Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2013:184
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

Judgment of the General Court of 12 April 2013 – STEF v Commission (Case T-428/08) 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: English Parties Applicant: Samband tónskálda og eigenda flutningsréttar (STEF) (Reykjavík, Iceland) (represented by: H. Óttarsdóttir, lawyer) Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and J. Bourke, 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 Samband tónskálda og eigenda flutningsréttar (STEF); Dismisses the remainder of the action; Orders the European Commission to pay the costs. ____________ ____________ 1 OJ C 313, 6.12.2008.