CELEX: C1997/040/44
Language: en
Date: 1997-02-08 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE of 12 December 1996 in Case T-87/92: BVBA Kruidvat v. Commission of the European Communities (Selective distribution system - Luxury cosmetic products)

8 . 2 . 97             I EN 1                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                   No C 40/ 17
( Netherlands ), represented initially by Martijn van Empel ,            Parfumerie, established in Paris, represented by Robert
subsequently by Onno W. Brouwer, of the Amsterdam Bar,                   Collin, of the Paris Bar, with an address for service in
with an address for service in Luxembourg at the                         Luxembourg at the Chambers of Ernest Arendt, 8—10
Chambers of Marc Loesch , 1 1 Rue Goethe — application                   Rue Mathias Hardt, Comité de Liaison des Syndicats Eu­
for the partial annulment of Commission Decision                         ropéens de l'Industrie de la Parfumerie et des Cosmétiques,
91 /50/EEC of 16 January 1991 relating to a proceeding                   established in Brussels, represented by Stephen Kon , Solici­
under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty [ IV/32.732 —                         tor, and Melanie Thill-Tayara , of the Paris Bar, with an
IJsselcentrale { IJC ) and Others , OJ No L 28 , 2 . 2 . 1991 ,          address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Wi­
p. 32 ) — the Court ( Second Chamber, Extended                           nandy and Err, 60 Avenue Gaston Diderich , and Federa­
Composition ), composed of: H. Kirschner, President, B.                  tion Européenne des Parfumeurs Détaillants , established in
Vesterdorf, C. W. Bellamy, A. Kalogeropoulos and A.                      Paris , represented by Rolland Verniau , of the Lyon Bar,
Potocki , Judges; Registrar : J. Palacio Gonzalez, gave a                with an address for service in Luxembourg at the
judgment on 12 December 1996 , the operative part of                     Chambers of Nico Schaeffer, 12 Avenue de la Porte-Neuve
which is as follows :                                                    — application for annulment of Commission Decision
                                                                         92/33/EEC of 16 December 1991 relating to a proceeding
1 . Commission Decision 91 /50/EEC of 16 January 1991                    under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty ( IV/33.242 — Yves
      relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC               Saint Laurent Parfums ) ( OJ No L 12 , 18 . 1 . 1992 , p. 24 )
       Treaty (JV/32.732 — IJsselcentrale (1JC) and Others)              — the Court of First Instance ( Second Chamber, Extended
      is annulled in so far as it rejects the applicants '               Composition ), composed of H. Kirschner, President, and
       complaint with regard to the import restrictions                  B. Vesterdorf, C. W. Bellamy, A. Kalogeropoulos and A.
      applicable      during       the    period     before     the      Potocki , Judges; J. Palacio Gonzalez, Administrator, for
       Elektriciteitswet 1989 entered into force.                        the Registrar, gave a judgment on 12 December 1996 , in
                                                                         which it :
2 . The applicants are ordered to bear their own costs and
      jointly and severally to pay half of the costs incurred            1 . annuls        Commission Decision         92/33/EEC of
       by the Commission and the intervener before the                         16 December 1991 relating to a proceeding under
      judgment of the Court of First Instance of                              Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/33.242 — Yves Saint
       18 November 1992 , the defendant and the intervener                     Laurent Parfums) in so far as it decides that a
       each being ordered to bear the other half of their                     provision allowing Yves Saint Laurent to treat
       costs .                                                                retailers ' applications less favourably merely because
                                                                              perfumery represents a minority of their activities is
3 . The Commission is ordered to pay the costs incurred                       not covered by Article 85 ( 1 ) of the Treaty;
       after the judgment of the Court of Justice, with the
       exception of the intervener s costs, which shall be               2 . dismisses the remainder of the action;
       borne by the intervener.
                                                                         3 . orders the applicant to pay the costs of the
 (') OJ No C 101 , 18 . 4 . 1991 .                                             Commission and of the intervener Yves Saint Laurent
                                                                               Parfums SA , and to bear its own costs;
                                                                         4 , orders each of the other interveners , the Fédération
                                                                               des Industries de la Parfumerie, the Comité de Liaison
                                                                               des Syndicats Européens de l'Industrie de la Parfume­
   JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                                     rie et des Cosmétiques and the Fédération Européenne
                        of 12 December 1996                                    des Parfumeurs Détaillants, to bear its own costs.
 in Case T-19/92 : Groupement d'Achat Edouard Leclerc v.
          Commission of the European Communities (')                      (') OJ No C 90 , 10 . 4 . 1992 .
