C-511/23Caronte & Tourist SpA v Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato

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Reference for a preliminary ruling – Competition – Article 102 TFEU – Abuse of dominant position – Empowering national competition authorities to enforce the rules on competition – Directive (EU) 2019/1 – Independence of national competition authorities – Article 4(5) – Setting priorities for the proceedings for the enforcement of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU – Fines on undertakings and associations of undertakings – Article 13 – Procedures for infringement of the rules of competition law – Compliance with a reasonable time limit – National legislation requiring the national authority to issue a statement of objections within a time limit of 90 days of knowledge of the essential elements of the infringement – Automatic annulment in its entirety of the decision of the national competition authority in the event of failure to comply with that time limit – Principle ne bis in idem – Revocation of the power to initiate new infringement proceedings in respect of the same facts – Principle of effectiveness – Rights of defence of undertakings.

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