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Brenntag v Gaches Chimie (French Court of Cassation Z 15-50.107)

  1. 22 October 2015France

    22 October 2015France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 22 October 2015

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal admitted Gaches Chimie’s voluntary intervention in Brenntag’s appeal against Competition Authority decision no. 13-D-12 and ordered Brenntag to disclose specified case materials, while excluding leniency declarations and related materials and certain identified documents.

    1 year, 7 months and 30 days later · 608 days

  2. 21 June 2017France

    21 June 2017France

    Decision of the Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber in the case Z 15-50.107 dated 21 June 2017

    Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber

    Case no.
    Z 15-50.107
    Citation
    French Court of Cassation, Commercial Chamber, 21 June 2017, no. Z 15-50.107
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation declared Brenntag’s appeal inadmissible without a specially reasoned decision. It ordered the Brenntag companies to pay the costs, rejected their claim for procedural costs, and ordered them to pay Gaches Chimie EUR 3,000 under article 700 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    8 authorities · 21 participants
    Brenntag SA
    Representative
    SCP Nicolay, de Lanouvelle and Hannotin (For: Brenntag SA · Brenntag France Holding SAS · Brachem France Holding SAS · Brenntag Foreign Holding GmbH · Brenntag Beteiligung GmbH · Brenntag Holding GmbH)
    Brenntag France Holding SAS
    Representative
    SCP Nicolay, de Lanouvelle and Hannotin (For: Brenntag SA · Brenntag France Holding SAS · Brachem France Holding SAS · Brenntag Foreign Holding GmbH · Brenntag Beteiligung GmbH · Brenntag Holding GmbH)
    Brachem France Holding SAS
    Representative
    SCP Nicolay, de Lanouvelle and Hannotin (For: Brenntag SA · Brenntag France Holding SAS · Brachem France Holding SAS · Brenntag Foreign Holding GmbH · Brenntag Beteiligung GmbH · Brenntag Holding GmbH)
    Brenntag Foreign Holding GmbH
    Representative
    SCP Nicolay, de Lanouvelle and Hannotin (For: Brenntag SA · Brenntag France Holding SAS · Brachem France Holding SAS · Brenntag Foreign Holding GmbH · Brenntag Beteiligung GmbH · Brenntag Holding GmbH)
    Brenntag Beteiligung GmbH
    Representative
    SCP Nicolay, de Lanouvelle and Hannotin (For: Brenntag SA · Brenntag France Holding SAS · Brachem France Holding SAS · Brenntag Foreign Holding GmbH · Brenntag Beteiligung GmbH · Brenntag Holding GmbH)
    Brenntag Holding GmbH
    Representative
    SCP Nicolay, de Lanouvelle and Hannotin (For: Brenntag SA · Brenntag France Holding SAS · Brachem France Holding SAS · Brenntag Foreign Holding GmbH · Brenntag Beteiligung GmbH · Brenntag Holding GmbH)
    Gaches Chimie SAS
    Representative
    SCP Garreau, Bauer-Violas and Feschotte-Desbois (For: Gaches Chimie SAS)
    Solvadis GmbH
    Solvadis Holding SARL
    GEA Group AG
    DB Mobility Logistics AG
    French Competition Authority
    French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs
    Prosecutor General at the Paris Court of Appeal
    Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber
    Judge
    Mme X
    Judge
    Bregeon
    Advocate General
    Mme Y
    Other
    Court Reporter
    Graveline

    Authorities cited

    8
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Code of Commerce
      statute
    • European Convention on Human Rights, articles 6(1) and 8
      treaty
    • Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, article 48
      treaty
    • Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty
      regulation
    • Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, articles 101 and 102
      treaty
    • Directive 2014/104/EU of 26 November 2014, article 6
      directive
    • Pfleiderer (Court of Justice of the European Union, Pfleiderer, 14 June 2011, C-360/09)
      case

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