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Case C-599/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 November 2019 — Silec Cable, General Cable Corp. v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for underground and submarine power cables — Market allocation in connection with projects — Proof of the infringement — Presumption of innocence — Distortion of the evidence — Public distancing — Subjective perception of other cartel participants — Infringement committed by several undertakings constituting a single economic entity — Gravity of the infringement committed by one of these undertakings — Determination — ‘Fringe player’ or ‘moderate player’ in the cartel — Determination — Principle of equal treatment)
Case C-599/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 November 2019 — Silec Cable, General Cable Corp. v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for underground and submarine power cables — Market allocation in connection with projects — Proof of the infringement — Presumption of innocence — Distortion of the evidence — Public distancing — Subjective perception of other cartel participants — Infringement committed by several undertakings constituting a single economic entity — Gravity of the infringement committed by one of these undertakings — Determination — ‘Fringe player’ or ‘moderate player’ in the cartel — Determination — Principle of equal treatment)
Case C-599/18 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 November 2019 — Silec Cable, General Cable Corp. v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for underground and submarine power cables — Market allocation in connection with projects — Proof of the infringement — Presumption of innocence — Distortion of the evidence — Public distancing — Subjective perception of other cartel participants — Infringement committed by several undertakings constituting a single economic entity — Gravity of the infringement committed by one of these undertakings — Determination — ‘Fringe player’ or ‘moderate player’ in the cartel — Determination — Principle of equal treatment)
IO C 10, 13.1.2020, 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)
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13.1.2020 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 10/18 |
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 November 2019 — Silec Cable, General Cable Corp. v European Commission
(Case C-599/18 P) (1)
(Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European market for underground and submarine power cables - Market allocation in connection with projects - Proof of the infringement - Presumption of innocence - Distortion of the evidence - Public distancing - Subjective perception of other cartel participants - Infringement committed by several undertakings constituting a single economic entity - Gravity of the infringement committed by one of these undertakings - Determination - ‘Fringe player’ or ‘moderate player’ in the cartel - Determination - Principle of equal treatment)
(2020/C 10/21)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Appellants: Silec Cable, General Cable Corp. (represented by: I. Sinan, Barrister, and C. Renner, Rechtsanwältin)
Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: H. van Vliet, S. Baches Opi and F. Castilla Contreras, Agents)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the appeal; |
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Orders Silec Cable SAS and General Cable Corp. to pay the costs. |