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Deutsche Telekom AG v European Commission (C-152/19 P)
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Deutsche Telekom AG v European Commission (C-152/19 P)

Judgment of 25 Mar 2021law://eu/cjeu/2019/c-152-19/para_45@2026-11-10

45The imposition of those conditions was justified by the specific circumstances of that case which consisted in a refusal by a dominant undertaking to give a competitor access to infrastructure that it had developed for the needs of its own business, to the exclusion of any other conduct.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-152/19 P · ECLI:EU:C:2021:238
Decided: 25 Mar 2021
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Deutsche Telekom AG
Defendant: European Commission
Rapporteur: A. Prechal
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 5 judges
A. Prechal, K. Lenaerts, N. Wahl, F. Biltgen, L.S. Rossi
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62019CJ0152

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Cites 23: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)3 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive); Global Steel Wire, SA and Others v European Commission (C-457/16); Vantaan kaupunki v Skanska Industrial Solutions Oy and Others (C-724/17); Akzo Nobel NV and Others v European Commission (C-516/15 P); Elf Aquitaine SA v European Commission (C-521/09 P); Alcogroup and Alcodis v European Commission (C-403/18 P); Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Text with EEA relevance); Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB v Commission of the European Communities (C-286/98 P); Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet (C-23/14); European Commission v United Parcel Service, Inc (C-265/17 P); Toshiba Corp. v European Commission (C-623/15 P); Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. v European Commission and European Commission v Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (C-293/13 P, C-294/13 P); Deutsche Telekom AG v European Commission (C-280/08 P); Solvay SA v European Commission (C-109/10 P); Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. v Commission of the European Communities (48/69); Akzo Nobel NV and Others v Commission of the European Communities (C-97/08); Intel Corp. v European Commission (C-413/14 P); Generics (UK) Ltd and Others v Competition and Markets Authority (C-307/18); Konkurrensverket v TeliaSonera Sverige AB (C-52/09); Oscar Bronner GmbH & Co. KG v Mediaprint Zeitungs- und Zeitschriftenverlag GmbH & Co. KG, Mediaprint Zeitungsvertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and Mediaprint Anzeigengesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (C-7/97); Telefónica SA and Telefónica de España SAU v European Commission (C-295/12 P)