The EU court dismissed the allegations, stating that there was insufficient evidence to support the claim that Daimler had engaged in anti-competitive behaviour. The court’s ruling is a victory for the company, which has faced several similar lawsuits in recent years.

The allegations against Daimler were first made in 2016 when the European Commission conducted an investigation into anti-competitive practices in the trucking industry. The investigation resulted in fines for several companies, including Daimler, for their involvement in price-fixing and other anti-competitive behaviour.

Despite the fines, Daimler maintained that it had not engaged in any illegal behaviour and decided to appeal the decision. The latest ruling in favour of Daimler is a significant victory for the company as it validates its position and reputation as a reputable player in the trucking industry.

The decision is also a positive development for the industry as a whole, as it helps to clarify the boundaries of what constitutes anti-competitive behaviour. The EU court’s decision indicates that there must be concrete evidence of wrongdoing for a company to be found guilty of anti-competitive practices.

In response to the ruling, Daimler released a statement expressing satisfaction with the court’s decision and stating that it was committed to complying with all relevant competition laws. The company also expressed its hope that the ruling would help to promote fair competition in the trucking industry.

Overall, the EU court’s decision is a positive development for Daimler and the industry as a whole. It provides clarity on the issue of anti-competitive behaviour and reinforces the importance of evidence-based decision making in legal proceedings.

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For example, if the French judicial authorities identify terrorists hiding in Belgium, they can ask their Belgian counterparts to question witnesses or conduct searches on their own behalf. This new tool will simplify and speed up cross-border criminal investigations.

The European Investigation Order is based on mutual recognition, which means that each EU country is obliged to recognise and execute the request of the other country, as it would do with a decision coming from its own authorities.

The European Investigation Order will offer the following advantages:

• It creates a single, comprehensive legal instrument with a wide scope.
• It will replace the existing fragmented legal framework for gathering evidence.
• It will cover, for the participating Member States, the whole process of gathering evidence, from committing evidence to transferring existing evidence.
• Set strict deadlines for gathering the evidence requested.
• Member States have up to 30 days to decide whether to accept a request. If they accept it, they have 90 days to complete the requested investigative measure. Any delay will be communicated to the EU country that issued the European Investigation Order.
• Reduces the reasons for rejecting these requests.  The receiving authority can only refuse to execute the order in specific cases, e.g. if the request is contrary to the fundamental principles of the law of the country or damages the interests of national security.
• Reduces bureaucracy by introducing a standardised standard form translated into the official language of the executing State, whereby authorities can request assistance in seeking evidence.
• Protects the fundamental rights of defence. Issuing authorities should assess the necessity and proportionality of the requested investigative measure. The European Investigation Order must be issued or ratified by a judicial authority and may be requested by a suspected or accused person or by a lawyer acting on his behalf in accordance with the rights of the defence and the national criminal proceedings. Member States must ensure remedies equivalent to those available in a similar domestic case and ensure that the persons covered by the mandate are duly informed about these possibilities.

In particular, the European Investigation Order provides the following possibilities:

• temporary transfer of prisoners for the purpose of collecting evidence;
• Investigating the bank accounts and financial transactions of suspects or accused persons;
• secure telecommunication surveys and monitoring;
• evidence protection measures.

The Directive is based on the principle of mutual recognition of judicial decisions in the area of ​​gathering evidence for use in criminal proceedings.

This directive applies to all EU countries except Denmark and Ireland, which are not involved. The United Kingdom has decided to take part in the proposed directive. The Directive replaces existing EU systems of mutual legal assistance for obtaining evidence, in particular the 2000 Mutual Assistance Convention and Framework Decision 2003/577 / JHA on the freezing of evidence.

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