Fine - Professional association: The ECJ rules that the fine imposed on a professional association can be levied on its members’ turnover, even if the association’s decisions are not binding on the members, if the latter played an active role in the infringement (Coop de France bétail et viandes, FNSEA)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – ECJ, 18 December 2008, Coop de France bétail et viandes, FNSEA and Others v Commission, cases C-101/07 P and C-110/07 P. On 18 December 2008, the Court of Justice put an end to the so-called "French beef" case, which had made headlines and had received considerable attention in agricultural circles (see Concurences No 4-2008, the "Trends" dossier on agriculture, p. 11). It will be remembered that, in the context of the major crisis in the sector following the bovine spongiform encephalitis ("mad cow disease") epidemic, various trade unions and their members had introduced various measures such