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Det må derfor anses for godtgjort, at det af Kommissionen påberåbte traktatbrud i denne henseende foreligger.
It follows that the applicant has not adduced any evidence to challenge the legality of the contested decision, in so far as the latter grants in part the applications for reimbursement made on the basis of Article 16 of Regulation No 2423/88.
Den Italienske Republik har tilsidesat sine forpligtelser i henhold til Rådets direktiv 89/618/Euratom af 27. november 1989 om oplysning af befolkningen om, hvoriedes den skal forholde sig, samt om sundhedsmæssige foranstaltninger i tilfælde af strålingsfare, idet den ikke har vedtaget de love og administrative bestemmelser, der er nødvendige for at efterkomme direktivet
In the light of the purpose of Article 16 of Regulation No 2423/88, the Court of First Instance considers that in an action challenging a decision concerning applications for reimbursement made pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation No 2423/88, the applicant is not entitled to raise the issue whether the imports of Accuphase products caused injury within the meaning of Article 2(1) and Article 4 of that regulation.
Generaladvokat M.B. Elmer fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Sjette Afdeling) den 6. april 1995.
The Court of First Instance considers that the applicant seeks the annulment of Decision 93/363 of 9 June 1993 in so far as it restricts the refund of anti-dumping duties claimed by the applicant to 16.9% of the value used by the competent authorities for calculating the amount of the anti-dumping duty in question.
skal forholde sig, samt om sundhedsmæssige foranstaltninger i tilfælde af strålingsfare, tilsidesat de forpligtelser, som påhviler den i medfør af det nævnte direktiv.
The applicant could, if it believed it had grounds for doing so, have availed itself of the legal remedies provided for by the Treaty to that end in order to challenge the Commission's decision not to review the matter.
Retten
The Court:
27.6.1995 af en beslutning vedrørende ansøgninger om
Dismissed the application;
Faktiske omstændigheder og sagens baggrund vedrørende forordning nr. 112/90.
Case T-186/94 Guérin Automobiles ν Commission of the European Communities Competition
Den 9. juni 1993 vedtog Kommissionen beslutning 93/363/EØF om anmodning om tilbagebetaling af antidumpingtold opkrævet på importen af visse CD-afspillere med oprindelse i Japan.
(Competition — Complaint — Notification under Article 6 of Regulation No Action for failure to act — Action for annulment) (Third Chamber, extended composition)
Ved denne beslutning imødekom Kommissionen de ovennævnte ansøgninger om tilbagebetaling med et beløb på 16,9% af den værdi, som de kompetente myndigheder gik ud fra ved beregningen af størrelsen af antidumpingtolden.
Facts the Commission (DG IV), wrote to inform the applicant that 'it was difficult to see, on the basis of the documents in the file, sufficient Community interest in the matter to justify it being dealt with by the Commission.'
Ved Rådets forprdning (EØF) nr. 112/90 om indførelse af en endelig antidumpingtold på importen af visse CD-afspillere med oprindelse i Japan og Republikken Korea og om endelig opkrævning af den midlertidige told blev der indført en told på 32% for visse produkter, herunder de af Accuphase fremstillede.
On 10 September 1987 the applicant entered into a dealership contract of indefinite duration with Volvo France SA On 16 May 1988 Volvo France wrote terminating the contract with effect from 16 August 1988.
Ved stævning indleveret til Domstolens Justitskontor den 12. august 1993 anlagde sagsøgeren denne sag.
The applicant submitted its observations on the Commission's letter of 29 October 1992 in a letter of 11 December 1992.
I november 1990 og i tiden derefter indgav sagsøgeren og to andre importører i medfør af artikel 16 i Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2423/88 ansøgninger om tilbagebetaling af den endelige antidumpingtold efter forordning nr. 112/90, som de havde betalt i forbindelse med import af Accuphase-produkter.
On 3 August 1992 the applicant wrote to the Commission requesting a finding of breach of Article 85 of the EEC Treaty, as provided for in Article 3(2) of Regulation No 17 of the Council. In that complaint the applicant alleged that Volvo France had wrongfully terminated the dealership contract.
I april 1991 indgav sagsøgeren og Accuphase i medfør af artikel 14 i forordning nr. 2423/88 en anmodning om en fornyet undersøgelse
Mr Temple Lang's reply of 21 January 1993 to the applicant's letter of 11 December 1992 stated that it was clear from the latter that 'the complaint is not based on the factual circumstances in which Volvo France terminated the contract in question but is in reality based on the refusal to sell now applied to Guérin Automobiles solely by reason of a network of
Realiteten beslutning, hvorved der er blevet truffet afgørelse om nogle ansøgninger om tilbagebetaling efter artikel 16 i forordning nr. 2423/88, at kunne rejse tvivl om, hvorvidt importen af Accuphaseprodukter forvoldte skade som omhandlet i forordningens artikel 2, stk. 1, og artikel 4.
