Case C-546/18

DECISION

Title: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 9 September 2021. FN and Others v Übernahmekommission. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Company law – Takeover bids – Directive 2004/25/EC – Article 5 – Mandatory bid – Article 4 – Supervisory authority – Final decision making a finding of infringement of the obligation to make a takeover bid – Binding effect of that decision in subsequent proceedings for an administrative sanction initiated by the same authority – EU law principle of effectiveness – General principles of EU law – Rights of the defence – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 47 and 48 – Right to silence – Presumption of innocence – Access to an independent and impartial tribunal. Case C-546/18.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2021:711
Judge-Rapporteur: Piçarra
Type of procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Complementary documents:: Communication published in the Official Journal

Abstract

09/09/2021

Title: Opinion of Advocate General Bobek delivered on 18 March 2021. FN and Others v Übernahmekommission. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. Reference for a preliminary ruling – Company law – Takeover bids – Directive 2004/25/EC – Article 5 – Mandatory bid – Article 4 – Supervisory authority – Final decision making a finding of infringement of the obligation to make a takeover bid – Binding effect of that decision in subsequent proceedings for an administrative sanction initiated by the same authority – EU law principle of effectiveness – General principles of EU law – Rights of the defence – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Articles 47 and 48 – Right to silence – Presumption of innocence – Access to an independent and impartial tribunal. Case C-546/18.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2021:219
Advocate General: Bobek

18/03/2021

Title: Case C-546/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Austria) lodged on 23 August 2018 — FN and Others

26/11/2018