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Cascades SA v Commission of the European Communities (C-279/98 P)
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The appeal
The third plea
77

Cascades SA v Commission of the European Communities (C-279/98 P)

Judgment of 16 Nov 2000law://eu/cjeu/1998/c-279-98/para_77@2026-11-12

77Although the appellant was rightly held liable for the conduct of the two subsidiaries in question with effect from their acquisition, it had not been proved that it could validly be held liable for their infringements prior to that date.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-279/98 P · ECLI:EU:C:2000:626
Decided: 16 Nov 2000
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 61994TJ0308
Applicant: Cascades
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities
Rapporteur: M. Wathelet
Advocate General: J. Mischo
Bench: 4 judges
M. Wathelet, D.A.O. Edward, P. Jann, L. Sevón
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61998CJ0279

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Interprets 1: Cascades SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-308/94)
Cited by 17: Air France-KLM v European Commission (C-370/22 P)2 provisions; Crédit agricole SA and Crédit agricole Corporate and Investment Bank v European Commission (T-113/17); JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Others v European Commission (T-106/17); Air France-KLM v European Commission (T-337/17); HSBC Holdings plc and Others v European Commission (T-105/17); Silec Cable and General Cable Corp. v European Commission (T-438/14); Panalpina World Transport (Holding) Ltd and Others v European Commission (T-270/12); HIT Groep BV v European Commission (T-436/10)2 provisions; Timab Industries and Cie financière et de participations Roullier (CFPR) v European Commission (T-456/10)2 provisions; Feralpi Holding SpA v European Commission (T-70/10); Leali SpA and Acciaierie e Ferriere Leali Luigi SpA v European Commission (T-489/09); Lucchini SpA v European Commission (T-91/10)2 provisions; Alstom v European Commission (T-517/09)2 provisions; YKK Corporation and Others v European Commission (C-408/12 P)2 provisions; RWE AG and RWE Dea AG v European Commission (T-543/08)2 provisions; Saint-Gobain Glass France SA and Others v European Commission (T-56/09, T-73/09)2 provisions; Team Relocations NV and Others v European Commission (C-444/11)
Cites 9: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; EEC Council: Regulation No 17: First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty; Vereniging van Samenwerkende Prijsregelende Organisaties in de Bouwnijverheid and others v Commission of the European Communities (C-137/95); Société des Treillis et Panneaux Soudés v Commission of the European Communities (T-151/89); Cascades SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-308/94); The Irish Farmers Association and others v Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Ireland and Attorney General (C-22/94); Ferriere Nord SpA v Commission of the European Communities (C-219/95 P); Petrofina SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-2/89); SA Musique Diffusion française and others v Commission of the European Communities (100/80, 101/80, 102/80, 103/80)