Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 23 April 2009 — AEPI Elliniki Etaireia pros Prostasian tis Pnevmatikis Idioktisias AE v Commission of the European Communities

(Case C-425/07 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Commission rejecting a complaint - Serious impediments to the proper functioning of the common market - Lack of Community interest)

2009/C 141/17

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Appellant: AEPI Elliniki Etaireia pros Prostasian tis Pnevmatikis Idioktisias AE (represented by: T. Asprogerakas Grivas, dikigoros)

Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre and T. Christoforou, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 12 July 2007 in Case T-229/05 AEPI v Commission, by which the Court dismissed as unfounded an action for the annulment of the Commission’s decision of 18 April 2005 to reject the applicant’s complaint concerning an alleged infringement of Articles 81 and/or 82 of the EC Treaty by the related-rights collective management bodies ERATO, APOLLON and GRAMMO which charged radio and television stations unreasonable amounts in respect of the related rights of singers, musicians and producers of music media

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 269, 10.11.2007.