Crown Holdings and Crown Cork & Seal Deutschland v Commission

Case T‑587/22(published in extract form)Crown Holdings, Inc.and Crown Cork & Seal Deutschland Holdings Gmb Hv European Commission Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of 2 October 2024( Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Metal packaging market – Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU – Cooperation between the Commission and the national competition authorities – Initiation of an investigation procedure by the Commission at the request of a national competition authority – Period for re-allocation – Obligation to state reasons – Legitimate expectations – Principle of subsidiarity – Rights of the defence – Proportionality – Principle of good administration – Counterclaim for re-evaluation of the amount of the fine following a settlement procedure )1.      Competition – Division of powers between the Commission and national competition authorities – Commission Notice on Cooperation within the Network of Competition Authorities – Legal nature – Indicative rule of conduct implying a self-limitation on the discretion of the Commission – Consequences(Council Regulation No 1/2003; Commission Notice 2004/C 101/03)(see paragraphs 34-43)2.      Competition – Division of powers between the Commission and national competition authorities – Commission Notice on Cooperation within the Network of Competition Authorities – Re-allocation of a case between competition authorities – Right of undertakings to have their case...