Source: EURLEX
Language: en
Format: md

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| 7.7.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 155/19 |

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Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 24 May 2007 — Duales System Deutschland v Commission

(Case T-151/01)[(1)](#ntr1-C_2007155EN.01001902-E0001)

(Competition - Abuse of a dominant position - Collection and recovery system for packaging carrying the Der Grüne Punkt logo and put into circulation in Germany - Decision finding abuse of a dominant position - Barrier to entry - Fee payable under the ‘Trade Mark Agreement’)

(2007/C 155/36)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Der Grüne Punkt — Duales System Deutschland GmbH, formerly Der Grüne Punkt — Duales System Deutschland AG (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: W. Deselaers, B. Meyring, E. Wagner and C. Weidemann, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: initially by S. Rating, and subsequently by P. Oliver, H. Gading and M. Schneider, and finally by W. Mölls and R. Sauer, Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Vfw AG (Cologne, Germany) (represented by H.F. Wissel and J. Dreyer, lawyers); Landbell AG für Rückhol-Systeme (Mayence, Germany); and BellandVision GmbH (Pegnitz, Germany) (represented by: A. Rinne and A. Walz, lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2001/463/EC of 20 April 2001 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 [EC] (Case COMP D3/34493 — DSD) ([OJ 2001 L 166, p. 1](./../../../legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=OJ:L:2001:166:TOC))

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

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| 1. | Dismisses the action; |

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| 2. | Orders the applicant, Der Grüne Punkt — Duales System Deutschland GmbH, to bear its own costs and those incurred by the Commission, Landbell AG Rückhol Systeme and BellandVision GmbH, including those relating to the interlocutory proceedings; |

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| 3. | Orders Vfw AG to bear its own costs, including those relating to the interlocutory proceedings. |

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