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European Commission v CK Telecoms UK Investments Ltd (C-376/20 P)
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European Commission v CK Telecoms UK Investments Ltd (C-376/20 P)

Judgment of 13 Jul 2023law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-376-20/para_86@2026-11-11

86However, the prospective nature of the economic analysis which the Commission must carry out precludes a requirement for that institution to meet a particularly high standard of proof in order to demonstrate that a concentration would or would not significantly impede effective competition.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-376/20 P · ECLI:EU:C:2023:561
Decided: 13 Jul 2023
Procedure: application to intervene
Ruled invalid: 62016TJ0399
Applicant: European Commission
Rapporteur: A. Arabadjiev
Advocate General: J. Kokott
Bench: 13 judges
K. Lenaerts, L. Bay Larsen, A. Arabadjiev, A. Prechal, M. Safjan, P.G. Xuereb, D. Gratsias, M.L. Arastey Sahún, J.-C. Bonichot, S. Rodin, F. Biltgen, J. Passer, Z. Csehi
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0376

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Interprets 1: CK Telecoms UK Investments Ltd v European Commission (T-399/16)
Cited by 19: Cargolux Airlines International SA v European Commission (C-401/22 P); Singapore Airlines Ltd and Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd v European Commission (C-379/22 P); Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) v European Commission (C-316/24); ABLV Bank AS, en liquidation v Single Resolution Board (C-602/22 P); Sanofi BV, anciennement Genzyme Europe BV v European Commission (T-483/22); European Central Bank and European Commission v Francesca Corneli (C-777/22); Brasserie Nationale (anc. Brasseries Funck-Bricher et Bofferding) and Munhowen SA v European Commission (T-289/24); EVH GmbH and Others v European Commission (C-464/23); NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH v European Commission (T-58/20); Deutsche Telekom AG v European Commission (T-64/20)2 provisions; Tele Columbus AG v European Commission (T-69/20); European Commission v Intel Corporation Inc (C-240/22 P); thyssenkrupp AG v European Commission (C-581/22 P)2 provisions; KS and Others v Council of the European Union and Others (C-29/22 P); Illumina Inc. and Grail LLC v European Commission (C-611/22 P); Portuguese Republic v European Commission (C-736/22); Biogaran SAS v European Commission (C-207/19); Remia Com Impex SRL v Autoritatea Naţională Sanitară Veterinară şi pentru Siguranţa Alimentelor and Direcţia Sanitară Veterinară şi pentru Siguranţa Alimentelor Dolj (C-10/23); Marián Kočner v European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) (C-755/21 P)
Cites 21: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corporation of America v Independent Music Publishers and Labels Association (Impala) (C-413/06); Knauf Gips KG v European Commission (C-407/08 P); Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance); Commission of the European Communities v Tetra Laval BV (C-12/03 P); PV v European Commission (C-640/20 P); United Brands Company and United Brands Continentaal BV v Commission of the European Communities (27/76); NV Nederlandsche Banden Industrie Michelin v Commission of the European Communities (322/81); Slovak Telekom, a.s. v European Commission (C-165/19 P); European Commission v Ireland and Others (C-272/12 P); Alcohol Countermeasure Systems (International) Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office (C-340/17); Patrick Grégor Puppinck and Others v European Commission (C-418/18 P); Orange Polska SA v European Commission (C-123/16 P); European Commission v United Parcel Service, Inc (C-265/17 P); Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 of 7 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (Text with EEA relevance); CK Telecoms UK Investments Ltd v European Commission (T-399/16); 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); Tetra Pak International SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-83/91); Bertelsmann AG and Sony Corporation of America v Independent Music Publishers and Labels Association (Impala) (C-413/06); European Commission v CK Telecoms UK Investments Ltd (C-376/20); 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)