Duration of proceedings: The ECJ holds that the excessive extension of the investigation phase can make a breach of the rights of defence possible (Technische Unie)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – ECJ, 21 September 2006, Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnish Gebied v Commission, Case C-105/04 P – ECJ, 21 September 2006, Technische Unie v Commission, Case C-113/04 P – ECJ, 21 September 2006, JCB Service v Commission, Case C-167/04 P The three judgments delivered on 21 September 2006 in Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnish Gebied v Commission ("FEG"), Technische Unie v Commission ("TU") and JCB Service v Commission ("JCB") provide interesting clarifications on the implementation of the Commission's obligation to act within a reasonable time, obligation which, it will be