFEU allegedly committed by the Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKO, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber) or the Fachverband der Gesundheitsbetriebe (professional association of undertakings in the healthcare sector, Austria) (Case AT.40231 — VIMC v WK&FGB). Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders VIMC — Vienna International Medical Clinic GmbH to pay the costs. ____________ 1 OJ C 371, 10.10.2016.