Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 December 2003 In Joined Cases T-5/00 and T-6/00: Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied and Technische Unie BV v Commission of the European Communities (Decisions, agreements and concerted practices — Sale of electrotechnical fittings in the Netherlands — National association of wholesalers — Collective exclusive dealing and price-fixing agreements — Fines)
Date: 2004-03-20
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), electrotechnology, restrictive trade practice, sale

20.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 71/23

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 16 December 2003

of 17 December 2003

In Joined Cases T-5/00 and T-6/00: Nederlandse Federatie-
ve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch
Gebied and Technische Unie BV v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Decisions, agreements and concerted practices — Sale of
electrotechnical fittings in the Netherlands — National
association of wholesalers — Collective exclusive dealing
and price-fixing agreements — Fines)

(2004/C 71/40)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

in Case T-146/01: DLD Trading Co. v Council of the
European Union (1)

(Non-contractual liability — Causal link between the con-
duct complained of and the alleged damage — No such link)

(2004/C 71/41)

(Language of the case: German)

lawyers, applicant

In Joined Cases T-5/00 and T-6/00, Nederlandse Federative
Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied,
represented by
established in the Hague (Netherlands),
E. Pijnacker Hordijk and S.B. Noë,
in
Case T-5/00, Technische Unie BV, established in Amstelveen
(Netherlands), represented by P. Bos and B. Eschweiler, lawyers,
with an address for service in Luxembourg, v Commission of
the European Communities (Agents: W. Wils and H. Gilliams),
supported by CEF City Electrical Factors BV, established in
Rotterdam (Netherlands), and by CEF Holdings Ltd, established
in Kenilworth (United Kingdom), represented by C. Vinken-
Geijselaers and J. Stuyck, lawyers, with an address for service
in Luxembourg: Application for the annulment of Commission
Decision 2000/117/EC of 26 October 1999 concerning a
proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case IV/
33.884 Nederlandse Federative Vereniging voor de Groothan-
del op Elektrotechnisch Gebied and Technische Unie)
(OJ
2000, L 39, p. 1), the Court of First Instance (First Chamber),
composed of: B. Vesterdorf, President, N.J. Forwood and
H. Legal, Judges; J. Plingers, Administrator, for the Registrar,
has given a judgment on 16 December 2003, in which it:

lawyers, v Council of

In Case T-146/01, DLD Trading Co., established in Brno (Czech
Republic), represented by J. Hintermayr, G. Minichmayr,
the
P. Burgstaller and M. Krüger,
European Union (Agents: M.-C. Giorgi, A.-M. Colaert and
J.-P. Hix), Republic of Austria (Agents: C. Pesendorfer and
W. Okresek and H. Ossi), Commission of the European
Communities (Agent: J. Schieferer) and Republic of Finland
(Agents: T. Pynnä and A. Guimaraes-Purokoski): Application
for compensation for damage claimed to have been suffered
by reason of the unlawfulness of, first, Council Regulation (EC)
No 2744/98 of 14 December 1998 amending Regulation (EC)
No 355/94 and extending the temporary derogation applicable
to Austria (OJ 1998 L 345, p. 9) and, second, Council Directive
69/169/EEC of 28 May 1969 on the harmonisation of
provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative
action relating to exemption from turnover tax and excise duty
on imports in international travel (OJ, English Special Edition
1969 (I), p. 232), as amended, the Court of First Instance (First
Chamber), composed of: B. Vesterdorf, President, P. Lindh and
H. Legal, Judges; I. Natsinas, Administrator, for the Registrar,
has given a judgment on 17 December 2003, in which it:

1. Dismisses the applications;

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the applicant in Case T-5/00 to bear its own costs and
to pay those of the Commission and of the interveners, including
those relating to the application for interim measures in Case
T-5/00 R;

3. Orders the applicant in Case T-6/00 to bear its own costs and

to pay those of the Commission and of the interveners.

2. Orders the applicant to bear its own costs and those incurred

by the Council;

3. Orders the Commission, the Republic of Austria and the

Republic of Finland to bear their own costs.

(1) OJ C 149 of 27.5.2000

(1) OJ C 289 of 13.10.2001.