Shell Petroleum NV and Others v European Commission (T-343/06)
law://eu/cjeu/2006/t-343-06/para_170@2026-11-14
Key facts
Court
General Court · Sixth Chamber
Case
T-343/06 · ECLI:EU:T:2012:478
Decided
27 Sept 2012
Procedure
Action for annulment
Applicants
Shell Petroleum NV; The Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd; Shell Nederland Verkoopmaatschappij BV; represented initially by O. Brouwer, W. Knibbeler and S. Verschuur, and subsequently by O. Brouwer, W. Knibbeler and P. van den Berg, lawyers
170As a preliminary point, it should be noted that the guarantees afforded by EU law in administrative proceedings include, in particular, the principle of sound administration, which is enshrined in Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which entails the duty of the competent institution to examine carefully and impartially all the relevant aspects of the individual case (Atlantic Container Line and Others v Commission, paragraph 83 above, paragraph 404).