The EU Court of Justice dismisses an appeal seeking to set aside an earlier judgement by the General Court sanctioning a cartel of manufacturers of power cables (Verwaltungs)

Dimitriou, Alexi; Slater, Donald

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14 Nov 2019

The EU Court of Justice dismisses an appeal seeking to set aside an earlier judgement by the General Court sanctioning a cartel of manufacturers of power cables (Verwaltungs)

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EU Court of Justice, NKT, Case C-599/18 P) (1), 14 November 2019

On 14 November 2019, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") dismissed the appeal in case C-599/18 P brought by Silec Cable ("Silec"), which sought to set aside an earlier judgment by the General Court upholding the European Commission's ("Commission") power cables decision. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - KEY TAKEAWAYS It is well-established that competition authorities may fine parent companies for the conduct of their subsidiaries during the period in which they formed part of the same undertaking. Public

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Alexi Dimitriou
ADNOC Group (Abu Dhabi)

United Arab Emirates 29 contributions 4992 visits
Donald Slater
Ashurst (Brussels)

Belgium 36 contributions 8362 visits

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Alexi Dimitriou, Donald Slater, The EU Court of Justice dismisses an appeal seeking to set aside an earlier judgement by the General Court sanctioning a cartel of manufacturers of power cables (Verwaltungs), 14 November 2019, e-Competitions Utilities & Cartels, Art. N° 94048

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