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Case note on Case C-272/09 P, KME Germany and others v. Commission
Sibony, Anne-Lise
2012In Common Market Law Review, 49, p. 1977-2002
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Keywords :
Fundamental rights; right to a fair trial; ECHR; Charter; Competition law; Fines; Discretion; Judicial review; Unlimited jurisdiction; Full jurisdiction; Standard of control
Abstract :
[en] In KME, the applicant raised the issue of compatibility of EU courts review of Commission’s fines with the right to a fair trial protected by article 6 ECHR. Relying on article 47 of the Charter, the Court ruled that the review performed by the General Court did comply with the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial. Unlike the Advocate General, the Court did not rely chiefly on unlimited jurisdiction on fines. It ruled that the review of legality is capable of affording sufficient protection of parties procedural rights. It held in particular that “Courts cannot use the Commission’s margin of discretion […] as a basis for dispensing with the conduct of an in-depth review of the law and of the facts
Precision for document type :
Case briefs/Comments on statutes or statutory instruments
Disciplines :
European & international law
Economic & commercial law
Author, co-author :
Sibony, Anne-Lise ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de droit > Droit matériel européen
Language :
English
Title :
Case note on Case C-272/09 P, KME Germany and others v. Commission
Publication date :
December 2012
Journal title :
Common Market Law Review
ISSN :
0165-0750
eISSN :
1875-8320
Publisher :
Kluwer Law International, Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Volume :
49
Pages :
1977-2002
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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