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The Court of Justice annulled the commitment decision of EU
Commission where the Authority accepted commitments from Paramount
Pictures and found that the Commission failed to properly consider
the pre-existing rights of a third party (Canal +) and this
amounted to a violation of the proportionality principle. The
proportionality principle, that regulates the exercise of powers by
the EU, is enshrined in the Treaty on European Union under Article
5. According to this article, the action of the EU must be limited
to what is necessary to achieve the purposes of the Treaties. The