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AstraZeneca AB and AstraZeneca plc v European Commission (T-321/05)
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A —Relevant product market
2. First plea in law, alleging a manif…
(c)Findings of the Court
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AstraZeneca AB and AstraZeneca plc v European Commission (T-321/05)

Judgment of 1 Jul 2010law://eu/cjeu/2005/t-321-05/para_61@2026-11-12

61The dispute between the parties regarding the definition of the relevant product market centres on the competitive interaction between two pharmaceutical products, PPIs and H2 blockers. It is appropriate first of all to present those products succinctly.

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

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Court: General Court · Sixth Chamber, sitting with five Judges
Case: T-321/05 · ECLI:EU:T:2010:266
Decided: 1 Jul 2010
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicants: AstraZeneca AB; AstraZeneca plc; represented initially by M. Brealey QC, M. Hoskins, D. Jowell, Barristers, F. Murphy, G. Sproul, I. MacCallum and C. Brown, Solicitors, and subsequently by M. Brealey, M. Hoskins, D. Jowell, F. Murphy and C. Brown, and lastly by M. Brealey, M. Hoskins, D. Jowell and F. Murphy
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: A.W.H. Meij
Bench: 5 judges
A.W.H. Meij, V. Vadapalas, N. Wahl, L. Truchot, S. Frimodt Nielsen
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62005TJ0321

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