Judgment of the General Court of 29 March 2012 — Spain v Commission

(Case T-398/07) (1)

(Competition - Abuse of dominant position - Spanish broadband internet access markets - Decision finding an infringement of Article 82 EC - Price-fixing - Margin squeeze - Sincere cooperation - Ultra vires application of Article 82 EC - Legal certainty - Protection of legitimate expectations)

(2012/C 138/22)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: N. Díaz Abad, abogado del Estado)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, É. Gippini Fournier and K. Mojzesowicz, Agents)

Re:

Annulment of Commission Decision C(2007) 3196 final of 4 July 2007 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 [EC] (Case COMP/38.784 — Wanadoo España v Telefónica).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 8, 12.1.2008.