Case C- 67/13 Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB) v Commission ('by object' restrictions) [Archived]

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Case C- 67/13 Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB) v Commission ('by object' restrictions) [Archived]

Published by a LexisNexis Competition expert

Practice notes

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ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 11 September 2014; it is no longer maintained.

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Case facts

Outline

Appeal brought by Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB) against the judgment of the General Court upholding the commission decision of 10 October 2007 finding that CB restricted competition with certain fees and tariffs which hindered the issuance of payment cards in France by new entrants. In particular, the appellant seeks to set aside the General Court judgment on the grounds that the Commission erred in law in the application of the concept of restriction of competition 'by object'.

On 11 September 2014, the Court of Justice upheld CB’s appeal and set aside the General Court judgment on the basis that the General Court could not properly have concluded that the pricing measures adopted by CB had as ‘their object’ the restriction of competition.

This case is notable insofar as it reviews the ‘by object’/’by effect’ distinction

Jurisdiction(s):

United Kingdom

Key definition:

Commission definition

What does Commission mean?

In the context of the bribery Act 2010, a commission is the giving of a financial advantage, although it is not necessarily a bribe.

Case C- 67/13 Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB) v Commission ('by object' restrictions) [Archived]

Published by a LexisNexis Competition expert

Case C- 67/13 Groupement des Cartes Bancaires (CB) v Commission ('by object' restrictions) [Archived]

Published by a LexisNexis Competition expert

Case facts

Key definition:

Commission definition

What does Commission mean?

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