The principal claims, based on Article 175 of the Treaty exclusive and selective distribution contracts which, according to Guérin, are null and void because they lie substantially outside the scope of exemption under Regulation (EEC) No 123/85 and are not covered by an individual exemption.'
Dette har således ingen sammenhæng med spørgsmålet om lovligheden af den beslutning, hvorved der blev truffet afgørelse om ansøgningerne om tilbagebetaling, men angår spørgsmålet om selve lovligheden af forordning nr. 112/90.
He added: 'I must tell you that the problem you have raised, which is in fact the subject-matter of other complaints, is at present being examined by the Commission and the results will be communicated to you when the examination is complete.'
Sagsøgeren har herved i sagen ikke bestridt rigtigheden af den nye beregning af dumpingmargenen, der er blevet lagt til grund for sä vidt angår Accuphase-produkter, således som denne beregning fremgår af den omtvistede beslutning, og på grundlag af hvilken Kommissionen nedsatte den pågældende antidumpingtold fra 32 til 16,9%.
Before considering that question, it should be recalled that it has been consistently held that unless the subject-matter of the complaint falls within the exclusive competence of the Commission, Article 3 of Regulation No 17 does not confer on a complainant under that article the right to obtain a decision of the Commission, within the meaning of Article 189 of the EEC Treaty, regarding the existence or otherwise of a breach of Article 85 and/or Article 86 of the Treaty.
Hvad angår det af sagsøgeren anførte, hvorefter der ikke vil blive truffet nogen beslutning som led i en fornyet undersøgelse på grundlag af artikel 14 i forordning nr. 2423/88, selv om der er en snæver og direkte sammenhæng mellem en sådan undersøgelse og sagsøgerens ansøgninger om tilbagebetaling, bemærkes, at henholdsvis en fornyet undersøgelse som omhandlet i artikel 14 i forordning nr. 2423/88 og en tilbagebetalingsprocedure som omhandlet i artikel 16 i forordning nr. 2423/88 er forskellige procedurer, der tjener forskellige formål.
'Your complaint concerns the restriction of competition inherent in the selective and exclusive distribution system for cars applied inter alia by Volvo France and which is the subject of your complaint, and which is based on the model offered by Regulation No 123/85, to which you refer.
Selv om de to procedurer kan få indflydelse på hinanden, indebærer dette dog ikke, at sagsøgeren kan anfægte lovligheden af retsakter fra Kommissionen eller undladelser fra dennes side som led i en fornyet undersøgelse iværksat på grundlag af artikel 14, under en sag anlagt til prøvelse af en beslutning truffet som led i en procedure vedrørende undersøgelse af ansøgninger om tilbagebetaling iværksat på grundlag af artikel 16.
You were informed in my letter of 21 January 1993, to which you also refer, that an instance of that kind is already the subject of an individual examination under the Treaty competition rules.
Del må herefter lægges til grund, at sagsøgeren intet har fremført til støtte for, al den omtvistede beslutning skulle være retsstridig, for så vidt der ved beslutningen er blevet truffet bestemmelse om en delvis imødekommelse af de ansøgninger om tilbagebetaling, som sagsøgeren indgav på grundlag af artikel 16 i forordning nr. 2423/88.
I repeat that that examination is still in progress and will, if appropriate, be applicable as a precedent for the problems which you have raised. Finally, and in response to your formal letter of notice, I renew the assurance that you will be informed as soon as that examination has made significant progress.'
Sagsøgeren ville, såfremt selskabet fandt at have grundlag herfor, efter de i traktaten fastlagte retsmidler have kunnet anfægte Kommissionens beslutning om ikke at gennemføre en fornyet undersøgelse for så vidt angår dette spørgsmål.
That finding is not sufficient, however, to justify the conclusion that the defendant institution has failed to act because in certain circumstances an act which itself is not open to an action for annulment may nevertheless constitute a 'definition of position' terminating the failure to act if it is the prerequisite for the next step in a procedure which is to culminate in a legal act which is itself open to an action for annulment under the conditions laid down in Article 173 of the Treaty.
