Case C-123/16 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 July 2018 — Orange Polska SA v European Commission, Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji, European Competitive Telecommunications Association AISBL (ECTA), formerly the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (Appeal — Competition — Article 102 TFEU — Abuse of dominant position — Polish wholesale market for fixed broadband internet access — Refusal to give access to the network and to supply wholesale products — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 7(1) — Article 23(2)(a) — Legitimate interest in finding an infringement which has come to an end — Calculation of the fine — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation No 1/2003 — Gravity — Mitigating circumstances — Investments made by the infringing undertaking — Review of legality — Review exercising powers of unlimited jurisdiction — Substitution of grounds)
Date: 2018-07-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Internet, Poland, dominant position, investment, jurisdiction, legality, market access, sanction (EU), wholesale trade








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17.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 328/2






Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 July 2018 — Orange Polska SA v European Commission, Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji, European Competitive Telecommunications Association AISBL (ECTA), formerly the European Competitive Telecommunications Association
(Case C-123/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - Competition - Article 102 TFEU - Abuse of dominant position - Polish wholesale market for fixed broadband internet access - Refusal to give access to the network and to supply wholesale products - Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Article 7(1) - Article 23(2)(a) - Legitimate interest in finding an infringement which has come to an end - Calculation of the fine - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation No 1/2003 - Gravity - Mitigating circumstances - Investments made by the infringing undertaking - Review of legality - Review exercising powers of unlimited jurisdiction - Substitution of grounds))
(2018/C 328/02)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Orange Polska SA (represented by: S. Hautbourg, avocat, P. Paśnik and M. Modzelewska de Raad, adwokaci, A. Howard, Barrister, and D. Beard QC,)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J. Szczodrowski, L. Malferrari and E. Gippini Fournier, acting as Agents), Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji, (represented by P. Litwiński, adwokat), European Competitive Telecommunications Association AISBL (ECTA), formerly the European Competitive Telecommunications Association, (represented by G.I. Moir and J. MacKenzie, Solicitors)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Orange Polska SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders Polska Izba Informatyki i Telekomunikacji and the European Competitive Telecommunications Association AISBL (ECTA) to bear their own costs






(1)  OJ C 191, 30.5.2016.