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AKZO Chemie BV v Commission of the European Communities (C-62/86)
Judgment
IV —The fine
162

AKZO Chemie BV v Commission of the European Communities (C-62/86)

Judgment of 3 Jul 1991law://eu/cjeu/1986/c-62-86/para_162@2026-11-12

162In that respect it must be observed that the infringement committed by AKZO is particularly serious, since the behaviour complained of was intended to prevent a competitor from extending its activity into a market in which AKZO held a dominant position.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-62/86 · ECLI:EU:C:1991:286
Decided: 3 Jul 1991
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: Decision 1985/609
Applicant: AKZO Chemie BV
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities
Rapporteur: Joliet
Advocate General: C. O. Lenz
Bench: 3 judges
G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, R. Joliét, M. Zuleeg
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61986CJ0062

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Interprets 1: 85/609/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1985 relating to a proceeding under Article 86 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.698 - ECS/AKZO) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
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Cites 8: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; EEC Council: Regulation No 17: First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty; Vereniging ter Bevordering van het Vlaamse Boekwezen, VBVB, and Vereniging ter Bevordering van de Belangen des Boekhandels, VBBB, v Commission of the European Communities (43/82, 63/82); NV L'Oréal and SA L'Oréal v PVBA "De Nieuwe AMCK" (31/80); Hoffmann-La Roche & Co. AG v Commission of the European Communities (85/76); 83/462/EEC: Commission Decision of 29 July 1983 relating to a proceeding under Article 86 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.698 - ECS/AKZO: interim measures) (Only the English text is authentic); 85/609/EEC: Commission Decision of 14 December 1985 relating to a proceeding under Article 86 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.698 - ECS/AKZO) (Only the Dutch text is authentic); Istituto Chemioterapico Italiano S.p.A. and Commercial Solvents Corporation v Commission of the European Communities (C-6/73, C-7/73)