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Kommissionen har desuden været særlig opmærksom på, at proportionalitetsprincippet skulle overholdes, hvilket er kommet til udtryk i dens valg af redskaber (stigende brug af direktiver, hvori der fastsættes nogle generelle principper eller nogle fælles mindsteforanstaltninger), og den har taget hensyn til forslagenes virkning.
The Commission also took particular care to comply with the principle of proportionality both in its choice of instrument (more directives laying down general principles or establishing minimum common rules) and in the consideration given to the likely impact of its proposals.
Ud fra et ønske om kun at opretholde de forslag, som stadig er aktuelle, har den udvalgt ca. tredive forslag, som vil kunne trækkes tilbage.
In its concern to eliminate proposals on matters which are no longer topical, the Commission identified around 30 pro posals which might be withdrawn.
Kommissionen har desuden udvidet, og samtidig målrettet, brugen af forudgående høringsredskaber med det formål at sikre sig, at den træffer sine valg under over­holdelse af de fælles interesser, og at den inden da har skaffet sig fuld klarhed over de forskellige parters holdninger [den har således fremlagt syv grønbøger og to hvidbøger (- > nr. 150, 158, 159, 207, 220, 232, 452, 485 og 500), og den har benyttet meddelelser og rådgivende udvalg]. 1105.
It expanded its range of priorconsultation instruments (presentation of seven Green Papers and two White Papers (- > points 150, 158, 159, 207, 220, 232, 452, 485 and 500), memorandums and consultative committees), and targeted them better, so that it knows exactly what the people affected by its decisions think and can act accordingly, in the best interests of the Community. 2 205.
I årsberetningen om »Bedre lovgivning« (') har Kommissionen beskrevet den tendens, der er til i højere grad at tage hensyn til nærheds- og proportionali­tetsprincipperne, i højere grad at høre de berørte parter, at forbedre teksternes redaktionelle kvalitet, at forenkle og kodificere den eksisterende lovgivning (—* nr. 1119 og 1120) og at gøre fællesskabsretten lettere tilgængelig.
In its annual 'Better lawmaking' report ('), the Commission explained that greater consideration was now being given to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, interested parties were being consulted more, texts were better drafted, existing legislation was being simplified and consolidated (— > points 1119 and 1120) and measures were being taken to make Community law more accessible. It showed that the work done since the Edinburgh European Council (2) has paid off. It also pointed out that the European Parliament and the Council shared the responsibility for improving the quality of legislation, and that the Member States should follow suit. COM(97) 626; Bull.
Det under­streges bl.a., at der er blevet gjort fremskridt på disse områder siden Det Europæ­iske Råd i Edinburgh ( ).
11-1997, point 1.1.1. Twenty-sixth General Report, point 10.
I 1997 fortsatte Kommissionen med at føre aktiv kontrol med gennemførel­sen af fællesskabsretten.
The Commission was once again very active in monitoring the application of Community law throughout the year.
Den indledte 1422 overtrædelsesprocedurer (mod 1142 i 1996) og fremsatte 331 begrundede udtalelser (mod 435 i 1996).
It commenced infringement procedures in 1 422 cases in 1997, as against 1 142 in 1996, and issued 331 reasoned opinions (435 in 1996).
Kommissionen indbragte 121 sager for Domstolen (mod 92 i 1996).
The Commission referred 121 cases to the Court of Justice (92 in 1996).
Sagerne i henhold til EF­traktatens artikel 169 og 171 fordelte sig således på medlemsstaterne ( ): Belgien 18, Danmark ingen, Tyskland 19, Grækenland 10, hvoraf 1 i henhold til artikel 171, Spanien 7, Frankrig 15, Irland 6, Italien 20, Luxembourg 8, Nederlandene 3, Østrig ingen, Portugal 14, Finland ingen, Sverige ingen, Det Forenede Kongerige 1.
According to Articles 169 and 171 of the EC Treaty, the breakdown by country of cases referred in 1997 is as follows ('): Belgium 18, Denmark 0, Ger­many 19 (two of them under Article 171), Greece 10 (one of them under Article 171), Spain 7, France 15, Ireland 6, Italy 20, Luxembourg 8, Netherlands 3, Austria 0, Portugal 14, Finland 0, Sweden 0 and the United Kingdom 1.
Kommissionen fastlagde på grundlag af sin meddelelse fra 1996 om gennemførel­sen af EF­traktatens artikel 171 ( ) i en meddelelse, der blev vedtaget den 8. ja­nuar ( ), en metode til beregning af tvangsbøder, som den vil foreslå Domstolen at idømme de medlemsstater, som ikke har efterkommet en dom for manglende overholdelse.
