''T-Mobile Netherlands BV v Raad van bestuur van de Nederlandse Mededingingsautoriteit'' (2009
C-8/08is an
EU competition law
European competition law is the competition law in use within the European Union. It promotes the maintenance of competition within the European Single Market by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies to ensure that they do not crea ...
case, concerning the requirements for finding that firms have colluded with the "object" of harming competition.
Facts
T-Mobile phone operators in the Netherlands met once, and discussed reducing the remuneration for dealers of certain phone contracts. It was argued, among other things, that there was no evidence of harm to the final consumer.
Judgment
The Court of Justice held that the phone companies had engaged in an unlawful cartel, and there was no need to show harm to the final consumer.
See also
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EU competition law
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References
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European Union competition case law
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