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C series
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(Competition - Abuse of dominant position - Market for online search advertising intermediation in the EEA - Decision finding an infringement of Article 102 TFEU and of Article 54 of the EEA Agreement - Exclusive supply obligation - Contractual restrictions)
(C/2024/6420)
Language of the case: English
Applicants: Google LLC (Mountain View, California, United States), Alphabet Inc. (Mountain View) (represented by: C. Jeffs, lawyer, J. Holmes, KC, and J. Williams, Barrister)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: N. Khan, A. Dawes, T. Franchoo and C. Urraca Caviedes, acting as Agents)
Interveners in support of the applicants: Surfboard Holding BV (Zeist, Netherlands) (represented by: E. Batchelor, Solicitor, and G. de Vasconcelos Lopes, lawyer), Vinden.NL BV (Rijseen Netherlands) (represented by: B. Nijhof and N. Strous, avocats)
By their action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek, primarily, annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 2173 final of 20 March 2019 relating to a proceeding under Article 102 TFEU and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40411 – Google Search (AdSense)), or, in the alternative, annulment or reduction of the amount of the fine imposed in that decision.
The Court:
1)Annuls Commission Decision C(2019) 2173 final of 20 March 2019 relating to a proceeding under Article 102 TFEU and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40411 – Google Search (AdSense));
2)Orders the European Commission to pay the costs of Google LLC and of Alphabet Inc.;
3)Orders Surfboard Holding BV and Vinden.NL BV to bear their own costs.
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Language of the case: English.
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ECLI:EU:C:2025:140
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