Air France v Total Outre-Mer and others (Paris Court of Appeal 2011/18245)

Procedural record

1. 28 March 2013France

   28 March 2013France

   Decision of the Paris Court of Appeal in case 2011/18245 dated 28 March 2013

   Paris Court of Appeal

   Case no.

   2011/18245

   Decision summary

   The court admitted Air France's intervention and rejected the appeals by Esso SAF, Chevron Products Company, Société des Pétroles Shell, Total Outre-Mer and Total Réunion against the Competition Council's decision on concerted conduct during Air France's 2002 jet-fuel tender for its Réunion airport operations. The appellants were condemned jointly to pay the costs.

   Participants

   Société des Pétroles Shell

   Chevron Products Company

   Total Outre-Mer

   Total Réunion

   Esso SAF

   Air France

   Paris Court of Appeal

   Judge

   Pascale Beaudonnet

   Judge

   Brigitte Chokron

   Judge

   Christian Fauqué

   Authorities cited

   12

   • French Commercial Code
     statute
   • French Code of Civil Procedure
     statute
   • Treaty establishing the European Community
     treaty
   • Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
     treaty
   • Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2003 of 16 December 2002
     regulation
   • United Kingdom Competition Act 1998
     statute
   • French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber, judgment of 1 March 2011
     case-law
   • French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber, judgment of 31 January 2012
     case-law
   • European Convention on Human Rights
     treaty
   • Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
     treaty
   • European Commission Communication 2004/C 101/07
     other
   • European Commission Communication on agreements of minor importance
     other