CELEX: C2003/275/37
Language: en
Date: 2003-11-15 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 September 2003 in Case C-323/02: Commission of the European Communities v Hydrowatt SARL (Arbitration clause — Non-performance of contract — Termination — Recovery of sums advanced — Interest)

15.11.2003              EN                           Official Journal of the European Union                                              C 275/21
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                                        JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                         (Sixth Chamber)
                                                                                                        (First Chamber)
                      of 25 September 2003
                                                                                                   of 11 September 2003
in Case C-170/02 P: Schlüsselverlag J.S. Moser GmbH and
  Others v Commission of the European Communities (1)
                                                                             in Case C-323/02: Commission of the European Communi-
(Appeal — Action for a declaration of failure to act —                                           ties v Hydrowatt SARL (1)
Competition — Complaint — Control of concentrations —
Definition of a position for the purposes of Article 232 EC
                         — Inadmissibility)
                                                                             (Arbitration clause — Non-performance of contract —
                                                                                Termination — Recovery of sums advanced — Interest)
                         (2003/C 275/36)
                   (Language of the case: German)                                                      (2003/C 275/37)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                   in the European Court Reports)                                                (Language of the case: French)
                                                                             (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
In Case C-170/02 P, Schlüsselverlag J.S. Moser GmbH, estab-                                     in the European Court Reports)
lished in Innsbruck (Austria), J. Wimmer Medien GmbH & Co.
KG, established in Linz (Austria), Styria Medien AG, established
in Graz (Austria), Zeitungs- und Verlags-Gesellschaft mbH,
established in Bregenz (Austria), Eugen Ruß Vorarlberger
Zeitungsverlag und Druckerei GmbH, established in Schwarz-
ach (Austria), ‘Die Presse’ Verlags-Gesellschaft mbH, established            In Case C-323/02, Commission of the European Communities
in Vienna (Austria), and ‘Salzburger Nachrichten’ Verlags-                   (Agent: H. Støvlbaek assisted by E. Cabau) v Hydrowatt SARL,
Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, established in Salzburg (Austria),                established in Lyon (France): Application by the Commission
represented by M. Krüger, Rechtsanwalt: Appeal against the                   under Article 238 EC for recovery of the outstanding balance
order of the Court of First Instance of the European Communi-                of an advance paid by the applicant to the defendant under
ties (Third Chamber) of 11 March 2002 in Case T-3/02                         Contract No HY 134/87 FR on the completion of a project
Schlüsselverlag J.S. Moser and Others v Commission [2002]                    receiving financial support pursuant to Council Regulation
ECR II-1473, seeking to have that order set aside, the other                 (EEC) No 3640/85 of 20 December 1985 on the promotion,
party to the proceedings being: Commission of the European                   by financial support, of demonstration projects and industrial
Communities (Agent: K. Wiedner), the Court (Sixth Chamber),                  pilot projects in the energy field (OJ 1985 L 350, p. 29), the
composed of: J.-P. Puissochet (Rapporteur), President of the                 Court (First Chamber), composed of: M. Wathelet, President of
Chamber, C. Gulmann, F. Macken, N. Colneric and J.N. Cunha                   the Chamber, P. Jann (Rapporteur) and A. Rosas, Judges;
Rodrigues, Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; R. Grass,                A. Tizzano, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has given a
Registrar, has given a judgment on 25 September 2003, in                     judgment on 11 September 2003, in which it:
which it:
1.    Dismisses the appeal;                                                  1.    Orders Hydrowatt SARL to pay to the Commission of
                                                                                   the European Communities the sum of EUR 25 109, plus
2.    Orders Schlüsselverlag J.S. Moser GmbH, J. Wimmer Medien                     contractual interest of EUR 23 422,91;
      GmbH & Co. KG, Styria Medien AG, Zeitungs- und Verlags-
      Gesellschaft mbH, Eugen Ruβ Vorarlberger Zeitungsverlag und
      Druckerei GmbH, ‘Die Presse’ Verlags-Gesellschaft mbH and              2.    Orders Hydrowatt SARL to pay the costs.
      ‘Salzburger Nachrichten’ Verlags-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
      to pay the costs.
                                                                             (1) OJ C 289 of 23.11.2002.
(1) OJ C 156 of 29.6.2002.