Judgment_paragraph 47 · Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and Akcros Chemicals Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (T-125/03, T-253/03)

47In that regard, the Court would point out that the opportunity which the undertaking has to bring an action against a final decision establishing that the competition rules have been infringed does not provide it with an adequate degree of protection of its rights. First, it is possible that the administrative procedure will not result in a decision finding that an infringement has been committed. Second, if an action is brought against that decision, it will not in any event provide the undertaking with the means of preventing the irreversible consequences which would result from improper disclosure of documents protected under legal professional privilege (see, by analogy, AKZO Chemie v Commission, paragraph 20).

Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and Akcros Chemicals Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (T-125/03, T-253/03)

Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and Akcros Chemicals Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (T-125/03, T-253/03)

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