Following its 1996 communication on the implementation of Article 171 of the EC Treaty (2), the Commission defined, in a communication adopted on 8 January (3), a method for calculating the penalty payments which it will ask the Court of Justice to impose on Member States which have failed to implement judgments finding them in breach of Community law.
Den 29. maj vedtog Kommissionen den fjortende årsberet­ning (1996) ( ). Europa­Parlamentet udtalte sig om den trettende årsrapport
Detailed information on the infringement proceedings commenced during the course of the year and on progress in transposing directives into
De endelige tal vil blive offentliggjort i den femterde beretning om gennemforeisen af fællesskabsretten, der udkommer i 1998.
The final figures will appear in the 15th annual report on the application of Community law, to be published in 1998. (2) O) C 242, 21.8.1996; Bull.
FÆLLESSKABSRETTEN
DECISIONS BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE AND THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
De talmæssige oplysninger om Domstolens og Førsteinstansrettens virk­somhed findes i tabel 23-26.
The figures concerning the activities of the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance are given in Tables 23 to 26.
I en dom af 26. juni (") afsagde Domstolen for første gang dom om, at en national lovgivning, der indebærer en restriktion af den frie bevægelighed for varer, kan være berettiget, for så vidt som den har til formål at opretholde et alsidigt presseudbud.
On 26 June the Court ruled for the first time that national leg­islation placing restrictions on the free movement of goods could be jus­tified to the extent that it was intended to maintain the pluralism of the press (2).
Domstolen minder dog om, at det anvendte middel skal stå i et rimeligt forhold til målsætningen, og at det tilstræbte mål ikke kan nås ved mindre indgribende midler.
The Court pointed out, however, that the means employed must be proportionate to the objective pursued and that it must be impossible to achieve this objective by less restrictive measures.
Hvad denne sag angår, indeholder den østrigske lov­givning et generelt forbud mod uden modydelse at tilbyde forbrugerne præmier, der hænger sammen med salg af goder eller tjenesteydelser.
This par­ticular case related to Austrian legislation prohibiting incentives for the purchase of goods or the supply of services from being offered free of charge to consumers.
Spørgsmålet om for­eneligheden af denne lovgivning med traktatens bestemmelser om den frie bevæ­gelighed for varer har været rejst i forbindelse med en sag, som et østrigsk presseforlag, der ønskede at få forbudt salget i Østrig af tyske aviser, som gav læserne mulighed for at deltage i præmiekonkurrencer, har anlagt mod udgiveren af de pågældende aviser.
The question whether this legislation was compat­ible with the Treaty provisions on the free movement of goods had arisen in proceedings brought by an Austrian newspaper publisher with a view to prohibiting the sale in Austria of German newspapers offering readers the chance to take part in games with prizes.
Domstolen mente, at de pågældende østrigske love udgør en hindring for den frie bevægelighed for varer, fordi de tvinger erhvervsdrivende i andre medlemsstater til at ændre indholdet af publikationen, hvilket påvirker det pågældende produkts adgang til markedet i leveringsmedlemsstaten.
The Court held that the Austrian legislation in question hindered the free movement of goods since it required publishers established in other Member States to alter the content of their newspapers, thus jeopardising access of the product concerned to the market of the Member State of importation.
Imidlertid pegede Domstolen på, at opretholdelsen af et alsidigt presseudbud kan udgøre et tvingende krav, der kan danne grundlag for en restriktion af den frie bevæge­lighed for varer, idet en sådan alsidighed bidrager til at sikre ytringsfriheden, som er undergivet artikel 10 i Konventionen til Beskyttelse af Menneskerettigheder og de Grundlæggende Frihedsrettigheder.
It found, however, that maintenance of the pluralism of the press could constitute an overriding requirement justifying a restriction on the free movement of goods, for it helped safeguard freedom of expression, as protected by Article 10 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Domstolen mente således, at forbuddet mod salg af publikationer, der giver læserne mulighed for deltagelse i gætte- eller præmiekonkurrencer, kan bidrage til at opretholde et alsidigt presseudbud (i dette tilfælde opretholdelse af små presseforlag) på betingelse af, at det pågældende
The Court held, therefore, that a prohibition on the sale of newspapers containing games and competi­tions with prizes could help maintain the pluralism of the press (in this case, safeguarding small newspaper publishers) provided that the prohi­bition in question was proportionate to the objective pursued and that
( ) Jf. endvidere kvartalsgennemgangen af retspraksis i Bulletin for Den Europæiske Union (Bull. 41997, punkt 1.8.41-1.8.47; Bull. 6-1997, punkt 1.8.70-1.8.80; Bull.
