The EU Court of Justice states that a change in the legal form and name of an undertaking does not create a new undertaking free of liability for the anti-competitive behaviour of its predecessor, when, two are identical (Compagnie Royale Asturienne des Mines / Rheinzink)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (FOURTH CHAMBER) 28 MARCH 1984 [1] Compagnie Royale Asturienne des Mines SA and Rheinzink GmbH v Commission of the European Communities Joined Cases 29 and 30/83* 1. For the purposes of Article 85 of the Treaty, a change in the legal form and name of an undertaking does not create a new undertaking free of liability for the anti-competitive behaviour of its predecessor, when, two are