HeidelbergCement and Schwenk Zement v Commission

Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2020 – Heidelberg Cement and Schwenk Zement v Commission(Case T-380/17) 1(Competition – Concentrations – Market for grey cement in Croatia – Decision declaring the concentration incompatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement – Undertakings concerned – Relevant market – Substantial part of the internal market – Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition – Commitments – Rights of the defence – Partial referral to the national authorities)Language of the case: English Parties Applicants: Heidelberg Cement AG (Heidelberg, Germany) and Schwenk Zement KG (Ulm, Germany) (represented by: U. Denzel, C. von Köckritz, P. Pichler, U. Soltész, M. Raible and G. Wecker, lawyers)Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Dawes, H. Leupold and T. Vecchi, acting as Agents)Intervener in support of the applicants: Duna-Dráva Cement Kft. (Vác, Hungary) (represented by: C. Bán and Á. Papp, lawyers)Re:Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission decision C(2017) 1650 final of 5 April 2017 declaring a concentration incompatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement (Case M.7878 – Heidelberg Cement/Schwenk/Cemex Hungary/Cemex Croatia). Operative part of the judgment The Court:Dismisses the action;Orders Heidelberg Cement AG and Schwenk Zement KG to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;Orders Duna-Dráva Cement Kft. to bear its own costs relating to...