CJEU - T 286/09 / Judgment

Intel v Commission
Deciding body type
Court of Justice of the European Union
Deciding body
COURT (Seventh Chamber, Extended Composition)
Type
Decision
Decision date
12/06/2014
  • CJEU - T 286/09 / Judgment
    Key facts of the case:
     
    (Competition — Abuse of dominant position — Microprocessors market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 82 EC and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement — Loyalty rebates — ‘Naked’ restrictions — Classification as abuse — As-efficient-competitor analysis — Commission’s international jurisdiction — Obligation on the Commission to investigate — Limits — Rights of the defence — Principle of sound administration — Overall strategy — Fines — Single and continuous infringement — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines)
     
    Results (sanctions) and key consequences of the case:
     
    THE GENERAL COURT (Seventh Chamber, Extended Composition)
     
    hereby:
    1. Dismisses the action;
    2. Orders Intel Corp. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, with the exception of the Commission’s costs incurred in connection with the intervention of the Association for Competitive Technology, Inc., and the costs incurred by Union fédérale des consommateurs — Que choisir (UFC — Que choisir);
    3. Orders the Association for Competitive Technology to bear its own costs and to pay the Commission’s costs incurred in connection with its intervention.
  • Paragraphs referring to EU Charter

     

    63, 369, 619, 1598, 1609-1612, 1639