Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 February 2017

AppealGroundsLack of specific criticism of a point of the General Court’s reasoning and of legal arguments in support of the appealInadmissibility

(Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Arts 168(1)(d) and 169(2))

(see paras 18, 19)

AppealGroundsInadequate statement of reasonsReliance by the General Court on implied reasoningLawfulnessConditions

(Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 36 and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 81)

(see paras 20, 21)

CompetitionAdministrative procedureCommission decision finding an infringementJudicial reviewAdversarial nature of the procedure followed before the EU CourtsObligations of the undertaking challenging the Commission’s decision

(Art. 81(1) EC)

(see paras 22, 26)

CompetitionEU rulesInfringementsAttributionImputability to an undertaking of the conduct of its organsConditionsAction of a person authorised to act on behalf of the undertaking

(Art. 81 EC)

(see paras 28-30)

Acts of the institutionsObligation to state reasonsSubject matterScope

(Art. 253 EC)

(see para. 40)

AppealGroundsMistaken assessment of the factsInadmissibilityReview by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidencePossible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted

(Art. 256(1) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)

(see paras 45-48)

CompetitionAdministrative procedureCommission decision finding an infringementBurden of proving the infringement and its duration on the CommissionExtent of the burden of proofProof adduced by a number of indicia and coincidences pointing to the existence and duration of continuous anti-competitive practicesLawfulness

(Art. 81 EC)

(see paras 51, 52)

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the appeal;

2. Orders Tudapetrol Mineralölerzeugnisse Nils Hansen KG to pay the costs.