Når henses til formålet med artikel 16 i forordning nr. 2423/88, findes sagsøgeren ikke under en sag, der er anlagt til prøvelse af en
On 13 June 1994 the Director General of DG IV sent to counsel for the applicant a communication referring to Article 6 of Regulation No 99/63/EEC of the Commission of 25 July 1963 on the hearings provided for -in Article 19(1) and (2) of Council Regulation No 17.
Sag T-186/94 Guérin automobiles / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Konkurrence
they might be relevant in an action under Article 173.
•Konkurrence — klage — meddelelse i henhold til artikel 6 i forordning nr. passivitetssøgsmål — annullationssøgsmål* (Tredje Udvidede Afdeling)
Finally, as regards the applicant's argument that allowing the letter of 13 June 1994 to terminate the failure to act would enable the Commission to evade judicial review, it should be emphasized that, having submitted within the time stipulated in the letter of 13 June 1994 comments in response to the Article 6 notification, the applicant is henceforth entitled to obtain a definitive decision from the Commission on its complaint; and that decision may, if the applicant sees fit, be challenged in an action for annulment before this Court.
Sagens faktiske omstændigheder
The alternative claim for annulment
Den 10. september 1987 indgik sagsøgeren en tidsubegrænset forhandleraftale med Volvo France SA Ved skrivelse af 16. maj 1988 opsagde Volvo Frankrig aftalen til den 16. august 1988.
Accordingly, the Commission's letter of 13 June 1994 constitutes notification under Article 6 of Regulation No 99/63.
Ved skrivelse af 6. januar 1994 anmodede sagsøgeren Kommissionen om at meddele resultatet af den sagsbehandling, der blev omtalt i skrivelsen af 21. januar 1993.
The fact that the letter of 13 June 1994 states that the complaint cannot be examined individually 'at present' is not sufficient to alter that: an Article 6 letter does not fix the Commission's position definitively.
Den 24. januar 1994 fremsendte sagsøgeren under udtrykkelig henvisning til EF-traktatens artikel 175 en åbningsskrivelse til Kommissionen.
Consequently, the words 'at present' in the letter of 13 June 1994 merely confirm that it defines the position adopted by the Commission at the time the letter was written, even if that act does not constitute a decision definitively rejecting the complaint.
På foranledning af denne åbningsskrivelse meddelte direktøren i DG IV i skrivelse af 4. februar 1994 sagsøgeren følgende:
In this case it should be noted that the letters of 21 January 1993 and 4 February 1994 are merely holding letters.
I en skrivelse af 29. oktober 1992 meddelte direktør John Temple Lang, Kommissionens generaldirektorat for konkurrence (GD IV), sagsøgeren, at han »i betragtning af de oplysninger, der foreligger på nuværende tidspunkt, vanskeligt kan se nogen mulighed for at antage, at en sådan sag frembyder tilstrækkelig interesse for Fællesskabet til, at der er grund til, at Kommissionen behandler den.«
Consequently, the Commission's notification to the complainant of 13 June 1994 under Article 6 of Regulation No 99/63 must be regarded as a definition of its position on the complaint within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 175 of the Treaty.
Ved skrivelse af 11. december 1992 fremsatte sagsøgeren en række bemærkninger til Kommissionens skrivelse af 29. oktober 1992.
It should be added that that conclusion would not be altered if the letters of 21 January 1993 and 4 February 1994 were to be regarded as notifications under Article 6 of Regulation No 99/63, as the applicant maintains, because Article 6 notifications are not open to actions for annulment.
I skrivelse af 21. januar 1993 konstaterede direktøren i GD IV under henvisning til sagsøgerens skrivelse af 11. december 1992, at det fremgik af denne skrivelse, at »klagen ikke vedrører de faktiske omstændigheder ved Volvo Frankrigs opsigelse af den pågældende kontrakt, men at den i realiteten vedrører det forhold, at Volvo Frankrig nægter for fremtiden at sælge til Guérin automobiles alene med den begrundelse,
Even if, as the applicant maintains, the letter of 13 June 1994 did not contain an adequate statement of reasons and there were irregularities in the procedure which led up to it, such complaints are irrelevant to the question whether the Commission defined its position within the meaning of Article 175 of the Treaty, although
Dem om, at De straks vil få meddelelse, når undersøgelsen har nået et afgørende stadium.«
Declared that it is not necessary to give a ruling on the application in so far as it is based on Article 175 of the Treaty;
Den 20. juni 1994 fremsatte sagsøgeren bemærkninger til skrivelsen af 13. juni 1994 over for Kommissionen.
Dismissed the remainder of the application as inadmissible;
Sagsøgeren har herefter ved stævning indleveret den 5. maj 1994 anlagt nærværende sag.
Ordered the Commission to pay the costs.'
