KPN v Commission (Competition - Concentrations of undertakings - Order) [2019] EUECJ T-691/18_CO (06 May 2019)

KPN v Commission (Competition - Concentrations of undertakings - Order) [2019] EUECJ T-691/18_CO (06 May 2019)

Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV failed to establish a direct, existing interest in the result of the case as required by Article 40 of the Statute, since any effect on its legal or economic position would be indirect and not a consequence of the operative part of the judgment.

Citation
[2019] EUECJ T-691/18_CO
Parties
Applicant: KPN BV; Defendant: European Commission; Intervener: VodafoneZiggo Group Holding BV; Intervener: Vodafone Group plc; Intervener: Liberty Global Europe Holding BV; Applicant to Intervene: Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
06 May 2019
Procedural Posture
Competition Annulment Application / Interlocutory Order on Intervention
Outcome
Application to intervene dismissed.
Legal Topics
Concentrations of Undertakings, Intervention, Annulment Proceedings, Relevant Market Definition
Competition Law EU Law Concentrations of Undertakings Intervention Annulment Proceedings Relevant Market Definition

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Parties

KPN BV

Applicant

European Commission

Defendant

VodafoneZiggo Group Holding BV

Intervener

Vodafone Group plc

Intervener

Liberty Global Europe Holding BV

Intervener

Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV

Applicant to Intervene

Procedural Posture

Competition Annulment Application / Interlocutory Order on Intervention

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV has a direct and present interest in the result of the case sufficient to justify intervention

Ratio Decidendi

Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV failed to establish a direct, existing interest in the result of the case as required by Article 40 of the Statute, since any effect on its legal or economic position would be indirect and not a consequence of the operative part of the judgment.

Court Disposition

Application to intervene dismissed.

Orders

  • The application to intervene is dismissed.
  • Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV, KPN BV and the European Commission shall bear their own costs relating to the application to intervene.