CELEX: 62004TA0452
Language: en
Date: 2010-09-13 00:00:00
Title: Case T-452/04: Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 September 2010 — Éditions Jacob v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — French-language publishing — Decision declaring the concentration compatible with the common market subject to sale of assets — Decision to approve the purchaser of the assets sold — Action for annulment brought by an unsuccessful prospective purchaser — Trustee’s independence — Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89)

6.11.2010   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 301/20
            
         Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 September 2010 — Éditions Jacob v Commission
   (Case T-452/04) (1)
   
   (Competition - Concentrations - French-language publishing - Decision declaring the concentration compatible with the common market subject to sale of assets - Decision to approve the purchaser of the assets sold - Action for annulment brought by an unsuccessful prospective purchaser - Trustee’s independence - Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89)
   2010/C 301/30
   Language of the case: French
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicant: Éditions Odile Jacob SAS (Paris, France) (represented by: W. van Weert, O. Fréget, M. Struys, M. Potel and L. Eskenazi, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially A. Whelan, O. Beynet, A. Bouquet and F. Arbault, then A. Bouquet and O. Beynet, acting as Agents)
   Interveners in support of the defendant: Wendel Investissement SA (Paris) (represented by: initially C. Couadou and M. Trabucchi, then M. Trabucchi and F. Gordon, lawyers); and Lagardère SCA (Paris) (represented by: initially A. Winckler, I. Girgenson and S. Sorinas Jimeno, then A. Winckler, F. de Bure and J.-B. Pinçon, lawyers
   
      Re:
   
   Application for the annulment of Commission Decision (2004) D/203365 of 30 July 2004 relating to the approval of Wendel Investissement as purchaser of the assets sold in accordance with Commission Decision 2004/422/EC of 7 January 2004 declaring a concentration to be incompatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.2978 — Lagardère/Natexis/VUP) (OJ 2004 L 125, p. 54).
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The General Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               annuls Commission Decision (2004)D/203365 of 30 July 2004 on the approval of Wendel Investissement SA as purchaser of the assets sold in accordance with Commission Decision 2004/422/EEC of 7 January 2004 declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/M.2978 — Lagardère/Natexis/VUP);
            
         
               2.
            
            
               orders the European Commission and Lagardère SCA to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Éditions Odile Jacob SAS;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               orders Wendel Investissement to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 45, of 19.2.2005.