Case C-290/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 3 July 2006 — Marketing Service Magdeburg GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Third party: Deutsche Post AG
Date: 2006-10-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: fixing of prices, interpretation of the law, postal service, provision of services, reduced price, universal service

C 261/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.10.2006

Parties to the main proceedings

Question referred

Applicant: Magdeburger Dienstleistungs- und Verwaltungs
GmbH (MDG)

Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Third party: Deutsche Post AG

Question referred

Is Article 47(2), in conjunction with Article 95 EC, the fifth
indent of Article 12, and Article 7(1) of Directive 97/67/EC, in
the version as amended by Directive 2002/39/EC of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council (1), to be interpreted as
meaning that, where a universal service provider applies special
tariffs for business customers who give postal
items to the
sorting office pre-sorted for the postal network, that universal
service provider is obliged to apply those special tariffs also to
undertakings which collect postal items from the sender and
give them pre-sorted for the postal network at the same access
point and on the same terms and conditions as business custo-
mers, without the universal service provider being permitted to
refuse to do so, having regard to its obligation to provide a
universal service?

(1) OJ 2002 L 176, p. 21.

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungs-
gericht Köln (Germany)
lodged on 3 July 2006 —
Marketing Service Magdeburg GmbH v Bundesrepublik
Deutschland, Third party: Deutsche Post AG

(Case C-290/06)

(2006/C 261/14)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Köln

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Marketing Service Magdeburg GmbH

Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Third party: Deutsche Post AG

Is Article 47(2), in conjunction with Article 95 EC, the fifth
indent of Article 12, and Article 7(1) of Directive 97/67/EC, in
the version as amended by Directive 2002/39/EC of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council (1), to be interpreted as
meaning that, where a universal service provider applies special
items to the
tariffs for business customers who give postal
sorting office pre-sorted for the postal network, that universal
service provider is obliged to apply those special tariffs also to
undertakings which collect postal items from the sender and
give them pre-sorted for the postal network at the same access
point and on the same terms and conditions as business custo-
mers, without the universal service provider being permitted to
refuse to do so, having regard to its obligation to provide a
universal service?

(1) OJ L 176, p. 21.

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungs-
gericht Köln lodged on 3 July 2006 — Deutsche Post AG
v Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Third Party: MDG Magde-
burger Dienstleistungs- und Verwaltungs GmbH

(Case C-291/06)

(2006/C 261/15)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Köln

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Deutsche Post AG

Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Third party: MDG Magdeburger Dienstleistungs- und Verwal-
tungs GmbH

Question referred

Is Article 47(2), in conjunction with Article 95 EC, the fifth
indent of Article 12, and Article 7(1) of Directive 97/67/EC, in
the version amended by Directive 2002/39/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 (1), to be inter-
preted as meaning that, where a universal service provider
applies special tariffs for business customers who give postal
items to the sorting office pre-sorted for the postal network,