Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 11 November 2010 — Transportes Evaristo Molina, SA v European Commission

(Case C-36/09 P) (1)

(Appeal - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Service station market in Spain - Long-term exclusive fuel supply agreements - Commission decision - Right of purchase granted to certain service stations - Conditions of supply by Repsol - List of the service stations concerned - Action for annulment - Time-limits for commencing proceedings - Starting point)

2011/C 13/06

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Appellant: Transportes Evaristo Molina, SA (represented by: A. Hernández Pardo, S. Beltrán Ruiz and M.L. Ruiz Ezquerra, abogados)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. Gippini Fournier, acting as Agent)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Repsol Comercial de Productos Petrolíferos SA (represented by: F. Lorente Hurtado and P. Vidal Martínez, abogados)

Re:

Appeal brought against the order of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 14 November 2008 in Case T-45/08 Transportes Evaristo Molina v Commission dismissing the action for annulment of Commission Decision 2006/446/EC of 12 April 2006 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 EC (Case COMP/B-1/38.348 — Repsol CPP) (summary published in OJ 2006 L 176, p. 104) making binding the undertakings given by Repsol CPP, adopted in accordance with Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 [EC] and 82 [EC] (OJ 2003 L 1, p. 1)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 82, 4.4.2009.