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Commission of the European Communities v Anic Partecipazioni SpA (C-49/92 P)
Judgment
Anic's cross-appeal
Incorrect legal characterisation of th…
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Commission of the European Communities v Anic Partecipazioni SpA (C-49/92 P)

Judgment of 8 Jul 1999law://eu/cjeu/1992/c-49-92/para_123@2026-11-12

123First, it follows from the actual text of Article 85(1) that, as in the case of agreements between undertakings and decisions by associations of undertakings, concerted practices are prohibited, regardless of their effect, when they have an anticompetitive object.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Sixth Chamber
Case: C-49/92 P · ECLI:EU:C:1999:356
Decided: 8 Jul 1999
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 61989TJ0006
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: Anic Partecipazioni SpA
Rapporteur: G.F. Mancini
Advocate General: G. Cosmas
Bench: 4 judges
G. Hirsch, G.F. Mancini, J.L. Murray, H. Ragnemalm
Language: Italian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61992CJ0049

Topics

Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

History · 1 version

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Connections

Interprets 1: Enichem Anic SpA v Commission of the European Communities (T-6/89)
Cited by 21: UBS Group AG and Others v European Commission (T-441/21); Crédit agricole SA and Others v European Commission (T-386/21)3 provisions; Crédit agricole SA and Crédit agricole Corporate and Investment Bank v European Commission (T-113/17)2 provisions; JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Others v European Commission (T-106/17)2 provisions; Nichicon Corporation v European Commission (C-757/21); Federal Republic of Germany v Pharma Mar SA and European Commission and Republic of Estonia v Pharma Mar SA and European Commission (C-6/21 P); Latam Airlines Group SA and Lan Cargo SA v European Commission (T-344/17); Singapore Airlines Ltd and Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd v European Commission (T-350/17); Scania AB and Others v European Commission (T-799/17); Nichicon Corporation v European Commission (T-342/18); Rubycon Corp. and Rubycon Holdings Co. Ltd v European Commission (T-344/18); European Commission v GEA Group AG (C-823/18 P); Casino, Guichard-Perrachon and Achats Marchandises Casino SAS (AMC), formerly EMC Distribution v European Commission (T-249/17); Les Mousquetaires and ITM Entreprises v European Commission (T-255/17); Intermarché Casino Achats v European Commission (T-254/17); Campine NV and Campine Recycling NV v European Commission (T-240/17); Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp. and Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corp. v European Commission (T-8/16); Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics, Inc v European Commission (T-762/15); Sony Optiarc, Inc and Sony Optiarc America, Inc v European Commission (T-763/15); Servier SAS and Others v European Commission (T-691/14); Biogaran v European Commission (T-677/14)
Cites 21: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; A. Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and others v Commission of the European Communities (89/85, 104/85, 114/85, 116/85, 117/85, 125/85, 126/85, 127/85, 128/85, 129/85); Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. v Commission of the European Communities (48/69); Gerhard Züchner v Bayerische Vereinsbank AG (172/80); SA Musique Diffusion française and others v Commission of the European Communities (100/80, 101/80, 102/80, 103/80); Baustahlgewebe GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (C-185/95 P); John Deere Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-7/95 P); ACF Chemiefarma NV v Commission of the European Communities (41/69); Établissements Consten S.à.R.L. and Grundig-Verkaufs-GmbH v Commission of the European Economic Community (C-56/64, C-58/64); EEC Council: Regulation No 17: First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty; Jean Lestelle v European Commission (C-30/91 P); Coöperatieve Vereniging "Suiker Unie" UA and others v Commission of the European Communities (C-40/73, C-41/73, C-42/73, C-43/73, C-44/73, C-45/73, C-46/73, C-47/73, C-48/73, C-50/73, C-54/73, C-55/73, C-56/73, C-111/73, C-113/73, C-114/73); Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro; Ferriere Nord SpA v Commission of the European Communities (C-219/95 P); Parke, Davis and Co. v Probel, Reese, Beintema-Interpharm and Centrafarm (24/67); Enichem Anic SpA v Commission of the European Communities (T-6/89); Sandoz prodotti farmaceutici SpA v Commission of the European Communities (C-277/87); Commission Decision of 23 April 1986 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/31.149 - Polypropylene) (Only the German, English, French, Italian and Dutch texts are authentic); Krupp Stahl AG v Commission of the European Communities (183/83); Council Regulation (EC) No 3320/94 of 22 December 1994 on the consolidation of the existing Community legislation on the definition of the ecu following the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union; European Commission v Augusto Brazzelli Lualdi (C-136/92 P)