Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 2 October 2003 in Case C-176/99 P: ARBED SA v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Agreements and concerted practices — European producers of beams — Notification of the statement of objections)
Date: 2003-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), competition, exchange of information, inter-company agreement, iron and steel industry, market-sharing agreement

15.11.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

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(Information)

COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF JUSTICE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

3. Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

of 30 September 2003

Ireland to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 336 of 9.11.1996.

in Case C-301/96: Federal Republic of Germany v Com-
mission of the European Communities (1)

(State aid — Decision 96/666/EC — Compensation for the
economic disadvantages caused by the division of Germany
— Serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State —
Regional economic development)

(2003/C 275/01)

(Language of the case: German)

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

In Case C-301/96, Federal Republic of Germany (Agents: W.-
D. Plessing and T. Oppermann) v Commission of the European
Communities (Agent: K.-D. Borchardt, assisted by M. Núñez
Müller), supported by United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland (Agent: J.E. Collins): Application for partial
annulment of Commission Decision 96/666/EC of 26 June
1996 concerning aid granted by Germany to the Volkswagen
Group in Mosel and Chemnitz (OJ 1996 L 308, p. 46), the
Court, composed of: G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President, J.-P.
Puissochet, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen and C.W.A. Timmer-
mans (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 application;

2. Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs;

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

of 2 October 2003

in Case C-176/99 P: ARBED SA v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Appeal — Agreements and concerted practices — European
producers of beams — Notification of the statement of
objections)

(2003/C 275/02)

(Language of the case: French)

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

In Case C-176/99 P, ARBED SA established in Luxembourg
(Luxembourg),
(represented by A. Vandencasteele): Appeal
against the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the
European Communities (Second Chamber, Extended Compo-
sition) of 11 March 1999 in Case T-137/94 ARBED v
Commission [1999] ECR II-303, 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.-Y. Art), 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:

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Official Journal of the European Union

15.11.2003

1. Annuls the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 March

1. Dismisses the appeal;

1999 in Case T-137/94 ARBED v Commission;

2. Annuls Commission Decision 94/215/ECSC of 16 February
1994 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 65 of the
ECSC Treaty concerning agreements and concerted practices
engaged in by European producers of beams in so far as it
concerns ARBED SA;

3. Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay
the costs of both the proceedings before the Court of First
Instance and the present appeal proceedings.

(1) OJ C 299 of 16.10.1999.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

of 2 October 2003

in Case C-179/99 P: Eurofer ASBL v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

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

(2003/C 275/03)

(Language of the case: German)

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

In Case C-179/99 P, Eurofer ASBL, established in Luxembourg
(Luxembourg), (represented by N. Koch): Appeal against the
judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European
Communities (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of
11 March 1999 in Case T-136/94 Eurofer v Commission
[1999] ECR II-263, 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 H.-J. Freund), 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
Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
2 October 2003, in which it:

2. Orders Eurofer ASBL 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-182/99 P: Salzgitter AG v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

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

(2003/C 275/04)

(Language of the case: German)

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

In Case C-182/99 P, Salzgitter AG, formerly Preussag Stahl
AG, established in Salzgitter (Germany),
(represented by
H. Satzky and C. Frick): Appeal against the judgment of the
Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Second
Chamber, Extended Composition) of 11 March 1999 in Case
T-148/94 Preussag v Commission [1999] ECR II-613, seeking
to have that judgment set aside in part, the other party to the
proceedings being: Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: J. Currall and W. Wils, assisted by H.-J. Freund), the
Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: M. Wathelet, President of
the Chamber, D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, P. Jann (Rappor-
teur) 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 Salzgitter AG to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 299 of 16.10.1999.