Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 2 October 2003 in Case C-199/99 P: Corus UK Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Agreements and concerted practices — European producers of beams)
Date: 2003-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), competition, exchange of information, fixing of prices, inter-company agreement, iron and steel industry, market-sharing agreement

C 275/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.11.2003

judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of
11 March 1999 in Case T-157/94 Ensidesa v Commission
[1999] ECR II-707, seeking to have that judgment set aside,
the other party to the proceedings being: Commission of the
European Communities (Agents:
J. Currall and W. Wils),
assisted by J. Rivas de Andrés), the Court (Fifth Chamber),
the Chamber,
composed of: M. Wathelet, President of
D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, P. Jann (Rapporteur) and S. von
Bahr, Judges; C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate General; M.-F. Contet,
Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment
on 2 October 2003, in which it:

1. Dismisses the appeal;

2. Orders Empresa Siderúrgica SA (Ensidesa) to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 299 of 16.10.1999.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

of 2 October 2003

in Case C-199/99 P: Corus UK Ltd v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Appeal — Agreements and concerted practices — European
producers of beams)

(2003/C 275/08)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case C-199/99 P, Corus UK Ltd, formerly British Steel plc,
established in London (United Kingdom),
(represented by
P. Collins and M. Levitt, solicitors): Appeal against the judg-
ment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communi-
ties (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of 11 March
1999 in Case T-151/94 British Steel v Commission [1999]
ECR II-629, seeking to have that judgment set aside, the other
party to the proceedings being: Commission of the European
Communities (Agents:
J. Currall and W. Wils, assisted by
J. Flynn, barrister), the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of:
M. Wathelet, President of the Chamber, D.A.O. Edward, A. La
Pergola, P. Jann (Rapporteur) and S. von Bahr, Judges; C. Stix-
Hackl, Advocate General; M.-F. Contet, Principal Adminis-
trator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 2 October
2003, in which it:

1. Dismisses the appeal;

2. Orders Corus UK Ltd to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 204 of 17.7.1999.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 30 September 2003

In Joined Cases C-57/00 P and C-61/00 P: Freistaat Sachsen,
Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH v Com-
mission of the European Communities (1)

(State aid — Compensation for the economic disadvantages
caused by the division of Germany — Serious disturbance in
the economy of a Member State — Regional economic
development — Community framework for State aid in the
motor vehicle industry)

(2003/C 275/09)

(Language of the case: German)

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

In Joined Cases C-57/00 P and C-61/00 P, Freistaat Sachsen
(represented by J. Sedemund) with an address for service in
Luxembourg (C-57/00 P), Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen
Sachsen GmbH (represented by M. Schütte) with an address
for service in Luxembourg (C-61/00 P): Appeals against the
judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of
15 December 1999 in Joined Cases T-132/96 and T-143/96
Freistaat Sachsen and Others v Commission [1999] ECR II-
3663, seeking to have that judgment set aside, the other parties
to the proceedings being: Commission of
the European
Communities (Agent: K.-D. Borchardt, assisted by M. Núñez-
Müller) with an address for service in Luxembourg, Federal
Republic of Germany (Agent: T. Oppermann) and United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Court,
composed of: G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President, J.-P. Puissoch-
et, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen and C.W.A. Timmermans
(Presidents of Chambers), D.A.O. Edward, P. Jann, V. Skouris,
F. Macken (Rapporteur), S. von Bahr and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues,
Judges; J. Mischo, Advocate General; H.A. Rühl, Principal
Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
30 September 2003, in which it:

1. Dismisses the appeals;

2. Orders the Freistaat Sachsen to pay the costs in Case C-57/

00 P;

3. Orders Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH to

pay the costs in Case C-61/00 P;