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    Case T-433/08: Judgment of the General Court of 12 April 2013 — SIAE v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Copyright relating to public performance of musical works via the internet, satellite and cable retransmission — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Sharing of the geographic market — Bilateral agreements between national collecting societies — Concerted practices precluding the possibility of granting multi-territory and multi-repertoire licences — Proof — Presumption of innocence)

    IO C 156, 1.6.2013, p. 36–36 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    1.6.2013   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 156/36


    Judgment of the General Court of 12 April 2013 — SIAE v Commission

    (Case T-433/08) (1)

    (Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copyright relating to public performance of musical works via the internet, satellite and cable retransmission - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Sharing of the geographic market - Bilateral agreements between national collecting societies - Concerted practices precluding the possibility of granting multi-territory and multi-repertoire licences - Proof - Presumption of innocence)

    2013/C 156/62

    Language of the case: Italian

    Parties

    Applicant: Società italiana degli autori ed editori (SIAE) (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Siragusa, L. Vullo and S. Valentino, lawyers)

    Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci and F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agents)

    Re:

    Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final of 16 July 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C2/38.698 — CISAC).

    Operative part of the judgment

    The Court:

    1.

    Annuls Article 3 of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final of 16 July 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C2/38.698 — CISAC), in so far as it concerns Società italiana degli autori ed editori (SIAE);

    2.

    Annuls Article 4(2) of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final as regards SIAE;

    3.

    Dismisses the remainder of the action;

    4.

    Orders the European Commission to pay the costs relating to the main proceedings;

    5.

    Orders SIAE and the Commission to each bear their own costs relating to the interim relief proceedings.


    (1)  OJ C 301, 22.11.2008.


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