Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2013:176
Date: 2013-04-12
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Competition;Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - successful
Origin: Estonia

Error! Reference source not found. Action brought on 29 September 2008 - EAÜ v Commission (Case T-416/08) Language of the case: English Parties Applicant: Eesti Autorite Ühing (EAÜ) (Tallinn, Estonia) (represented by: M. Favart, lawyer) Defendant: Commission of the European Communities Form of order sought Annul Article 3 of the Commission decision of 16 July 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 EEA (Case COMP/C2/38.698 -CISAC); and Order the Commission to pay the costs. Pleas in law and main arguments By means of this application the applicant seeks partial annulment pursuant to Article 230 EC of Commission Decision C(2008)3435 final of 16 July 2008 (Case COMP/C2/38.698 - CISAC) relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 EEA. Precisely, the applicant contests the Commission findings in Article 3 of the contested decision stating that territorial delineations of the reciprocal representation mandates granted by one authors' society to another constitute a concerted practice in violation of Article 81 EC and Article 53 EEA. The pleas in law and main arguments raised by the applicant are identical to those raised by the applicant in Case T-415/08 IMRO v Commission. ____________