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Dole Food Company, Inc. and Dole Fresh Fruit Europe v European Commission (C-286/13 P)
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Dole Food Company, Inc. and Dole Fresh Fruit Europe v European Commission (C-286/13 P)

Judgment of 19 Mar 2015law://eu/cjeu/2013/c-286-13/para_143@2026-11-10

143It is the intention to ensure that the fine has sufficient deterrent effect which justifies the taking into account of the financial capacity of the undertaking concerned (see judgment in Lafarge v Commission, C‑413/08 P, EU:C:2010:346, paragraph 104).

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-286/13 P · ECLI:EU:C:2015:184
Decided: 19 Mar 2015
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicants: Dole Food Company, Inc; Dole Fresh Fruit Europe
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: A. Arabadjiev
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 5 judges
R. Silva de Lapuerta, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, J.L. da Cruz Vilaça
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62013CJ0286

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Agreements, decisions and concerted practices Common organisation of the markets

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Cites 20: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 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); Guardian Industries Corp. and Guardian Europe Sàrl v European Commission (C-580/12 P); Schindler Holding Ltd and Others v European Commission (C-501/11 P); Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (C-385/07); SA Musique Diffusion française and others v Commission of the European Communities (C-100/80); Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-397/03); Lafarge SA v European Commission (C-413/08 P)2 provisions; Thyssen Stahl AG v Commission of the European Communities (C-194/99 P); Team Relocations NV and Others v European Commission (C-444/11); Dole Food Company, Inc. and Dole Germany OHG v European Commission (T-588/08); 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); Alliance One International Inc., formerly Standard Commercial Corp., and Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. Inc. v European Commission and European Commission v Alliance One International Inc. and Others (C-628/10 P, C-14/11 P); Groupement des cartes bancaires (CB) v European Commission (C-67/13 P); Britannia Alloys & Chemicals Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-76/06 P); Dole Food Company Inc. and Dole Fresh Fruit Europe v European Commission (C-286/13); MasterCard Inc. and Others v European Commission (C-382/12 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); Ziegler SA v European Commission (C-439/11 P); Fabbrica italiana accumulatori motocarri Montecchio SpA (FIAMM) and Fabbrica italiana accumulatori motocarri Montecchio Technologies LLC, Giorgio Fedon & Figli SpA and Fedon America, Inc. v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities (C-120/06)