Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 September 2003 in Case C-323/02: Commission of the European Communities v Hydrowatt SARL (Arbitration clause — Non-performance of contract — Termination — Recovery of sums advanced — Interest)
Date: 2003-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, action for annulment (EU), contract, electrical energy, national law, redemption

15.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 275/21

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Sixth Chamber)

of 25 September 2003

in Case C-170/02 P: Schlüsselverlag J.S. Moser GmbH and
Others v Commission of the European Communities (1)

(Appeal — Action for a declaration of failure to act —
Competition — Complaint — Control of concentrations —
Definition of a position for the purposes of Article 232 EC
— Inadmissibility)

(2003/C 275/36)

(First Chamber)

of 11 September 2003

in Case C-323/02: Commission of the European Communi-
ties v Hydrowatt SARL (1)

(Arbitration clause — Non-performance of contract —
Termination — Recovery of sums advanced — Interest)

(Language of the case: German)

(2003/C 275/37)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case C-170/02 P, Schlüsselverlag J.S. Moser GmbH, estab-
lished in Innsbruck (Austria), J. Wimmer Medien GmbH & Co.
KG, established in Linz (Austria), Styria Medien AG, established
in Graz (Austria), Zeitungs- und Verlags-Gesellschaft mbH,
established in Bregenz (Austria), Eugen Ruß Vorarlberger
Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH, established in Schwarz-
ach (Austria), ‘Die Presse’ Verlags-Gesellschaft mbH, established
in Vienna (Austria), and ‘Salzburger Nachrichten’ Verlags-
Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, established in Salzburg (Austria),
represented by M. Krüger, Rechtsanwalt: Appeal against the
order of the Court of First Instance of the European Communi-
ties (Third Chamber) of 11 March 2002 in Case T-3/02
Schlüsselverlag J.S. Moser and Others v Commission [2002]
ECR II-1473, seeking to have that order set aside, the other
party to the proceedings being: Commission of the European
Communities (Agent: K. Wiedner), the Court (Sixth Chamber),
composed of: J.-P. Puissochet (Rapporteur), President of the
Chamber, C. Gulmann, F. Macken, N. Colneric and J.N. Cunha
Rodrigues, Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; R. Grass,
Registrar, has given a judgment on 25 September 2003, in
which it:

1. Dismisses the appeal;

2. Orders Schlüsselverlag J.S. Moser GmbH, J. Wimmer Medien
GmbH & Co. KG, Styria Medien AG, Zeitungs- und Verlags-
Gesellschaft mbH, Eugen Ruβ Vorarlberger Zeitungsverlag und
Druckerei GmbH, ‘Die Presse’ Verlags-Gesellschaft mbH and
‘Salzburger Nachrichten’ Verlags-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
to pay the costs.

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

In Case C-323/02, Commission of the European Communities
(Agent: H. Støvlbaek assisted by E. Cabau) v Hydrowatt SARL,
established in Lyon (France): Application by the Commission
under Article 238 EC for recovery of the outstanding balance
of an advance paid by the applicant to the defendant under
Contract No HY 134/87 FR on the completion of a project
receiving financial support pursuant to Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3640/85 of 20 December 1985 on the promotion,
by financial support, of demonstration projects and industrial
pilot projects in the energy field (OJ 1985 L 350, p. 29), the
Court (First Chamber), composed of: M. Wathelet, President of
the Chamber, P. Jann (Rapporteur) and A. Rosas,
Judges;
A. Tizzano, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a
judgment on 11 September 2003, in which it:

1. Orders Hydrowatt SARL to pay to the Commission of
the European Communities the sum of EUR 25 109, plus
contractual interest of EUR 23 422,91;

2. Orders Hydrowatt SARL to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 156 of 29.6.2002.

(1) OJ C 289 of 23.11.2002.