CELEX: 62010CB0073
Language: en
Date: 2010-11-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-73/10 P: Order of the Court of 16 November 2010 — Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Commission Decision relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC — Action for annulment — Time-limit — Action brought out of time — Reasons justifying derogation from the time-limit for bringing proceedings — Right of access to a court — Principles of legality and proportionality — Appeal clearly unfounded)

19.3.2011   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 89/2
            
         Order of the Court of 16 November 2010 — Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG v European Commission
   (Case C-73/10 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Competition - Commission Decision relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC - Action for annulment - Time-limit - Action brought out of time - Reasons justifying derogation from the time-limit for bringing proceedings - Right of access to a court - Principles of legality and proportionality - Appeal clearly unfounded)
   2011/C 89/03
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Appellant: Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG (represented by: A. Rinne, Rechtsanwalt, S. Kon and C. Humpe, Solicitors, and C. Vajda QC)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: M. Kellerbauer and A. Biolan, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Eighth Chamber) of 30 November 2009 in Case T-2/09 Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities dismissing, as manifestly inadmissible, an action for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 5955 final of 15 October 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC (Case COMP/39.188 — Bananas) concerning a cartel on a part of the European market in bananas, or, in the alternative, annulling or reducing the fine imposed on the applicant — Time-limit for bringing an action — Lateness
   
      Operative part of the order
   
   
               1.
            
            
               The appeal is dismissed.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG shall pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 80, 27.3.2010.