Matter
Axiane Meunerie SAS v General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority (Paris Court of Appeal 12/09395)
- 17 June 2008France
17 June 2008France
Authorization of domiciliary search and seizure operations dated 17 June 2008
Liberty and Detention Judge, Paris Regional Court
- Decision summary
- The Liberty and Detention Judge of the Paris Regional Court authorized domiciliary search and seizure operations in the competition investigation concerning the packaged-flour sector and the businesses identified in the 3 July 2012 order.
4 years and 16 days later · 1477 days
- 3 July 2012France
3 July 2012France
Order of the Paris Court of Appeal in the case 12/09395 dated 3 July 2012
Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5 - Chamber 7
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal considered Axiane Meunerie SAS's application to suspend provisional enforcement of two fines imposed by the Competition Authority on 13 March 2012 for anti-competitive agreements concerning packaged flour imports between Germany and France and packaged-flour sales in France. It ordered suspension of payment of five-sixths of each fine—EUR 19,927,000 and EUR 44,032,000—until the appeals for annulment or reformation were decided on the merits, with costs to follow the merits proceedings.
Supporting details
4 authorities · 30 participants- Application
- Suspension of provisional enforcement of the Competition Authority's fines — Granted in part: payment suspended as to five-sixths of each fine pending the merits proceedings
Axiane Meunerie SAS (formerly Groupe Meunier Celbert)
- Representative
- Christian Valentie (For: Axiane Meunerie SAS (formerly Groupe Meunier Celbert) · Minoteries Cantin SAS)
- Representative
- SCP Fisselier et Associés (For: Axiane Meunerie SAS (formerly Groupe Meunier Celbert) · Minoteries Cantin SAS)
- Representative
- Didier Malka (For: Axiane Meunerie SAS (formerly Groupe Meunier Celbert) · Minoteries Cantin SAS)
General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority
- Representative
- [D] [H] (For: General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority)
Minoteries Cantin SAS
- Representative
- Christian Valentie (For: Axiane Meunerie SAS (formerly Groupe Meunier Celbert) · Minoteries Cantin SAS)
- Representative
- SCP Fisselier et Associés (For: Axiane Meunerie SAS (formerly Groupe Meunier Celbert) · Minoteries Cantin SAS)
- Representative
- Didier Malka (For: Axiane Meunerie SAS (formerly Groupe Meunier Celbert) · Minoteries Cantin SAS)
Nutrixo SAS
- Representative
- Olivier de Juvigny (For: Nutrixo SAS · Grands Moulins de Paris SA)
- Representative
- Thibault Reymond (For: Nutrixo SAS · Euromill Nord SA · Grands Moulins de Paris SA)
- Representative
- SCP Viguie Schmidt Peltier Juvigny (For: Nutrixo SAS · Euromill Nord SA · Grands Moulins de Paris SA)
Euromill Nord SA
- Representative
- Thibault Reymond (For: Nutrixo SAS · Euromill Nord SA · Grands Moulins de Paris SA)
- Representative
- SCP Viguie Schmidt Peltier Juvigny (For: Nutrixo SAS · Euromill Nord SA · Grands Moulins de Paris SA)
Grands Moulins de Paris SA
- Representative
- Olivier de Juvigny (For: Nutrixo SAS · Grands Moulins de Paris SA)
- Representative
- Thibault Reymond (For: Nutrixo SAS · Euromill Nord SA · Grands Moulins de Paris SA)
- Representative
- SCP Viguie Schmidt Peltier Juvigny (For: Nutrixo SAS · Euromill Nord SA · Grands Moulins de Paris SA)
Moulins Soufflet SA
- Representative
- Jérôme Philippe (For: Moulins Soufflet SA)
- Representative
- Freshfields (For: Moulins Soufflet SA)
France Farines SA
- Representative
- François Teytaud (For: France Farines SA)
- Representative
- Lena Sersiron (For: France Farines SA)
Friessinger Mühle GmbH
- Representative
- Ombeline Ancelin (For: Friessinger Mühle GmbH)
- Representative
- Hogan Lovells LLP (For: Friessinger Mühle GmbH)
Flechtorfer Mühle Walter Thönebe GmbH & Co KG
- Representative
- Frédéric Ingold (For: Flechtorfer Mühle Walter Thönebe GmbH & Co KG)
- Representative
- Jean Paul Eisele (For: Flechtorfer Mühle Walter Thönebe GmbH & Co KG)
Minister of Economy and Finance
- Representative
- [W] [I] (For: Minister of Economy and Finance)
Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5 - Chamber 7
- Judge
- Marie-Claude Apelle
- Advocate General
- François Vaissette
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Carole Meunier