CELEX: C2006/224/14
Language: en
Date: 2006-09-16 00:00:00
Title: Case C-519/04 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 July 2006 — David Meca-Medina, Igor Majcen v Commission of the European Communities, Republic of Finland (Appeal — Rules adopted by the International Olympic Committee concerning doping control — Incompatibility with the Community rules on competition and freedom to provide services — Complaint — Rejection)

16.9.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 224/8
            
         Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 July 2006 — David Meca-Medina, Igor Majcen v Commission of the European Communities, Republic of Finland
   (Case C-519/04 P) (1)
   
   (Appeal - Rules adopted by the International Olympic Committee concerning doping control - Incompatibility with the Community rules on competition and freedom to provide services - Complaint - Rejection)
   (2006/C 224/14)
   Language of the case: French
   Parties
   
      Appellants: David Meca-Medina, Igor Majcen (represented by: J.-L. Dupont and M.-A. Lucas, avocats)
   
      Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: O. Beynet and A. Bouquet, Agents)
   
      Intervener in support of the defendants: Republic of Finland (represented by: T Pynnä, Agent)
   
   Re:
   Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 30 September 2004 in Case T-313/02 Meca-Medina and Majcen v Commission, dismissing as unfounded an application for annulment of a decision rejecting a complaint following a proceeding pursuant to Articles 81 EC and 82 of the EC Treaty — Anti-doping rules
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
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               Sets aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 30 September 2004 in Case T-313/02 Meca-Medina and Majcen v Commission;
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Dismisses the action under No T-313/02 brought before the Court of First Instance for annulment of the Commission's decision of 1 August 2002 rejecting the complaint lodged by Mr Meca-Medina and Mr Majcen;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Orders Mr Meca-Medina and Mr Majcen to pay the costs relating both to the present proceedings and to the proceedings brought before the Court of First Instance;
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Orders the Republic of Finland to bear its own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 57, 5.3.2005.