Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 29.8.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 205/37 |

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Order of the Court of First Instance of 30 June 2009 — Impala v Commission

(Case T-464/04)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2009205EN.01003703-E0001)

(Competition - Concentration - Sony BMG joint venture - Action becoming devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)

2009/C 205/69

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Independent Music Publishers and Labels Association (Impala, international association) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Crosby and J. Golding, Solicitors, and I. Wekstein-Steg, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: X. Lewis and K. Mojzesowicz, Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Bertelsmann AG (Gütersloh, Germany) (represented by: P. Chappatte and J. Boyce, Solicitors); Sony BMG Music Entertainment BV (Vianen, Netherlands); and Sony Corporation of America (NewYork, New York, United States) (represented by N. Levy, Barrister, and by R. Snelders and T. Graf, lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2005/188/EC of 19 July 2004 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case No COMP/M.3333 — Sony/BMG) ([OJ 2005 L 62, p. 30](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2005:062:TOC)).

Operative part of the order

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| 1. | There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action. |

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| 2. | Each party is to bear its own costs, both before the Court of First Instance and before the Court of Justice. |

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