Case C-719/21 P: CJEU dismisses Jouvin v Commission appeal; Commission discretion and appellate limits in rejecting Article 101 cartel complaint linked to postal sector patent standardisation
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Appeal challenging the General Court’s order in Case T‑472/20, which dismissed proceedings contesting the Commission’s decision of 20 May 2020. That decision refused a complaint by Mr Frédéric Jouvin alleging anti‑competitive co‑ordination by a cartel comprising several companies operating in the postal, distribution and delivery sectors (Commission Decision C(2020) 3503 final).
Outcome
On 12 January 2023, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment, rejecting the appeal in full as being partly unfounded and partly inadmissible. Notably, the Court held that Mr Jouvin did not identify any error of law said to vitiate the order under challenge. It further recalled that, in the context of an appeal, and absent an allegation of distortion of the facts, the Court of Justice cannot revisit the General Court’s assessment of the facts and the evidence, nor undertake a new evaluation of the factual circumstances and the material relied upon...
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