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Visa Europe Ltd and Visa International Service v European Commission (T-461/07)
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A —The claim for annulment of the cont…
3. The first and third pleas in law, d…
(b)The third plea in law: the effects…
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Visa Europe Ltd and Visa International Service v European Commission (T-461/07)

Judgment of 14 Apr 2011law://eu/cjeu/2007/t-461-07/para_189@2026-11-11

189It is apparent from reading that definition, reproduced in paragraph 171 above, that the essential factor is the need for the potential entry to take place with sufficient speed to form a constraint on market participants, the period of one year being illustrative only.

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

Key facts

Court: General Court · Fifth Chamber
Case: T-461/07 · ECLI:EU:T:2011:181
Decided: 14 Apr 2011
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicants: Visa Europe Ltd; Visa International Service; represented initially by S. Morris QC, H. Davies and A. Howard, Barristers, V. Davies and H. Masters, Solicitors, and subsequently by S. Morris and P. Scott, Solicitor, A. Howard, V. Davies and C. Thomas, Solicitor
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: M. Prek
Bench: 3 judges
M. Jaeger, V. Vadapalas, M. Prek
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62007TJ0461

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Cites 25: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (Text with EEA relevance); Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied v Commission of the European Communities (C-105/04 P); Dansk Rørindustri A/S, Isoplus Fernwärmetechnik Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH and Others, KE KELIT Kunststoffwerk GmbH, LR af 1998 A/S, Brugg Rohrsysteme GmbH, LR af 1998 (Deutschland) GmbH and ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-189/02 P, C-202/02 P, C-205/02 P, C-206/02 P, C-207/02 P, C-208/02 P, C-213/02 P); Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities (C-110/03); Atlantic Container Line AB and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-191/98, T-212/98, T-213/98, T-214/98); GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited v Commission of the European Communities and Commission of the European Communities v GlaxoSmithKline Services Unlimited and European Association of Euro Pharmaceutical Companies (EAEPC) v Commission of the European Communities and Asociación de exportadores españoles de productos farmacéuticos (Aseprofar) v Commission of the European Communities (C-501/06); Association internationale des utilisateurs de fils de filaments artificiels et synthétiques et de soie naturelle (AIUFFASS) and Apparel, Knitting & Textiles Alliance (AKT) v Commission of the European Communities (T-380/94); Compagnie maritime belge SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-276/04); Carlo De Nicola v European Investment Bank (T-7/98); easyJet Airline Co. Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (T-177/04); Stergios Delimitis v Henninger Bräu AG (C-234/89); John Deere Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-7/95 P); BaByliss SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-114/02); Schunk GmbH and Schunk Kohlenstoff-Technik GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-69/04); Archer Daniels Midland Company and Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (T-224/00); Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-259/02, T-260/02, T-261/02, T-262/02, T-263/02, T-264/02, T-271/02); Microsoft Corp. v Commission of the European Communities (T-201/04); T-Mobile Netherlands BV, KPN Mobile NV, Orange Nederland NV and Vodafone Libertel NV v Raad van bestuur van de Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit (C-8/08); Regulation (EEC) No 2988/74 of the Council of 26 November 1974 concerning limitation periods in proceedings and the enforcement of sanctions under the rules of the European Economic Community relating to transport and competition; Mo Och Domsjö AB v Commission of the European Communities (T-352/94); Dunlop Slazenger International Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (T-43/92); Cimenteries CBR and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-25/95, T-26/95, T-30/95, T-31/95, T-32/95, T-34/95, T-35/95, T-36/95, T-37/95, T-38/95, T-39/95, T-42/95, T-43/95, T-44/95, T-45/95, T-46/95, T-48/95, T-50/95, T-51/95, T-52/95, T-53/95, T-54/95, T-55/95, T-56/95, T-57/95, T-58/95, T-59/95, T-60/95, T-61/95, T-62/95, T-63/95, T-64/95, T-65/95, T-68/95, T-69/95, T-70/95, T-71/95, T-87/95, T-88/95, T-103/95, T-104/95); EEC Council: Regulation No 17: First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty; Peróxidos Orgánicos, SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-120/04)