See also the quarterly analysis of judgments in the Bulletin of the European Union (Bull.
9-1997, punkt 1.7.39-1.7.42 og Bull. 12-1997).
9-1997, points 1.7.39 to 1.7.42 and Bull. 12-1997). Case C-368/95 Vereinigte Familiapress ν Heinrich Bauer Verlat·: [1997_BAR_ ECR 1-3689; Bull.
397 forbud, både hvad angår EU-samhandelen og ytringsfriheden, står i et rimeligt forhold til den tilstræbte målsætning, og at denne målsætning ikke kan opnås ved mindre indgribende midler.
X-2 this objective could not be achieved by other measures which were less restrictive of both intraCommunity trade and freedom of expression.
I overensstemmelse med den faste retspraksis anfører Domstolen, at det henhører under den nationale lovgivning via en undersøgelse af det østrigske pressemarked at afgøre, om disse to betingelser er opfyldte.
As it had consistently ruled in the past, the Court held that it was for the national courts to determine whether these two conditions were satisfied on the basis of a study of the Austrian newspaper market.
Domstolen vurderede den 23. oktober ('), at den svenske lov, hvorefter import af alkoholholdige drikkevarer er forbeholdt importører med tilladelse til fremstilling og engroshandel, er en hindring for import af sådanne drikkevarer fra andre medlemsstater, og dermed forbudt i overensstemmelse med EF-traktatens artikel 30.
On 23 October the Court ruled that the Swedish domestic pro visions allowing only traders holding a production licence or a wholesale licence to import alcoholic beverages constitute an obstacle to the importation of alcoholic beverages from other Member States, which is pre cluded by Article 30 of the EC Treaty (').
Domstolen bekræftede hermed sin retspraksis, hvorefter alle handels­bestemmelser, der direkte eller indirekte, i øjeblikket eller eventuelt senere kan hindre handelen mellem medlemsstaterne, er en foranstaltning med tilsvarende virkning som en kvantitativ importrestriktion.
The Court thus confirmed its established case-law according to which all trading rules which are capable of hindering, directly or indirectly, actually or potentially, intraCommunity trade constitute measures having an effect equivalent to quantitative restrictions.
Domstolen mindede ligeledes om, at artikel 37 i EF-traktaten ikke kræver fuldstændig ophævelse af statslige handelsmonopoler, men at de tilpasses, således at enhver forskelsbehandling af medlemsstaternes statsborgere med hensyn til forsynings- og afsætningsvilkår er udelukket.
The Court also repeated that Article 37 of the EC Treaty does not require national monopolies having a commercial character to be abolished but requires them to be adjusted in such a way as to ensure that no discrimination regarding the conditions under which goods are procured and marketed exists between nationals of Member States.
Domstolen konkluderede efter at have undersøgt, hvorledes produk­terne udvælges, markedsføres og distribueres, at det svenske detailsalgsmonopol for alkoholholdige drikkevarer ikke er i modstrid med EF-traktatens artikel 37.
After examining the product selection and promotion system and the organisation of the distribution network, the Court concluded that Article 37 of the EC Treaty does not preclude a national monopoly on the retail of alcoholic beverages.
Domstolen erkendte i en dom af 23. oktober ("), at eneretten til import og eksport af gas og el, som er indrømmet visse virksomheder, ifølge deres natur medfører forskelsbehandling, som omhandlet i EF-traktatens artikel 37 over for importører og eksportører etableret i andre medlemsstater.
In its ruling of 23 October the Court recognised that the exclusive rights granted to certain establishments to import and export gas and electricity give rise to discrimination against importers and exporters established in other Member States, contrary to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (2).
Domstolen konstate­rede ligeledes, at denne forskelsbehandling kun er lovlig i henhold til traktatens artikel 90, stk. 2, hvis de virksomheder, der af en medlemsstat har fået overdraget at udføre tjenesteydelser af almindelig økonomisk interesse, har fået indrømmet monopol, og udviklingen af samhandelen ikke påvirkes således, at det strider mod Fællesskabets interesser.
The Court also established that this type of discrimination could only be justified by Article 90(2) of the Treaty if the tasks assigned to undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general interest can be achieved only through the grant of exclusive rights and provided that the development of trade is not affected to such an extent as would be contrary to the interests of the Community.
Domstolen afviste imidlertid Kommissionens klage, idet den fandt, at Kommissionen hverken havde påvist, at Frankrig, Italien og Neder­landene faktisk har overskredet grænserne for det, som er nødvendigt for, at de pågældende monopolvirksomheder på økonomisk forsvarlige vilkår kan udføre de opgaver af almindelig økonomisk interesse, som de har fået pålagt, eller, at spansk lovgivning giver en statsvirksomhed et lovbestemt monopol på import og eksport af el.
