The ECJ confirms the €61.44 million fine against Toshiba for its participation in the GIS cartel

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On 6 July 2017, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has rejected Toshiba’s appeal against the judgment of the General Court of 19 January 2016 and upheld the €61.44 million fine imposed by the Commission against Toshiba (of which €4.65 million jointly and severally with Mitsubishi) for its participation in the gas insulated switchgear (“GIS”)…

THE ECJ QUASHES THE COMMISSION DECISIONS RELATING TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ADDRESSED TO CEMENT PRODUCERS FOR BEING INADEQUATELY REASONED

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On 10 March, the European Court of Justice delivered four judgments finding that the requests for information sent in 2011 by the Commission to a number of cement manufacturers, in the context of an infringement procedure, lacked an adequate statement of reasons and were therefore unlawful (see C‑247/14 P HeidelbergCement; C‑248/14 P Schwenk Zement; C‑267/14…

HUAWEI V ZTE: OPEN ISSUES AFTER ECJ’S JUDGMENT

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Comment by Marco Lo Bue (Italian Competition Authority) On 16 July 2015, the European Court of Justice addressed the request for a preliminary ruling submitted by the District Court of Dűsseldorf with regard to the Huawei v ZTE case . The referring Court had raised the question whether an action for infringement brought by a FRAND-encumbered…