“Diamonds are Forever”: a Look into the Alrosa Judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities

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Damien Gerard, Jul 31, 2007

On July 11, 2007, the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (CFI) issued two important judgments in the field of competition law, Schneider Electric v. Commission (cf. T-351/03), and Alrosa Company Ltd. v. Commission (cf. T-170/06). The Alrosa ruling received much less press coverage than the Schneider one, although it is no less remarkable. In its decision in Alrosa, (the “Judgment&