EU Competition Law Case Hoffman v La Roche Judgement Summary.pdf

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1、JUDGMENTOFTHECOURTOF13FEBRUARY19791Hoffmann-LaRoche&Co.AGvCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities"Dominantposition"Case85/761.Communitiylaw—Observanceoftherighttobeheard—Fundamentalprinciple—Fieldofapplication—Competition—Administrativeproceedings—Scopeoftheprinciple(C

2、ouncilRegulationNo17,Art.19(1);RegulationoftheCommissionNo99/63,Art.4)2.Competition—Administrativeproceedings—Commission'spowersofinvestigation—Informationcoveredbyprofessionalsecrecy—Useagainstanundertakingoftheobligationtoobserveprofessionalsecrecy—Condition—Observanceoftherightto

3、beheard(CouncilRegulationNo17,Art.20(2))3.Competition—Dominantposition—Relevantmarket—Delimitation—Productusablefordifferentpurposes(EECTreaty,Art.86)4.Competition—Dominantposition—Concept(EECTreaty,Art.86)5Competition—Dominantposition—Existence—Marketshare—Othercriteria(EECTreaty,A

4、rt.86)6.Competition—Dominantposition—Abuse—Concept(EECTreaty,Art.86)7.Competition—Dominantposition—Abuse—Agreementtoobtainsuppliesexclusivelyfromonesupplier—Fidelityrebates—"English"clause(EECTreaty,Art.86)8.Competition—Dominantposition—Abuse—Fidelityrebates—Applicationofdissimilarc

5、onditionstoequivalenttransactions(EECTreaty,Art86(c))1—LanguageoftheCase:German.461JUDGMENTOF13.2.1979—CASE85/761.Observanceoftherighttobeheardis3.Ifaproductcouldbeusedforinallproceedingsinwhichsanctions,differentpurposesandiftheseinparticularfinesorpenaltydifferentusesareinaccordan

6、cewithpayments,maybeimposedaeconomicneeds,whicharethemselvesfundamentalprincipleofCommunityalsodifferent,therearegoodgroundslawwhichmustberespectedevenifforacceptingthatthisproductmay,theproceedingsinquestionareaccordingtothecircumstances,administrativeproceedings.belongtoseparatema

7、rketswhichmaypresentspecificfeatureswhichdifferInthematterofcompetitionandinfromthestandpointbothofthethecontextofproceedingsforastructureandoftheconditionsoffindingofinfringementsofArticles85competition.Howeverthisfindingor86oftheTreaty,observanceofthedoesnotjustifytheconclusiontha

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