 (Selective     distribution     system —      Luxury     cosmetic
                                products)
                             ( 97/C 40/43 )
                   (Language of the case: French)                           JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
                                                                                                of 12 December 1996
 In Case T-19/92 : Groupement d'Achat Edouard Leclerc,
 established in Paris, represented by Mario Amadio and                    in Case T-87/92 : BVBA Kruidvat v. Commission of the
  Gilbert Parléani, of the Paris Bar, with an address for                                     European Communities (')
 service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Philippe Hoss,                  (Selective     distribution      system —  Luxury     cosmetic
  15 Cote d'Eich , against Commission of the European                                                    products)
  Communities ( Agents : initially Bernd Langeheine, then
  Berend Jan Drijber and Hervé Lehman ), supported by                                                 ( 97/C 40/44 )
  Yves Saint Laurent Parfums SA, established in Neuilly-sur-
  Seine, France , represented by Dominique Voillemot and                                    (Language of the case: Dutch)
  Arnaud Michel , of the Paris Bar, with an address for
  service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Jacques                        In Case T-87/92 : BVBA Kruidvat, established in Antwerp,
  Loesch, 1 1 Rue Goethe, Federation des Industries de la                 Belgium, represented by Onno Willem Brouwer, of the
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Amsterdam Bar, during the written procedure, by Yves                 Gilbert Parléani , of the Paris Bar, with an address for
van Gerven, of the Brussels Bar, and, during the oral                service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Philippe Hoss,
procedure, by Bernt Hugenholtz, of the Amsterdam Bar,                15 Cote d'Eich, against Commission of the European
and Frederic Louis and Peter Wytinck, both of the                    Communities (Agents: initially Bernd Langeheine, then
Brussels Bar, with an address for service in Luxembourg at           Berend Jan Drijber and Hervé Lehman ), supported by
the Chambers of Marc Loesch, 8 Rue Goethe, against                   Parfums Givenchy SA, established in Levallois-Perret,
Commission of the European Communities (Agent: Berend                France, represented by Francois Bizet, of the Paris Bar,
Jan Drijber ), supported by Parfums Givenchy SA,                     with an address for service in Luxembourg at the
established in Levallois-Perret, France, represented by              Chambers of Aloyse May, 31 Grand-Rue, Federation des
Francois Bizet, of the Paris Bar, and Aloyse May, of the             Industries de la Parfumerie, established in Paris,
Luxembourg Bar, with an address for service in                       represented by Robert Collin, of the Paris Bar, with an
Luxembourg at the Chambers of the latter, 31 Grand-Rue,              address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of
Comité de Liaison des Syndicats Européens de l'Industrie             Ernest Arendt, 8— 10 Rue Mathias Hardt, Comité de Liai­
de la Parfumerie et des Cosmétiques, established in                  son des Syndicats Européens de l'Industrie de la Parfume­
Brussels, represented by Stephen Kon, Solicitor, and                 rie et des Cosmétiques, established in Brussels, represented
Francis Herbert, of the Brussels Bar, with an address for            by Stephen Kon , Solicitor, and Melanie Thill-Tayara, of
service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Wylander and                the Paris Bar, with an address for service in Luxemburg at
Err, 60 Avenue Gaston Diderich, and Federation Euro­                 the Chambers of Winandy and Err, 60 Avenue Gaston
péenne des Parfumeurs Détaillants, established in Paris,             Diderich, and Federation Européenne des Parfumeurs Dé­
represented by Rolland Verniau, of the Lyon Bar, with an             taillants, established in Paris, represented by Rolland
address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of                 Verniau , of the Lyon Bar, with an address for service in
Nico Schaeffer, 12 Avenue de la Porte-Neuve —                        Luxembourg at the Chambers of Nico Schaeffer, 12
application for annulment of Commission Decision 92/                 Avenue de la Porte-Neuve — application for annulment of
428/EEC of 24 July 1992 relating to a proceeding under               Commission Decision 92/428/EEC of 24 July 1992
Article 85 of the EEC Treaty ( Case No IV/33.542 —                   relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC
Parfums Givenchy system of selective distribution ) ( OJ No          Treaty ( Case No IV/33.542 — Parfums Givenchy system
L 236 , 19 . 8 . 1992, p. 11 ) — the Court of First Instance         of selective distribution ) ( OJ No L 236 , 19 . 8 . 1992, p. 11 )
( Second Chamber, Extended Composition ), composed of                — the Court of First Instance ( Second Chamber, Extended
H. Kirschner, President, and B. Vesterdorf, C. W. Bellamy,           Composition ), composed of H. Kirschner, President, and
A. Kalogeropoulos and A. Potocki, Judges; Registrar: J.              B. Vesterdorf, C. W. Bellamy, A. Kalogeropoulos and A.
Palacio Gonzalez, Administrator, gave a judgment on                  Potocki , Judges; J. Palacio Gonzalez, Administrator, for
 12 December 1996 , in which it:                                     the Registrar, gave a judgment on 12 December 1996 , in
                                                                     which it :
 I . dismisses the action as inadmissible;
2 . orders the applicant to pay the costs of the                      1 . annuls Commission Decision 92/428/EEC of 24 July
     Commission and of the intervener Parfums Givenchy                     I 992 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the
     SA, and to bear its own costs;                                        EEC Treaty (Case No IV/33.542 — Parfums Givenchy
                                                                           system of selective distribution) in so far as it decides
 3 , orders each of the other interveners, the Comité de                   that a provision allowing Givenchy to treat retailers '
     Liaison des Syndicats Européens de l'Industrie de la                  applications less favourably merely because perfumery
     Parfumerie et des Cosmétiques and the Fédération Eu­                  represents a minority of their activities is not covered
     ropéenne des Parfumeurs Détaillants, to bear its own                  by Article 85 (1 ) of the Treaty;
     costs .
 O OJ No C 331 , 16 . 12 . 1992 .                                     2 . dismisses the remainder of the action;
                                                                      3 . orders the applicant to pay the costs of the
                                                                           Commission and of the intervener Parfums Givenchy
                                                                           SA , and to bear its own costs;
   JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
                     of 12 December 1996
 in Case T-88/92 : Groupement d'Achat Edouard Leclerc v.              4 , orders each of the other interveners, the Fédération
        Commission of the European Communities (')                         des Industries de la Parfumerie, the Comité de Liaison
 (Selective   distribution     system —    Luxury      cosmetic            des Syndicats Européens de l'Industrie de la Parfume­
                              products)                                     rie et des Cosmétiques and the Fédération Européenne
                                                                            des Parfumeurs Détaillants, to bear its own costs.
                           ( 97/C 40/45 )
                 (Language of the case: French)                        (') OJ No C 307, 25 . 11 . 1992 .
 In Case T-88/92 : Groupement d'Achat Edouard Leclerc,
 established in Paris, represented by Mario Amadio and