CELEX: 62018CA0403
Language: en
Date: 2019-10-17 00:00:00
Title: Case C-403/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 October 2019 — Alcogroup SA, Alcodis SA v European Commission, Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone, Ordre français des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Ethanol market — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 20(4) — Inspection decision — Conduct of the inspection — Legal professional privilege — Refusal to suspend measures of investigation — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Preparatory decision)

16.12.2019   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 423/10
            
         
      Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 October 2019 — Alcogroup SA, Alcodis SA v European Commission, Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone, Ordre français des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles
      (Case C-403/18 P) (1)
      
      (Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Ethanol market - Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Article 20(4) - Inspection decision - Conduct of the inspection - Legal professional privilege - Refusal to suspend measures of investigation - Action for annulment - Admissibility - Preparatory decision)
      (2019/C 423/12)
      Language of the case: French
      
         Parties
      
      
         Appellants: Alcogroup SA, Alcodis SA (represented by P. de Bandt, J. Dewispelaere and J. Probst, avocats)
      
         Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: T. Christoforou, V. Bottka, C. Giolito and F. Jimeno Fernández, acting as Agents), Orde van Vlaamse Balies (represented by: F. Wijckmans and S. De Keer, advocaten, and by S. Engelen, avocat), Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone, Ordre français des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles (represented by: T. Bontinck, A. Guillerme and P. Goffinet, avocats)
      
         Operative part of the judgment
      
      The Court:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Dismisses the appeal.
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Orders Alcogroup SA and Alcodis SA to pay the costs.
               
            
         (1)  OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.