Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2013:186
Date: 2013-04-12
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Competition;Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the General Court of 12 April 2013 – SIAE v Commission (Case T-433/08) 1 (Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Copyright relating to public performance of musical works via the internet, satellite and cable retransmission – Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC – Sharing of the geographic market – Bilateral agreements between national collecting societies – Concerted practices precluding the possibility of granting multi-territory and multi-repertoire licences – Proof – Presumption of innocence) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Società italiana degli autori ed editori (SIAE) (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Siragusa, L. Vullo and S. Valentino, lawyers) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci and F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agents) Re: Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final of 16 July 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C2/38.698 – CISAC). Operative part of the judgment The Court: Annuls Article 3 of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final of 16 July 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C2/38.698 – CISAC), in so far as it concerns Società italiana degli autori ed editori (SIAE); Annuls Article 4(2) of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final as regards SIAE; Dismisses the remainder of the action; Orders the European Commission to pay the costs relating to the main proceedings; Orders SIAE and the Commission to each bear their own costs relating to the interim relief proceedings. ____________ ____________ 1 OJ C 301, 22.11.2008.