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Sarrió SA v Commission of the European Communities (C-291/98 P)
Judgment
The appeal
The fifth plea
97

Sarrió SA v Commission of the European Communities (C-291/98 P)

Judgment of 16 Nov 2000law://eu/cjeu/1998/c-291-98/para_97@2026-11-11

97However, when the amount of the fine to be imposed on them is determined, the exercise of unlimited jurisdiction cannot result in discrimination between undertakings which have participated in an agreement or concerted practice contrary to Article 85(1) of the Treaty.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-291/98 P · ECLI:EU:C:2000:631
Decided: 16 Nov 2000
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 61994TJ0334
Applicant: Sarrió SA
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: Italian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61998CJ0291

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Agreements, decisions and concerted practices

History · 1 version

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Interprets 1: Sarrió SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-334/94)
Cited by 17: Dmitry Alexandrovich Pumpyanskiy and Others v Council of the European Union (C-696/23 P); Société Air France SA v European Commission (C-369/22 P)2 provisions; Air France-KLM v European Commission (C-370/22 P)2 provisions; Cargolux Airlines International SA v European Commission (C-401/22 P)2 provisions; Quanta Storage, Inc. v European Commission (T-772/15); Trafilerie Meridionali SpA v European Commission (C-519/15 P); Pilkington Group Ltd and Others v European Commission (C-101/15 P)2 provisions; Timab Industries and Cie financière et de participations Roullier (CFPR) v European Commission (T-456/10)2 provisions; European Commission v Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Srl and Parker-Hannifin Corp (C-434/13 P)2 provisions; Pilkington Group Ltd and Others v European Commission (T-72/09); Riva Fire SpA v European Commission (T-83/10); SP SpA v European Commission (T-472/09, T-55/10)2 provisions; Feralpi Holding SpA v European Commission (T-70/10); Industrie Riunite Odolesi SpA (IRO) v European Commission (T-69/10); Leali SpA and Acciaierie e Ferriere Leali Luigi SpA v European Commission (T-489/09); Esso Société anonyme française and Others v European Commission (T-540/08)2 provisions; Telefónica SA and Telefónica de España SAU v European Commission (C-295/12 P)
Cites 7: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; EEC Council: Regulation No 17: First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty; Ferriere Nord SpA v Commission of the European Communities (C-219/95 P); The Irish Farmers Association and others v Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Ireland and Attorney General (C-22/94); Paolo Mozzaglia v European Commission (T-137/95); Sarrió SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-334/94); Commission of the European Communities v Anic Partecipazioni SpA (C-49/92 P)