Case C‑127/21 P
American Airlines Inc.
v
European Commission
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 March 2023
(Appeal – Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 – Concentrations between undertakings – Air transport market – Concentration declared compatible with the internal market – Commitments entered into by the parties to the concentration – Decision granting grandfathering rights – Concept of ‘appropriate use’)
1.        Appeal – Grounds – Mere repetition of the pleas and arguments put forward before the General Court – Inadmissibility – Challenge to the interpretation or application of EU law made by the General Court – Admissibility
(Art. 256 TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 168(1)(d))
(see paragraphs 75-77)
2.        Concentrations between undertakings – Examination by the Commission – Commitments of the undertakings concerned capable of rendering the notified operation compatible with the internal market – Interpretation of the commitments in the light of the Clearance Decision, the Merger Regulation and the notice on remedies – Interpretation in the light of the Form RM
(Council Regulation No 139/2004, Arts 6(2) and 23(1)(c); Commission Regulation No 802/2004, Art. 20(1a))
(see paragraphs 78-81, 83, 84, 86-98, 100-106, 117-124, 127-135)
3.        Appeal – Grounds – Specific criticism of a point of the General Court’s reasoning necessary – Ground arising from the judgment under appeal itself and criticising its correctness – Admissibility
(Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 168(1)(d))
(see paragraphs 142-145)
See the text of the decision.