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(Case C-132/19 P) (*)
(Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Television distribution - Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Article 9 and Article 16(1) - Decision making commitments binding - Absolute territorial protection - Misuse of powers - Preliminary assessment - No obligation on the European Commission to take account of considerations relating to the application of Article 101(3) TFEU - Agreements intended to partition national markets - No obligation on the Commission to analyse the relevant national markets one by one - Proportionality - Adverse effect on the contractual rights of third parties)
(2021/C 44/05)
Language of the case: French
Appellant: Groupe Canal + (represented by: P. Wilhelm, P. Gassenbach and O. de Juvigny, avocats)
Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: A. Dawes, C. Urraca Caviedes and L. Wildpanner, acting as Agents), French Republic (represented by: E. de Moustier and M. P. Dodeller, acting as Agents), Union des producteurs de cinéma (UPC) (represented by: E. Lauvaux, avocat), C More Entertainment AB, European Film Agency Directors — EFAD’s (represented by: O. Sasserath, avocat), European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) (represented by: A. Fratini, avvocatessa)
The Court:
1.Annuls the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 12 December 2018, Groupe Canal + v Commission (T-873/16, EU:T:2018:904);
2.Annuls the decision of the European Commission of 26 July 2016 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40023 — Cross-border access to pay-TV);
3.Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Groupe Canal + SA, the European Film Agency Directors — EFADs, the Union des producteurs de cinéma (UPC) in the present appeal and the proceedings at first instance and those incurred by C More Entertainment AB in the proceedings at first instance;
4.Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs;
5.Orders the European Consumers’ Organisation (BEUC) to bear its own costs.
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(*) Language of the case: French.