Den principale påstand, vedrørende traktatens artikel 175
Case T-30/91 Solvay SA ν Commission of the European Communities Competition
Det bemærkes hertil indledningsvis, at ifølge fast retspraksis giver artikel 3 i forordning nr. 17 ikke bortset fra det tilfælde, hvor klagen vedrører Kommissionens enekompetence den, der fremsætter begæring i henhold til denne artikel, krav på, at Kommissionen, jf. EF-traktatens artikel 189, vedtager en beslutning om, hvorvidt der foreligger en overtrædelse af traktatens artikel 85 og/eller artikel 86.
Subsequently, the applicant protested against the Commission's use during the hearing of certain documents or parts of documents which were not included amongst the documents sent to it. The applicant requested the Commission to ensure that the rights of the defence were fully observed.
Det følger heraf, at Kommissionens skrivelse af 13. juni 1994 udgør en meddelelse i henhold til artikel 6 i forordning nr. 99/63.
At the end of those investigations the applicant drew the Commission's attention to the fact that the documents taken as copies from its premises were confidential in nature.
Den omstændighed, at det i skrivelsen af 13. juni 1994 bestemmes, at klagen ikke »for nærværende« kan gøres til genstand for individuel sagsbehandling, kan ikke drage bestemmelsen af dens retlige status i tvivl.
By letter of 13 March 1990 the Commission then sent to the applicant a statement of objections on which the applicant submitted its written observations.
Det bemærkes, at en skrivelse i henhold til artikel 6 ikke endeligt fastlægger Kommissionens standpunkt.
The Commission invited the applicant to take part in the hearing concerning the infringements alleged against the applicant and ICI.
Brugen af udtrykket »for nærværende« i skrivelsen af 13. juni 1994 bekræfter derfor kun, at Kommissionen på det tidspunkt, hvor skrivelsen er affattet, har taget
The applicant declined that invitation to take part in that hearing.
Det bemærkes, at på tidspunktet for sagen afgørelse fremgår det ikke af sagens akter, at Kommissionen skulle have vedtaget en beslutning i den i traktatens artikel 189 anvendte betydning i anledning af sagsøgerens klage.
The Commission replied that it had introduced into the hearing about 10 documents taken from ICI, solely in order to respond to an argument made by ICI during the hearing.
Dette er imidlertid ikke i sig selv tilstrækkeligt til at fastslå, at der foreligger passivitet fra Kommissionens side, idet en retsakt, der ikke selv kan anfægtes under et annullationssøgsmål, under visse omstændigheder alligevel kan udgøre en stillingtagen, der bringer passiviteten til ophør, hvis den er et nødvendigt forberedende led i en procedure, der skal udmunde i en retsakt, der kan anfægtes under et annullationssøgsmål under de i traktatens artikel
At ICI's express request, those documents had not been annexed to the statement of objections because they were partially confidential. Since it presumed that in the meantime ICI had sent to the applicant copies of the documents in question after deleting the confidential parts, the Commission gave the applicant an opportunity to make
stilling til sagen, selv om denne retsakt ikke udgør en beslutning om endeligt at afslå klagen.
new supplementary observations on the documents within a period of two weeks.
Det følger af ovenstående, at Kommissionens skrivelse af 13. juni 1994 efter anlæggelsen af passivitetssøgsmålet har medført, at passivitetssøgsmålets oprindelige genstand er bortfaldet.
The applicant explained that the relevant documents were those which ICI had used in its defence at the oral hearing and which ICI had sent to it in the meantime.
Det er derfor ufornødent at iræffe afgørelse herom.
The applicant criticized that method of proceeding and, in that context, referred to observations submitted by ICI at its hearing.
Følgcligt må det antages, at Kommissionen har taget stilling til klagen i den i traktatens artikel 175, stk. 2, anførte betydning (ovennævnte dom i GEMA-sagen) ved den 13. juni 1994 at have tilsendt klageren en meddelelse i henhold til artikel 6 i forordning nr. 99/63.
Those documents might have shown that the passive conduct alleged against the applicant was based on its own independent decisions, motivated by the difficulty of penetrating a market, access to which was blocked by an undertaking in a dominant position.
Det bemærkes, at ifølge fast retspraksis foreligger der retsakter eller beslutninger, der kan gøres til genstand for et annullationssøgsmål i medfør af artikel 173, når disse retsakter eller beslutninger har retligt bindende virkninger, som kan berøre sagsøgerens interesser gennem en væsentlig ændring af hans retsstilling.
That analysis is reinforced by the consideration that some of the evidence on which the Commission relied might not have had the probative value or might, at least, have had weaker value than that which the Commission attributed to it.
