Case C-113/04 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2\1 September 2006 — Technische Unie BV v Commission of the European Communities, CEF City Electrical Factors BV, CEF Holdings Ltd, Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied (Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in electrotechical fittings in the Netherlands — National wholesalers' association — Agreements and concerted practices having as their object a collective exclusive dealing arrangement and price-fixing — Fines)
Date: 2006-12-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), appeal, electrotechnology, restrictive trade practice, sale

2.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 294/5

Other parties to the proceedings: Technische Unie BV(represented
by: P. Bos and C. Hubert, lawyers), Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities
(represented by: W. Wils, Agent and
H. Gilliams, lawyer), CEF City Electrical Factors BV, CEF Hold-
ings Ltd (represented by J. Stuyck, C. Vinken Geijselaers and
M. Poelman, lawyers)

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2\1 September
2006 — Technische Unie BV v Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities, CEF City Electrical Factors BV, CEF
Holdings Ltd, Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging voor de
Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied

Re:

Federatieve Vereniging

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance
(First Chamber) of 16 December 2003 in Joined Cases T-5/00
and T-6/00 Nederlandse
de
Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied and Technische Unie BV v
Commission, by which the Court of First Instance dismissed the
application seeking
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 Federatieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op
Elektrotechnisch Gebied and Technische Unie) (OJ 2000 L 39,
p. 1)

voor

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1) Sets aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the Euro-
pean Communities 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 v
Commission solely in so far as the Court of First Instance,
in
examining the plea alleging breach of the 'reasonable time' prin-
ciple, omitted to ascertain whether the excessive duration, impu-
table to the Commission of the European Communities, of the
entire administrative procedure, including the phase preceding the
notification of the statement of objections, was capable of affecting
the future possibilities of the Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging
voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied to defend its inter-
ests;

2) Dismisses the remainder of the application;

3) Dismisses the action brought by the Nederlandse Federatieve Vere-
niging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied before the
Court of First Instance, in so far as it is based in part on the plea
alleging breach of the ‘reasonable time’ principle;

(Case C-113/04 P) (1)

(Appeal — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices —
in electrotechical fittings in the Netherlands —
Market
National wholesalers'
and
concerted practices having as their object a collective exclusive
dealing arrangement and price-fixing — Fines)

association — Agreements

(2006/C 294/08)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Appellant: Technische Unie BV (represented by: P. Bos and C.
Hubert, Lawyers)

Other parties to the proceedings: Commission of the European
(represented by: W. Wils, Agent, H. Gilliams,
Communities,
Lawyer), CEF City Electrical Factors BV, CEF Holdings Ltd,
Nederlandse Federatieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op
Elektrotechnisch Gebied (represented by: E. Pijnacker Hordijk,
Lawyer)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance
(First Chamber) 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, by which the Court of First
Instance
dismissed the application seeking 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
Federatieve Vereniging voor de
Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied and Technische Unie)
(OJ 2000 L 39, p. 1)

Operative part of the judgment

4) Orders

voor

the Nederlandse

Federatieve Vereniging

de
Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied to pay the costs of these
proceedings. The costs relating to the proceedings at first instance
which gave rise to the judgment 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 v Commission remain payable by the Nederlandse Federa-
tieve Vereniging voor de Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied,
in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 2 of the
operative part of that judgment.

voor

Federatieve Vereniging

1. Sets aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the Euro-
pean Communities of 16 December 2003 in Joined Cases T-5/00
and T-6/00 Nederlandse
de
Groothandel op Elektrotechnisch Gebied and Technische Unie v
Commission solely in so far as the Court of First Instance,
in
examining the plea alleging breach of the ‘reasonable time’ prin-
ciple, omitted to ascertain whether the excessive duration, impu-
table to the Commission of the European Communities, of the
entire administrative procedure, including the phase preceding the
notification of the statement of objections, was capable of affecting
the future possibilities of Technische Unie BV to defend its inter-
ests;

(1) OJ C 106, 30.04.04.

2. Dismisses the remainder of the application;

3. Dismisses the action brought by Technische Unie BV before the
Court of First Instance, in so far as it is based in part on the plea
alleging breach of the ‘reasonable time’ principle;

C 294/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.12.2006

4. Orders Technische Unie BV to pay the costs of these proceedings.
The costs relating to the proceedings at first instance which gave
rise to the judgment 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 v
Commission remain payable by Technische Unie BV, in accord-
ance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 3 of the operative
part of that judgment.

(1) OJ C 106, 30.04.2004.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 5 October 2006
— Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom
of Belgium

94/728/EC, Euratom on the system of the Communities' own
resources the entitlements established within the prescribed periods,

by failing to verify whether, since 1 January 1995, other delays in
making own resources available occurred following a late entry in
the accounts referred to in Article 6(3)(a) of Regulation No
1150/2000, by destroying the records covering that period and
by failing to inform the Commission of those delays in order to
enable it to calculate the default interest owing in terms of Article
11 of that regulation due to a delay in making own resources
available,

the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under
Articles 3, 6, 9, 10 and 11 of Regulation No 1150/2000
which, with effect from 31 May 2000, repealed and replaced
Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89 of 29 May
1989 implementing Decision 88/376/EEC, Euratom on the
system of the Communities' own resources, the purpose of which is
the same, and Article 10 EC;

2. Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs;

(Case C-275/04) (1)

3. Orders

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — External
Community transit — Regulations (EEC) No 2913/92 and
No 2454/93 — Communities' own resources — Making
available — Time-limits — Default interest — Failure to
keep and communicate supporting documents relating to the
establishment and making available of own resources)

(2006/C 294/09)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: C. Giolito and G. Wilms, Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: E. Dominko-
vits and M. Wimmer, Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by C. Jackson, Agent,
and M. Angiolini and R. Anderson, Barristers

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 6, 9,
10 and 11 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000
of 22 May 2000 implementing Decision 94/728/EC, Euratom
on the system of the Communities' own resources (OJ 2000 L
130, p. 1), which, as from 31 May 2000, repealed and replaced
Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1552/89 of 29 May
1989 implementing Decision 88/376/EEC, Euratom on the
system of the Communities' own resources (OJ 1989 L 155, p.
1) — Anomalies and delays found in the accounting entries of
own resources.

Ireland to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 217, 28.08.2004.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 September
2006 — Commission of the European Communities v
Kingdom of the Netherlands

(Joined Cases C-282/04 and C-283/04) (1)

(Failure by a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles
56(1) EC and 43 EC — Special shares (‘golden shares’) of
the Netherlands State in the companies KPN and TPG —
Distinction between ‘controlling holding’, ‘direct investment’
and ‘portfolio investment’ in the context of fundamental free-
doms — ‘State measure’ for the purposes of fundamental
freedoms — Guarantee of universal postal service)

(2006/C 294/10)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (repre-
sented by: H. Støvlbæk, A Nijenhuis and S. Noë, acting as
Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: H.G.
Sevenster, J.G.M. van Bakel and M. De Grave, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Re:

1. Declares that by failing to enter in the accounts referred to in
Article
Euratom)
No 1150/2000 of 22 May 2000 implementing Decision

Regulation

Council

6(3)(a)

(EC,

of

Failure by a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 43
and 56 EC — Rights attached to the Netherlands State's special
share in the company Koninklijke KPN NV