How ever, the Court rejected the Commission's applications as it considered that the Commission had not demonstrated that France, Italy and the Netherlands had gone further than was necessary to enable the various establishments enjoying a monopoly to perform, under economically acceptable conditions, the tasks of general economic interest assigned to
( \) Sag C-189 95, Åklagaren mod Harry Franzen (Bull.
Case C-189/95 Åklagaren v Harry f ramen: Bull. 12-1997.
Domstolen vurderede i en dom af 9. juli C1), at direktiv 89/552/EØF om fjernsyn uden grænser ( ) ikke tillader en medlemsstat at gøre nationale love gæl­dende, der forbyder udsendelse af tvreklamer rettet mod børn under 12 år, over for tv-udsendelser fra andre medlemsstater.
In its judgment of 9 July the Court ruled that Directive 89/552/EEC, the 'Television without frontiers' directive ('), does not allow a Member State to apply to television broadcasts from other Member States a pro vision of a domestic law which prohibits the broadcasting of advertisements on television which are designed to attract the attention of children under 12 years of age(2).
Domstolen fandt, at det nævnte di­rektiv ikke hindrer en medlemsstat i at gøre almindelige bestemmelser om beskyt­telse af forbrugerne mod vildledende reklame gældende og på dette grundlag træffe foranstaltninger over for en annoncør på grund af tv-reklamer, der udsen­des fra en anden medlemsstat. Det er dog en forudsætning, at disse foranstalt­ninger ikke er til hinder for egentlig retransmission af udsendelser fra denne anden medlemsstat på den pågældende medlemsstats område.
The Court held that Directive 89/552/ EEC does not preclude a Member State from taking, pursuant to general legislation on protection of consumers against misleading advertising, measures against an advertiser in relation to television advertising broad cast from another Member State, provided that those measures do not prevent the retransmission, as such, in its territory of television broad casts coming from that other Member State.
Domstolen vurderede med hensyn hertil, at direktivet ganske vist tvinger medlemsstaterne til at sikre frihed med hensyn til modtagelse af udsendelser fra andre medlemsstater på deres om­råde, men herved tillader modtagermedlemsstaterne at anvende andre regler end de særlige regler om udsendelse og spredning af programmer.
The Court considered that, although the directive obliges Member States to ensure freedom of reception on their territory of television broadcasts coming from other Member States, it allows the receiving Member State to apply rules other than those specifically concerning the broadcasting and distribution of programmes.
Således kan mod­tagermedlemsstaten gøre love om forbud og påbud gældende over for annoncø­rerne, uden at der dog dermed må indføres en yderligere kontrol af tv-udsendel-serne ud over den, som udsendelsesmedlemssstaten skal udøve.
Consequently the receiving Member State may apply legislation which provides for a system of prohibitions and restraining orders to be imposed on advertisers, provided that they do not involve second ary control of television broadcasts in addition to the control which the broadcasting Member State must carry out.
Med hensyn til beskyttelsen af mindreårige anfører Domstolen, at direktivet indeholder udtøm­mende bestemmelser, som udsendelsesmedlemsstaten skal overholde, både om rvprogrammer og -reklamer.
As regards the protection of minors, the Court also noted that the directive contains a set of provisions specifically devoted to television programmes and television advertising and that the broadcasting State must ensure that those provisions are complied with.
Det vil derfor være ensbetydende med en yderligere kontrol ud over den, som udsendelsesmedlemsstaten i overensstemmelse med di­rektivet skal udøve, hvis modtagermedlemsstaten med den begrundelse, at den ønsker at beskytte mindreårige, anvender bestemmelser, der regulerer indholdet af tv-udsendelser fra andre medlemsstater.
If provisions of the receiving State regulating the content of television broadcasts for reasons relating to the protection of minors were applied to broadcasts from other Member States, this would add a secondary control to the control which the broadcasting Member State must exercise under the directive.
( ) Forenede sager C-34/95, C35/95 og C-36/95, Konsumentombudsmannen (KO mod Agostini (Svenska) Förlag AB nifi. (Bull. 12-1997). (2) EFT L 298 af 17.10.1989 og 21. almindelige beretning, nr. 227. ( ) Sag T-106/95, Fédération française des sociétés d'assurances mfl. mod Kommissionen (Sml.
