Source: EURLEX
Language: en
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|  | C/2025/1667 | 24.3.2025 |

Action brought on 6 February 2025 – Westfälisches Textilwerk Adolf Ahlers v Commission

(Case T-87/25)

(C/2025/1667)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Westfälisches Textilwerk Adolf Ahlers Stiftung & Co. KG (Herford, Germany) (represented by: U. Itzen, N. Andree and A. Pliego Selie, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

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| — | annul, in whole or in part, Article 2 of Commission Decision No. C(2024) 8150 final, relating to a proceeding under Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40642 – Pierre Cardin), adopted by the defendant on 28 November 2024 (‘Contested Decision’); |

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| — | in the alternative, reduce the fine imposed on the applicant; |

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| — | annul, in whole or in part, Article 3 of the Contested Decision; |

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| — | order the Commission to pay the costs of the present proceedings, including those related to any intervener. |

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law, alleging that the Commission committed errors of law and assessment when applying the 10 % turnover ceiling provided for in Article 23(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty ([OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2003:001:TOC)).

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