Judgment_paragraph 195 · Haladjian Frères SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-204/03)

195Besides, it must be observed that the observance by the Commission of a reasonable time when adopting decisions following administrative procedures in the matter of competition policy constitutes an application of the principle of sound administration (see, as regards the rejection of complaints, Case C-282/95 P Guérin automobiles v Commission [1997] ECR I-1503, paragraphs 37 and 38). Whether or not the duration of an administrative procedure of that kind is reasonable must be determined in relation to the particular circumstances of the case and, in particular, its context, the various procedural stages to be gone through by the Commission, the complexity of the case and its importance for the various parties involved (Joined Cases T-213/95 and T-18/96 SCK and FNK v Commission [1997] ECR II-1739, paragraph 57).

Haladjian Frères SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-204/03)

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