8.10.2018 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 364/17 |
Action brought on 31 July 2018 — Telenet v Commission
(Case T-470/18)
(2018/C 364/18)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Telenet (Mechelen, Belgium) (represented by: Y. Desmedt and E. Monard, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission
Form of order sought
The applicant claims that the Court should:
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annul the contested act in its entirety; and |
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order the Commission to pay the full costs of the proceedings. |
Pleas in law and main arguments
This action is directed against Commission Decision C(2018) 3410 final of 25 May 2018, adopted in accordance with Article 7(3) of Directive 2002/21/EC (1), concerning case BE/2018/2073: Wholesale local access provided at a fixed location in Belgium, case BE/2018/2074: Wholesale central access provided at a fixed location for mass-market products in Belgium and case BE/2018/2075: Wholesale TV broadcasting in Belgium.
In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.
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First plea in law, alleging that the Commission violated Article 7(4) of Directive 2002/21/EC and abused its discretion by not opening a Phase II investigation.
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Second plea in law, alleging that the Commission failed to state the reasons for its finding that the chosen market definition does not change the regulatory outcome.
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Third plea in law, alleging that the Commission failed to comply with the procedural safeguards of Directive 2002/21/EC.
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(1) Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 33).