CELEX: C2004/071/37
Language: en
Date: 2004-03-20 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 11 December 2003 in Case T-66/99: Minoan Lines SA v Commission of the European Communities (Competition — Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 — Investigations carried out at company premises other than those of the company to which the investigation decision is addressed — Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) — State regulation on maritime transport and the practice of State authorities — Applicability of Article 85 of the Treaty — Whether infringing conduct may be imputed — Fines — Application of the guidelines on calculating fines)

20.3.2004              EN                         Official Journal of the European Union                                          C 71/21
    JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                                   JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
                      of 11 December 2003                                                       of 11 December 2003
in Case T-65/99: Strintzis Lines Shipping SA v Com-                       in Case T-66/99: Minoan Lines SA v Commission of the
          mission of the European Communities (1)                                            European Communities (1)
(Competition — Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 — Investi-                     (Competition — Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 — Investi-
gations carried out at company premises other than those of               gations carried out at company premises other than those of
the company to which the investigation decision is addressed              the company to which the investigation decision is addressed
Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) —                   — Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) —
State regulation on maritime transport and the practice of                State regulation on maritime transport and the practice of
State authorities — Applicability of Article 85 of the Treaty             State authorities — Applicability of Article 85 of the Treaty
— Whether infringing conduct may be imputed — Fines —                     — Whether infringing conduct may be imputed — Fines —
      Application of the guidelines on calculating fines)                       Application of the guidelines on calculating fines)
                          (2004/C 71/36)                                                            (2004/C 71/37)
                    (Language of the case: Greek)                                             (Language of the case: Greek)
In Case T-65/99, Strintzis Lines Shipping SA, established in
Piraeus (Greece), represented by K. Adamantopoulos, V. Akriti-            In Case T-66/99, Minoan Lines SA, established in Heraklion
dis and A. Papakrivopoulos, lawyers, with an address for                  (Greece), represented by I. Soufleros, lawyer, with an address
service in Luxembourg, v Commission of the European                       for service in Luxembourg, v Commission of the European
Communities (Agents: R. Lyal, D. Triantafyllou and G. Athan-              Communities (Agents: R. Lyal, D. Triantafyllou and A. Oikono-
assiou): Application for annulment of Commission Decision                 mou): Application for annulment of Commission Decision
1999/271/EC of 9 December 1998 relating to a proceeding                   1999/271/EC of 9 December 1998 relating to a proceeding
pursuant to Article 85 of the EC Treaty (IV/34.466 Greek                  pursuant to Article 85 of the EC Treaty (IV/34.466 Greek
Ferries) (OJ 1999 L 109, p. 24), the Court of First Instance              Ferries) (OJ 1999 L 109, p. 24), the Court of First Instance
(Fifth Chamber), composed of: J.D. Cooke, President, R. García-           (Fifth Chamber), composed of: J.D. Cooke, President, R. García-
Valdecasas and P. Lindh, Judges; J. Plingers, Administrator, for          Valdecasas and P. Lindh, Judges; J. Plingers, Administrator, for
the Registrar, has given a judgment on 11 December 2003, in               the Registrar, has given a judgment on 11 December 2003, in
which it:                                                                 which it:
1.    Dismisses the application;                                          1.    Dismisses the application;
2.    Orders the applicant to bear its own costs and to pay those         2.    Orders the applicant to bear its own costs and to pay those
      incurred by the Commission.                                               incurred by the Commission.
(1) OJ C 136 of 15.5.1999.                                                (1) OJ C 136 of 15.5.1999.