OJ L 298, 17.10.1989; Twenty-third General Report, point 227. loined cases C-34/95, C-35/95 and C-36/95 Konsumentombudsmannen (Svenska) Förlag AB and others: Bull. 12-1997.
Ret­ten gør således på støtteområdet mutatis mutandis brug af det princip, som Dom­stolen anvender i den retspraksis, der er anlagt vedrørende forbud mod konkur­rencebegrænsende tiltag (artikel 85 og 86) i traktaten (').
The Court applied mutatis mutandis to the field of State aid the principles which the Court of Justice had laid down in its case­law relating to prohibitions on restrictions on compe­tition (Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty) (2).
I denne sag har Kom­missionen valgt ikke at betegne den skattebegunstigelse, det franske postvæsen har modtaget, som statsstøtte i den betydning, det har i traktatens artikel 92, idet Kommissionen mente, at denne begunstigelse var berettiget med henblik på at kompensere for de øgede omkostninger i forbindelse med ydelse af offentlig tje­neste, navnlig da disse tjenesteydelser skulle udføres på hele den franske stats territorium, herunder landområderne.
In this case the Commission decided not to treat the tax concession awarded to La Poste in France as a State aid within the meaning of Article 92 of the Treaty since it felt that this concession was justified to offset the additional costs of pro­viding a public service, particularly those resulting from the need to serve the entire national territory including rural areas.
Sagsøgerne (sammenslutninger af forsik­ringsselskaber) anmodede imidlertid Retten om at annullere denne kommissions­beslutning med den begrundelse, at skattebegunstigelsen også kom andre af post­væsenets aktiviteter til gode, navnlig på forsikringsområdet, der ikke er en offent­lig tjeneste, og som derfor er underlagt de gældende konkurrenceregler for private aktører.
However, the applicants, associations representing insurance undertakings, applied to the Court to annul the Commission decision on the ground that the tax concession also benefited other activities of La Poste, notably in the insurance sector, which were not of general public interest and were sub­ject to competition from private operators.
Retten tog ikke appellen til følge.
The Court dismissed the application.
Efter, i modsætning til Kommissionen, at være nået til den konklusion, at den omtalte skattebegunstigelse udgjorde en støtte til en virksomhed, der udførte en opgave af almen økonomisk interesse, påpegede Retten, at der i det påkommende tilfælde ikke kunne være tale om tværsubsidiering, idet støttebeløbet var mindre end de omkostninger, virksomhe­den pådrog sig ved at udføre denne opgave i egenskab af offentlig tjeneste.
Finding, unlike the Commission, that the tax concession constituted aid paid to an undertaking entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest, it pointed out that in this case there was no possibility of cross­subsidy since the amount of aid was less than the additional costs incurred in performing the public service obligations.
Retten gjorde endvidere opmærksom på, at Kommissionen på grund af manglende fælles­skabsbestemmelser på området ikke har kompetence til at udtale sig om, i hvilket omfang virksomheder, der fungerer som offentlige selskaber, er forpligtede til at løse opgaver, der har karakter af offentlige tjenester.
The Court also found that, in the absence of Community legislation on the subject, the Commission was not authorised to decide on the extent of the public service obligations falling to a public opera­tor.
Endelig slår Retten fast, at Kommissionen i henhold til traktatens artikel 92 har ret til en bred skønsmargen, idet den retlige kontrol bør begrænse sig til kontrol med, at fakta er korrekte, og at der ikke foreligger åbenlyse skønsmæssige fejl.
Finally, it confirmed that in areas covered by Article 92 of the Treaty the Commission enjoyed extensive powers of assessment and that judicial control must be limited to verifying the accuracy of the facts and establishing that there was no manifest error of assessment.
1993, s. I2533 og 27. almindelige beretning, nr. 1136). ( - ) Sag C-355/95, P. Textilwerke Deggendorf GmbH (TWD) mod Kommissionen (Sml.
Case T­106/95 Federation française des sociétés d'assurances and others ν Commission: _BAR_1997) ECR 11­229; Bull.
1997, s. 1-2549 og Bull. 6-1997, punkt 1.8.76).
4­1997, point 1.8.44.
X-2 af fejlagtigt ydet støtte udgør et grundelement, som Kommissionen kan tage højde for ved undersøgelsen af nye støtteudbetalingers forenelighed med EU-lovgivnin-gen, hvorfor kravet om udsættelse af udbetaling af den nye støtte ikke slet og ret udgør en inddrivelsesordre.
The Court held that the failure to repay the unlawful aid was a relevant factor which the Commission could take into account in considering the compatibility of fresh aid, such that the order to suspend the disbursement of the fresh aid was not simply an order for the recovery of the earlier aid.