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Document 62019TA0399
Case T-399/19: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2022 — Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo v Commission (Rejection of a complaint) (Competition — Abuse of a dominant position — Gas markets of central and eastern Europe — Decision rejecting a complaint — No EU interest — State action defence — Obligation to conduct a diligent examination — Procedural rights under Regulation (EC) No 773/2004)
Case T-399/19: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2022 — Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo v Commission (Rejection of a complaint) (Competition — Abuse of a dominant position — Gas markets of central and eastern Europe — Decision rejecting a complaint — No EU interest — State action defence — Obligation to conduct a diligent examination — Procedural rights under Regulation (EC) No 773/2004)
Case T-399/19: Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2022 — Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo v Commission (Rejection of a complaint) (Competition — Abuse of a dominant position — Gas markets of central and eastern Europe — Decision rejecting a complaint — No EU interest — State action defence — Obligation to conduct a diligent examination — Procedural rights under Regulation (EC) No 773/2004)
OJ C 128, 21.3.2022, p. 18–18
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ C 128, 21.3.2022, p. 8–8
(GA)
21.3.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 128/18 |
Judgment of the General Court of 2 February 2022 — Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo v Commission (Rejection of a complaint)
(Case T-399/19) (1)
(Competition - Abuse of a dominant position - Gas markets of central and eastern Europe - Decision rejecting a complaint - No EU interest - State action defence - Obligation to conduct a diligent examination - Procedural rights under Regulation (EC) No 773/2004)
(2022/C 128/24)
Language of the case: Polish
Parties
Applicant: Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: K. Karasiewicz, T. Kaźmierczak, K. Kicun and P. Moskwa, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Ernst, G. Meessen and J. Szczodrowski, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the defendant: Gazprom PJSC (Moscow, Russia), and Gazprom export LLC (Saint Petersburg, Russia) (represented by: J. Karenfort, J. Hainz, B. Evtimov, N. Tuominen and J. Heithecker, lawyers, as well as D. O’Keeffe, Solicitor)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Decision C(2019) 3003 final of the Commission of 17 April 2019 rejecting the complaint (Case AT.40497 — Polish gas prices).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. |
Annuls Decision C(2019) 3003 final of the European Commission of 17 April 2019 rejecting the complaint (Case AT.40497 — Polish gas prices); |
2. |
Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A.; |
3. |
Orders Gazprom PJSC and Gazprom export LLC to bear their own respective costs. |