CELEX: 62005CO0171
Language: en
Date: 2006-02-23 00:00:00
Title: Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 23 February 2006. # Laurent Piau v Commission of the European Communities. # Appeal - Freedom to provide services - Competition - Regulation of the activities of players' agents - Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded. # Case C-171/05 P.

Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 23 February 2006 – Piau v Commission 
      (Case C-171/05 P
      Appeal – Freedom to provide services – Competition – Regulation of the activities of players’ agents – Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded
      1.                     Appeals – Grounds of appeal – Incorrect assessment of the facts – Inadmissible – Review by the Court of the assessment of
            the evidence – Excluded save in cases of distortion (Art. 225 EC; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58) (see para. 22)
      2.                     Appeals – Grounds of appeal – Ground unrelated to pleas in law put forward before the Court of First Instance – Inadmissibile
            (Rules of Procedure of the Court, Arts 42(2) and 118) (see paras 24, 73)
      3.                     Competition – Administrative procedure – Examination of complaints (Arts 81 EC and 82 EC) (see para. 34)
      4.                     Competition – Dominant position – Abuse – Meaning (Art. 82 EC) (see para. 37)
      5.                     Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Right of the Commission to bring judicial proceedings – To be exercised at its
            discretion (Art. 226 EC) (see para. 53)
      6.                     Commission – Powers to impose penalties in respect of infringements of Community law committed by individuals (Arts 81 EC
            and 82 EC; Council Regulation No 17) (see paras 54-58)
      Re:
      
         Appeal brought against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 26 January 2005 in Case T-193/02 
               Piau 
               v
                Commission
               , in which the Court of First Instance dismissed the action for annulment of the Commission’s decision of 15 April 2002 rejecting
                  the complaint lodged by the applicant concerning the regulation of the Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA)
                  governing the activities of players’ agents
               
            Operative part:
      The Court:
      
         
                  1.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Dismisses the appeal;
               
            
         
                  2.
               
               
                  
               
               
                  Orders Mr Piau to pay the costs of the present proceedings.