12.11.2018   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 408/15


Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 26 September 2018 — Koninklijke Philips NV, Philips France SAS v European Commission

(Case C-98/17 P) (1)

((Appeal - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European market for smart card chips - Network of bilateral contacts - Exchanges of commercially sensitive information - Restriction of competition ‘by object’ - Single and continuous infringement - Participation in the infringement and awareness, by a participant in some of the bilateral contacts, of the other bilateral contacts - Judicial review))

(2018/C 408/16)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellants: Koninklijke Philips NV, Philips France SAS (represented by: J.K. de Pree, A.M. ter Haar and T.M. Snoep, advocaten)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: A. Biolan, A. Dawes and J. Norris-Usher, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the appeal;

2.

Orders Koninklijke Philips NV and Philips France SAS to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 121, 18.4.2017.