Official Journal of the European Union

C 44/73

(Case T-420/18 R)

((Application for interim measures - Competition - Euro Interbank Offered Rates (Euribor) - Euro Interest Rate Derivatives (EIRD) - Rejection of the request for confidential treatment of a decision establishing an infringement of Article 101 TFEU - Principle of the presumption of innocence - Application for interim measures - No prima facie case))

(2019/C 44/97)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: JPMorgan Chase & Co (New York, New York, United States), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (Columbus, Ohio, United States), J. P. Morgan Services LLP (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Lester QC, D. Piccinin, D. Heaton, Barristers, B. Tormey, N. French, N. Frey and D. Das, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Farley, B. Mongin and F. van Schaik, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Articles 278 and 279 TFEU seeking, first, a stay on the operation of Commission Decision C(2018) 2745 final of 27 April 2018, on objections to the disclosure of information by their publication raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and J.P. Morgan Services, in accordance with Article 8 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (Case AT.39914 — Euro Interest Rate Derivatives (EIRD)), and, second, an order requiring the Commission to refrain from publishing Commission Decision C(2016) 8530 final of 7 December 2016 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Case AT.39914 — Euro Interest Rate Derivatives (EIRD)).

Operative part of the order

1.The application for interim measures is dismissed.

2.The order of 11 July 2018, JPMorgan Chase and Others v Commission (T-420/18 R), is cancelled.

3.The costs are reserved.