CJEU - C 501/11 P / Opinion

Schindler Holding Ltd and Others v European Commission and Others
Deciding body type
Court of Justice of the European Union
Deciding body
Advocate General
Type
Opinion
Decision date
18/04/2013
ECLI (European case law identifier)
ECLI:EU:C:2013:248
  • CJEU - C 501/11 P / Opinion
    Key facts of the case:
     

    Schindler Holding Ltd and Others v European Commission. Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for the installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators — Liability of the parent company for infringements of the law on cartels committed by its subsidiary — Holding company — Internal compliance programme — Fundamental rights — Principles of the rule of law in the context of determination of the fines imposed — Separation of powers, and principles of legality, of non-retroactivity, of the protection of legitimate expectations and of fault — Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Article 23(2) — Validity — Legality of the 1998 Commission guidelines.

    Outcome of the case:

    In the light of the foregoing, I propose that the Court:

    (1) dismisses the appeal;

    (2) orders the appellants jointly and severally to pay all the costs.