1.6.2013
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 156/36
Judgment of the General Court of 12 April 2013 — SIAE v Commission
(Case T-433/08) (1)
(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Copyright relating to public performance of musical works via the internet, satellite and cable retransmission - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Sharing of the geographic market - Bilateral agreements between national collecting societies - Concerted practices precluding the possibility of granting multi-territory and multi-repertoire licences - Proof - Presumption of innocence)
2013/C 156/62
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Società italiana degli autori ed editori (SIAE) (Rome, Italy) (represented by: M. Siragusa, L. Vullo and S. Valentino, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci and F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment in part of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final of 16 July 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C2/38.698 — CISAC).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1.
Annuls Article 3 of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final of 16 July 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/C2/38.698 — CISAC), in so far as it concerns Società italiana degli autori ed editori (SIAE);
2.
Annuls Article 4(2) of Commission Decision C(2008) 3435 final as regards SIAE;
3.
Dismisses the remainder of the action;
4.
Orders the European Commission to pay the costs relating to the main proceedings;
5.
Orders SIAE and the Commission to each bear their own costs relating to the interim relief proceedings.
(1) OJ C 301, 22.11.2008.
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