Order — ECLI:EU:T:2003:152
Date: 2003-06-04
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Competition;Agreements, decisions and concerted practices;Transport
Concepts: General
Procedure: Action for annulment - decision unnecessary
Origin: Belgium;France;United Kingdom;Sweden

Summary of the Order 
Actions for annulment — Action contesting a Commission decision authorising the 
parties to an agreement between undertakings to implement the latter — Authorisation 
for a limited period which expired during the legal proceedings — Agreement not 
implemented — Action rendered devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate 
(Art. 230 EC; Council Regulation No 1017/68, Art. 12(3» 
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SUMMARY — CASE T-224/99 
An action for the annulment of a Commis­
sion decision deciding not to raise serious 
doubts in relation to certain provisions of 
an agreement falling within the scope of 
Regulation No 1017/68 applying rules of 
competition to transport by rail, road and 
inland waterway, will be devoid of pur­
pose, rendering it unnecessary to adjudi­
cate, where the exemption arising there­
from applied, by virtue of Article 12(3) of 
that regulation, only for a limited period 
which came to an end during the legal 
proceedings and, in addition, the provisions 
in question were not implemented by the 
parties to the agreement. 
(see paras 34, 38) 
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