Selv om det, som det hævdes af sagsøgeren, endog måtte antages, at skrivelsen af 13. juni 1994 ikke er tilstrækkeligt begrundet, og at den er udfærdiget efter en procedure i strid med forskrifterne, er sådanne klagepunkter, selv om de eventuelt kan være relevante under en sag anlagt i medfør af traktatens artikel 173, ganske uden relevans for spørgsmålet, om Kommissionen har taget stilling i den i traktatens artikel 175 anvendte betydning.
In its reply, the Commission stated that the documents contained neither information which was new to the applicant nor evidence which the Commission had used to support the objections made against the undertakings concerned. The Commission stated that it would, however, take into account the arguments put forward by the applicant.
Det bemærkes, at skrivelserne af 21. januar 1993 og 4. februar 1994 blot er henholdende skrivelser.
At the end of the abovementioned procedure the Commission adopted Decision 91/297/EEC.
Sådanne skrivelser er således ikke retsakter med retligt bindende virkninger, som kan berøre sagsøgerens interesser, men er forberedende retsakter, der som sådanne ikke kan anfægtes under et søgsmål.
That decision finds in substance that the applicant and ICI had been participating since 1 January 1973 until the beginning of 1989 in a concerted practice to share the western European soda-ash market by reserving continental western Europe to the applicant, and the United Kingdom and Ireland for ICI; consequently it imposes a fine of ECU 7 million on each party.
Det bemærkes endvidere, at resultatet ikke ville blive et andet, hvis — som sagsøgeren hævder skrivelserne af 21. januar 1993 og 4. februar 1994 skulle anses for at være meddelelser i medfør af artikel 6 i forordning nr. 99/63, idet en meddelelse efter denne bestemmelse ikke kan anfægtes under et annullationssøgsmål.
Having regard to the general principle of equality of arms, which presupposes that in a competition case the knowledge which the undertaking concerned has of the file used in the proceeding is the same as that of the Commission, the Commission's view cannot be upheld.
Hvad endelig angår sagsøgerens argument om, at det vil svare til at give Kommissionen mulighed for at unddrage sig domstolskontrol, hvis det anerkendes, at skrivelsen af 13. juni 1994 medfører passivitetens ophør, bemærkes det, at sagsøgeren inden for den i skrivelsen af 13. juni 1994 fastsatte frist har fremsat bemærkninger til den meddelelse, som Kommissionen lod tilgå sagsøgeren i medfør af artikel 6 i forordning nr. 99/63, og derefter har krav på at modtage en beslutning fra Kommissionen, hvori den endeligt træffer afgørelse om klagen.
The Court considers that it is not acceptable for the Commission alone to have had available to it the documents in question and for it therefore to be able to decide on its own whether or not to use them against the applicant, when the applicant had no access to them and was therefore unable likewise to decide whether or not it would use them in its defence.
En sådan beslutning kan, hvis sagsøgeren mener, at der er grundlag derfor, indbringes for Retten under et annullationssøgsmål.
In such a situation, the rights of defence which the applicant enjoys during the administrative procedure would be excessively restricted in relation to the powers of the Commission, which would then act as both the authority notifying the objections and the deciding authority, while having more detailed knowledge of the case-file than the defence.
Det er ufornødent at træffe afgørelse om stævningens påstand, der er nedlagt i medfør af traktatens artikel 175.
Infringement of the rights of the defence through alleged use by the Commission of documents not communicated to the applicant and refusal to grant it access to certain documents containing matters of use in its defence
Sagen afvises i øvrigt.
The first part of the plea must be rejected in any event.
Sag T-30/91 Solvay SA / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Konkurrence
Commission's outright refusal to disclose them.
»Konkurrence samordnet prahis forhåndsformodning om manglende skyld — administrativ procedure — retten til kontradiktion — ligestilling af parterne — aktindsigt* (Første Udvidede Afdeling)
It should be added that such an infringement of the rights of the defence is objective in nature and does not depend upon whether the Commission's officials acted in good or bad faith.
Den administrative procedure inden for en frist på to uger at fremkomme med supplerende bemærkninger hertil.
Consequently, the second part of the plea must be upheld and the contested decision annulled in so far as it concerns the applicant.
1 begyndelsen af 1989 foretog Kommissionen uanmeldte kontrolundersøgelser hos de vigtigste sodaproducenter i EF.
In the present case, the Commission cannot base its outright refusal to make disclosure on the ground that in the abovementioned letters the applicant and ICI had themselves requested confidential treatment of their documents.