The EU Court of Justice overturns a decision and declares a settlement between a company in the pay-TV service and the Commission null and void (Paramount / Sky / Groupe Canal+)

Settlements are a frequently used means of efficiently terminating proceedings, not only in cartel cases but also in other antitrust proceedings. The EU Commission can avoid having to spend resources on a time-consuming investigation and there are advantages for the companies concerned as well: In the administrative proceedings, they can propose remedies (commitments) themselves and – subject to the Commission's approval – avoid without much noise the finding of an infringement. The Broadcom case (AT.40608) is a recent example. However, there cannot always be a happy ending. In a seminal ruling (not yet available in English), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overturned on December 9, 2020 a decision of the lower instance and declared a settlement between US film studio Paramount and

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Martin Sura, Florian von Schreitter, The EU Court of Justice overturns a decision and declares a settlement between a company in the pay-TV service and the Commission null and void (Paramount / Sky / Groupe Canal+), 9 décembre 2020, e-Competitions December 2020, Art. N° 98483

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