Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 30 March 2022.#Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd v European Commission.#Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Market for airfreight – Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU, Article 53 of the EEA Agreement and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport – Coordination of elements of the price of airfreight services (fuel surcharge, security surcharge, payment of commission on surcharges) – Exchange of information – Territorial jurisdiction of the Commission – Rights of the defence – Limitation period – State constraint – Single and continuous infringement – Amount of the fine – Value of sales – Gravity of the infringement – Mitigating circumstances – Encouragement of anticompetitive behaviour by public authorities – Substantially reduced participation – Proportionality – Unlimited jurisdiction.#Case T-343/17.

Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 30 March 2022.
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd v European Commission.
Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Market for airfreight – Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU, Article 53 of the EEA Agreement and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport – Coordination of elements of the price of airfreight services (fuel surcharge, security surcharge, payment of commission on surcharges) – Exchange of information – Territorial jurisdiction of the Commission – Rights of the defence – Limitation period – State constraint – Single and continuous infringement – Amount of the fine – Value of sales – Gravity of the infringement – Mitigating circumstances – Encouragement of anticompetitive behaviour by public authorities – Substantially reduced participation – Proportionality – Unlimited jurisdiction.
Case T-343/17.

Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 30 March 2022.
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd v European Commission.
Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Market for airfreight – Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU, Article 53 of the EEA Agreement and Article 8 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on Air Transport – Coordination of elements of the price of airfreight services (fuel surcharge, security surcharge, payment of commission on surcharges) – Exchange of information – Territorial jurisdiction of the Commission – Rights of the defence – Limitation period – State constraint – Single and continuous infringement – Amount of the fine – Value of sales – Gravity of the infringement – Mitigating circumstances – Encouragement of anticompetitive behaviour by public authorities – Substantially reduced participation – Proportionality – Unlimited jurisdiction.
Case T-343/17.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2022:184