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Dole Food Company, Inc. and Dole Germany OHG v European Commission (T-588/08)
Judgment
Law
II –The claims for annulment of the co…
A –The infringement of Articles 81 EC…
2. The existence of a concerted practi…
c)The unlawful coordination of Dole’s,…
Whether the essential characteristics…
–The structure of the market
341

Dole Food Company, Inc. and Dole Germany OHG v European Commission (T-588/08)

Judgment of 14 Mar 2013law://eu/cjeu/2008/t-588-08/para_341@2026-11-12

341The Court of Justice has also made clear that an information exchange system may constitute a breach of competition rules even where the relevant market is not a highly concentrated oligopolistic market (Thyssen Stahl v Commission, paragraph 62 above, paragraph 86).

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

Key facts

Court: General Court · Eighth Chamber
Case: T-588/08 · ECLI:EU:T:2013:130
Decided: 14 Mar 2013
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicants: Dole Food Company, Inc; Dole Germany OHG
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: M.E. Martins Ribeiro
Bench: 3 judges
L. Truchot, M.E. Martins Ribeiro, H. Kanninen
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62008TJ0588

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Agreements, decisions and concerted practices Common organisation of the markets

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Cites 23: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; 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); Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV (LVM), DSM NV and DSM Kunststoffen BV, Montedison SpA, Elf Atochem SA, Degussa AG, Enichem SpA, Wacker-Chemie GmbH and Hoechst AG and Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI) v Commission of the European Communities (C-238/99 P, C-244/99 P, C-245/99 P, C-247/99 P, C-250/99 P, C-251/99 P, C-252/99 P, C-254/99 P); Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied v Commission of the European Communities (C-105/04 P); A. Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and others v Commission of the European Communities (89/85, 104/85, 114/85, 116/85, 117/85, 125/85, 126/85, 127/85, 128/85, 129/85); France Télécom SA v Commission of the European Communities (C-202/07); Asia Motor France SA, Jean-Michel Cesbron, Monin automobiles SA and Europe auto services (EAS) SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-154/98); ACF Chemiefarma NV v Commission of the European Communities (41/69); Colin Joynson v Commission of the European Communities (T-231/99); Thyssen Stahl AG v Commission of the European Communities (C-194/99 P); Microsoft Corp. v Commission of the European Communities (T-201/04); Hoek Loos NV v Commission of the European Communities (T-304/02); 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); Erste Group Bank AG, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG and Österreichische Volksbanken AG v Commission of the European Communities (C-125/07); Commission of the European Communities v Chambre syndicale nationale des entreprises de transport de fonds et valeurs (Sytraval) and Brink's France SARL (C-367/95 P); Atlantic Container Line AB and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-191/98, T-212/98, T-213/98, T-214/98); Aalborg Portland A/S, Irish Cement Ltd, Ciments français SA, Italcementi - Fabbriche Riunite Cemento SpA, Buzzi Unicem SpA and Cementir - Cementerie del Tirreno SpA v Commission of the European Communities (C-204/00 P, C-205/00 P, C-211/00 P, C-213/00 P, C-217/00 P, C-219/00 P); Gerhard Züchner v Bayerische Vereinsbank AG (172/80); Competition Authority v Beef Industry Development Society Ltd and Barry Brothers (Carrigmore) Meats Ltd (C-209/07); SA Musique Diffusion française and others v Commission of the European Communities (100/80, 101/80, 102/80, 103/80); France Télécom SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-340/03); Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB v Commission of the European Communities (C-286/98 P); John Deere Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-7/95 P)