Case C- 132/19 Groupe Canal + v Commission (commitments) [Archived]


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Case C- 132/19 Groupe Canal + v Commission (commitments) [Archived]


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Competition expert

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ARCHIVED—this archived case hub reflects the position at the date of the judgment of 9 December 2020; it is no longer maintained.

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OutlineAppeal to the Court of Justice against the judgment of the General Court dismissing an action for annulment of the Commission’s decision to accept commitments from Paramount Pictures in the investigation into Cross-border access to pay-TV (Case AT.40023)..

Latest development On 9 December 2020, the Court of Justice issued its judgment, in which it allowed the appeal and annulled the Commission’s decision to accept commitments from Paramount Pictures. The Court of Justice essentially found that the Commission failed to properly consider the pre-existing rights of a third party (Canal +) and this amounted to a violation of the proportionality principle.

PartiesApplicant: Groupe Canal + (Canal +) is a French film and television studio and distributor. It is owned and controlled by Vivendi.

Defendant: European Commission

Market(s)Pay-TV broadcasting of films

BackgroundThe Commission’s investigation
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Annulment definition
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