Press Release: Judgment in Case C-382/12 P MasterCard Inc. and Others v Commission – Mastercard fees were anti-competitive, court upholds

The Court of Justice confirmed on the 11 September the judgment of the General Court and thus validated the Commission’s decision prohibiting the multilateral interchange fees applied by MasterCard.

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ESO: Background information: EU Court advises to rule against payment cards fees http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-court-advises-to-rule-against-payment-cards-fees/

BBC News, 11.09.14: Mastercard fees were anti-competitive, court upholds http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29154801

EurActiv, 08.09.14: EU court rulings add up to crunch week for MasterCard http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/eu-court-rulings-add-crunch-week-mastercard-308276

The Wall Street Journal, 11.09.14: MasterCard Loses EU Court Case Over Interchange Card Fees http://online.wsj.com/articles/mastercard-loses-eu-court-case-over-interchange-card-fees-1410427920

European Commission: MEMO/14/528: Antitrust: Commission welcomes Court judgment confirming that MasterCard's payment card interchange fees are anti-competitive http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-528_en.htm

EurActiv, 11.09.14: ECJ ruling exposes MasterCard to national antitrust probes http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/ecj-ruling-exposes-mastercard-national-antitrust-probes-308375

EUObserver, 11.09.14: Mastercard loses EU battle over card fees http://euobserver.com/news/125576

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