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Opinion of Advocate General Bobek delivered on 5 September 2019.
Gazdasági Versenyhivatal v Budapest Bank Nyrt. and Others.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria.
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Article 101(1) TFEU — Card payment systems — Interbank agreement fixing the level of interchange fees — Agreement restricting competition ‘by object’ and ‘by effect’ — Concept of restriction of competition ‘by object’.
Case C-228/18.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2019:678

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2018.
Krka Tovarna Zdravil d.d. v European Commission.
Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for perindopril, a medicinal product intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, in its originator and generic versions — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Patent dispute settlement agreement — Licensing agreement — Technology acquisition agreement — Restriction of competition by object — Restriction of competition by effect — Balance between competition law and patent law.
Case T-684/14.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:918

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2018.
Mylan Laboratories Ltd and Mylan, Inc. v European Commission.
Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for perindopril, a medicinal product intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, in its originator and generic versions — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Patent dispute settlement agreement — Potential competition — Restriction of competition by object — Balance between competition law and patent law — Imputation of the unlawful conduct — Fines.
Case T-682/14.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:907

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2018.
Unichem Laboratories Ltd v European Commission.
Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for perindopril, a medicinal product intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, in its originator and generic versions — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Patent dispute settlement agreement — Commission’s territorial jurisdiction — Imputation of the unlawful conduct — Administrative procedure — Legal professional privilege protecting communications between lawyers and their clients — Potential competition — Restriction of competition by object — Objective necessity of the restriction — Balance between competition law and patent law — Conditions for exemption under Article 101(3) TFEU — Fines.
Case T-705/14.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:915

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2018.
Niche Generics Ltd v European Commission.
Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for perindopril, a medicinal product intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, in its originator and generic versions — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Patent dispute settlement agreement — Administrative procedure — Legal professional privilege protecting communications between lawyers and their clients — Potential competition — Restriction of competition by object — Objective necessity of the restriction — Balance between competition law and patent law — Conditions for exemption under Article 101(3) TFEU — Fines — 10% cap — Imputation of the unlawful conduct.
Case T-701/14.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:921

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2018.
Lupin Ltd v European Commission.
Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for perindopril, a medicinal product intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, in its originator and generic versions — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Patent dispute settlement agreement — Technology acquisition agreement — Restriction of competition by object — Balance between competition law and patent law — Fines.
Case T-680/14.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:908

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2018.
Teva UK Ltd and Others v European Commission.
Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Perindopril market, medicinal product intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, in its originator and generic versions — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Principle of impartiality — Consultation of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions — Patent dispute settlement and exclusive purchasing agreement — Potential competition — Restriction of competition by object — Balance between competition law and patent law — Conditions for exemption under Article 101(3) TFEU — Fines.
Case T-679/14.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:919

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 12 December 2018 (Extracts).
Servier SAS and Others v European Commission.
Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Abuse of a dominant position — Market for perindopril, a medicinal product intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, in its originator and generic versions — Decision finding an infringement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU — Principle of impartiality — Consultation of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions — Right to an effective remedy — Brevity of the period of time for lodging applications in the light of the length of the contested decision — Patent dispute settlement agreements — Licensing agreements — Technology acquisition agreements — Exclusive purchasing agreement — Potential competition — Restriction of competition by object — Restriction of competition by effect — Balance between competition law and patent law — Classification as separate infringements or as a single infringement — Definition of the relevant market at the level of the compound of the medicinal product concerned — Fines — Imposition of cumulative fines under Articles 101 and 102 TFEU — Principle that offences and penalties must have a proper legal basis — Value of sales — Method of calculation in the event of cumulative infringements on the same markets.
Case T-691/14.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:922

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2018.
Biogaran v European Commission.
Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for perindopril, a medicinal product intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, in its originator and generic versions — Decision finding an infringement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU — Agreements intended to delay, or even prevent, entry into the market of generic versions of perindopril — Participation of a subsidiary in the infringement committed by its parent company — Imputation of the infringement — Joint and several liability — Ceiling for the fine.
Case T-677/14.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2018:910

Opinion of Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe delivered on 21 September 2017.
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Others v Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Competition — Article 101 TFEU — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Medicinal products — Directive 2001/83/EC — Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 — Allegations of risks associated with the use of a medicinal product for a treatment not covered by its marketing authorisation (off-label) — Definition of relevant market — Ancillary restriction — Restriction of competition by object — Exemption.
Case C-179/16.

Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2017:714