2.4.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/1


JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Grand Chamber)

of 15 February 2005

in Case C-12/03 P: Commission of the European Communities v Tetra Laval BV (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 - Decision declaring a ‘conglomerate-type’ concentration incompatible with the common market - Leveraging - Scope of judicial review - Factors to be taken into consideration - Behavioural commitments)

(2005/C 82/02)

Language of the case: English

In Case C-12/03 P: appeal under Article 49 of the EC Statute of the Court of Justice lodged on 8 January 2003 by Commission of the European Communities (Agents: M. Petite, A Whelan and P. Hellström), the other party to the proceedings being Tetra Laval BV, established in Amsterdam (Netherlands) (represented by A. Vandencasteele and D. Waelbroeck, M. Johnsson, A. Weitbrecht and S. Völcker) — the Court (Grand Chamber), composed of P. Jann, President of the First Chamber (acting as President), C.W.A. Timmermans and A. Rosas (Rapporteur), Presidents of Chambers, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; A. Tizzano, Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 15 February 2005, in which it:

1.

Dismisses the appeal;

2.

Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 70 of 22.03.2003.