13.12.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 502/30 |
Order of the General Court of 14 October 2021 — Amazon.com and Others v Commission
(Case T-19/21) (1)
(Action for annulment - Competition - Abuse of dominant position - Online sales - Decision to open an investigation - Territorial scope of the investigation - Exclusion of Italy - Act not open to challenge - Preparatory act - Inadmissibility)
(2021/C 502/46)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Amazon.com, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States), Amazon Services Europe Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg), Amazon EU Sàrl (Luxembourg), Amazon Europe Core Sàrl (Luxembourg) (represented by: A. Komninos and G. Tantulli, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Ernst, T. Franchoo, G. Meessen and C. Sjödin, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking the partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 7692 final of 10 November 2020 initiating proceedings under Article 102 TFEU in Case AT.40703 Amazon — Buy Box.
Operative part of the order
1. | The action is dismissed. |
2. | There is no need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene of the Italian Republic, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Competition and Market Authority, Italy), the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the Computer & Communications Industry Association. |
3. | Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon Services Europe Sàrl, Amazon EU Sàrl and Amazon Europe Core Sàrl shall bear their own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Commission. |
4. | The Italian Republic, the Competition and Market Authority, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the Computer & Communications Industry Association shall bear their own costs relating to the applications to intervene. |
(1) OJ C 72, 1.3.2021.