CELEX: 62013CA0293
Language: en
Date: 2015-06-24 00:00:00
Title: Joined Cases C-293/13 P and C-294/13 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 24 June 2015 — Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. v European Commission, Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG (C-293/13 P), European Commission v Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG (C-294/13 P) (Appeals — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European banana market — Coordination in the setting of quotation prices — Concept of ‘economic unit’ between two companies — Concept of ‘decisive influence’ — Whether the conduct of one company may be imputed to another — Distortion of evidence — Burden of proof — Principle of in dubio pro reo — Concept of ‘single and continuous infringement’ — Concept of ‘concerted practice’ — Concept of ‘infringement by object’ — Undertakings that are members of the same cartel — Communication of information to the Commission — Legal obligation — Scope — Protection against self-incrimination — Intervener at first instance — Cross-appeal — Admissibility)

24.8.2015   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 279/4
            
         Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 24 June 2015 — Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. v European Commission, Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG (C-293/13 P), European Commission v Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG (C-294/13 P)
   (Joined Cases C-293/13 P and C-294/13 P) (1)
   
   ((Appeals - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European banana market - Coordination in the setting of quotation prices - Concept of ‘economic unit’ between two companies - Concept of ‘decisive influence’ - Whether the conduct of one company may be imputed to another - Distortion of evidence - Burden of proof - Principle of in dubio pro reo - Concept of ‘single and continuous infringement’ - Concept of ‘concerted practice’ - Concept of ‘infringement by object’ - Undertakings that are members of the same cartel - Communication of information to the Commission - Legal obligation - Scope - Protection against self-incrimination - Intervener at first instance - Cross-appeal - Admissibility))
   (2015/C 279/04)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      (Case C-293/13 P)
   
   
      Appellant: Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (represented by: B. Meyring, Rechtsanwalt, and L. Suhr, Advocate)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: A. Biolan, M. Kellerbauer and P. Van Nuffel, Agents), Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG (represented by: K. Smith, QC, C. Humpe and S. Kon, Solicitors)
   
      (Case C-293/13 P)
   
   
      Appellant: European Commission: (represented by: A. Biolan, M. Kellerbauer and P. Van Nuffel, Agents)
   
      Other parties to the proceedings: Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (represented by: B. Meyring, Rechtsanwalt and L. Suhr, Advocate), Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG, (represented by: K. Smith, QC, C. Humpe and S. Kon, Solicitors)
   
      Operative part of the judgment
   
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the appeal in Case C-293/13 P and the cross-appeals in Cases C-293/13 P and C-294/13 P;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Sets aside point 1 of the operative part of the judgment in Fresh Del Monte Produce v Commission (T-587/08, EU:T:2013:129);
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Sets the amount of the fine imposed in Article 2(c) of Commission Decision C(2008) 5955 final of 15 October 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/39 188 — Bananas) at EUR 9 8 00  000;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. to pay the costs relating to (i) the main appeals in Cases C-293/13 P and C-294/13 P and (ii) its cross-appeal in Case C-294/13 P, with the exception of the costs incurred by Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG, which is to bear its own costs relating to all those proceedings;
            
         
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               Orders Internationale Fruchtimport Gesellschaft Weichert GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs relating its cross-appeals in Cases C-293/13 P and C-294/13 P.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 252, 31.8.2013.