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Det kan således ikke udelukkes, at endnu større kapacitetsnedbringelser kunne have gjort det tvivlsomt, om det ville være muligt at genetablere rentabiliteten for HTM.
The Court cannot therefore exclude the possibility that even more severe reorganisation measures could have jeopardised HTM's return to viability.
121 Sagsøgeren har således ikke godtgjort, at Kommissionen begik en klar fejltagelse ved at anse kapacitetsnedbringelserne og HTM's indstilling af visse produktioner for tilstrækkelige.
121 It follows that the applicant has not demonstrated that the Commission made a manifest error in considering HTM's capacity reductions and its closure of some of its product lines to be sufficient.
122 Anbringendet kan herefter ikke tiltrædes.
122 The plea must therefore be dismissed.
Det sjette anbringende om, at støtten er uforholdsmæssig
The sixth plea: the Aid is disproportionate
123 Salomon har gjort gældende, at støttebeløbet på ca. 118 mio. ECU (jf. ovenfor, præmis 20) er uforholdsmæssigt, idet det udgør over 90% af omstruktureringsomkostningerne, der i beslutningen anslås til ca. 127 mio. ECU.
123 Salomon considers that the amount of the Aid (about ECU 118 million — see paragraph 20 above) is disproportionate in that it represents more than 90% of the restructuring costs estimated by the Decision to be about ECU 127 million.
Dette viser, at der ikke er balance mellem HTM's indsats og de omkostninger, der bæres af den østrigske stat.
That demonstrates the imbalance between HTM's own efforts and the costs borne by the Austrian State.
Støtten står heller ikke i rimeligt forhold til de af Eliasch-gruppen indgåede forpligtelser — bortset fra disses usikre karakter — idet salgsprisen for HTM, som anført af Kommissionen selv, er langt mindre end støtten.
In its view, the amount of the Aid is also disproportionate in relation to the commitments undertaken by the Eliasch Group, not to mention their uncertain nature, the sale price of HTM being, as the Commission itself has stated, well below the amount of the Aid.
124 Kommissionen har — i det væsentlige støttet af intervenienterne — heroverfor anført, at de ca. 118 mio. ECU er absolut nødvendige for at give HTM mulighed for at gennemføre de i omstruktureringsplanen fastsatte foranstaltninger.
124 The Commission, supported in substance by the intervening parties, replies that the amount of about ECU 118 million is absolutely necessary in order to enable HTM to implement the measures envisaged in its restructuring plan.
Støtten anvendes kun til at nedbringe HTM's kortfristede gæld og til at omstrukturere de berørte områder.
The Aid will be used only in order to reduce HTM's short-term debt and to restructure the sectors concerned.
125 HTM har nærmere anført, at der ikke skal tages hensyn til de af investorerne indgåede økonomiske forpligtelser, som blot supplerer virksomhedens egen indsats.
125 HTM states that it is not necessary to take into consideration the financial commitments undertaken by the investors, which are merely additional to its own efforts.
Denne er i øvrigt — i strid med hvad Salomon hævder — betydelig i forhold til HTM's værdi som fastsat i forbindelse med salget til den højstbydende.
It adds that, contrary to what Salomon claims, its own efforts are significant in relation to the value of HTM determined during the process of sale to the highest bidder.
128 Kommissionen har endvidere oplyst, at de samlede omstruktureringsomkostninger finansieres ved fire forskellige dispositioner, nemlig Eliasch-gruppens kapitalindskud på ca. 22 mio. ECU (jf. ovenfor, præmis 12), bankernes delvise gældseftergivelse og afkald på renter på 47 mio. ECU (jf. ovenfor, præmis 14), støtten (ca. 118 mio. ECU) (jf. ovenfor, præmis 20) og endelig HTM's bidrag, taget fra egne midler, på 36% af de samlede omstruktureringsomkostninger.
128 The Commission also explained that the total amount of the restructuring costs is financed from four different sources: Eliasch's capital injection of approximately ECU 22 million (see paragraph 12 above), the partial write-off by the banks of their debts and interest amounting to ECU 47 million (see paragraph 14 above), the Aid (approximately ECU 118 million) (see paragraph 20 above) and, finally, HTM's contribution from its own resources, amounting to 36% of the entire restructuring costs.
130 Under disse omstændigheder kan det ikke anses for godtgjort, at Kommissionen har anlagt en åbenbart urigtig vurdering ved at anse støtten for at stå i rimeligt forhold til de samlede omkostninger ved omstruktureringen af HTM.
130 In those circumstances, the Court finds that it is not established that the Commission committed a manifest error in its assessment of the proportionality of the amount of the Aid in relation to the total costs of restructuring HTM.
Det syvende anbringende om manglende opfyldelse af betingelserne for til ladelsen af støtten
The seventh plea: failure to observe the conditions for authorisation of the Aid
For det første har HTM annonceret en spredning af sine aktiviteter, selv om virksomheden i henhold til beslutningen var forpligtet til at koncentrere aktiviteterne på centrale områder uden at kunne gå ind i nye produktionsnicher.
First, HTM has announced a diversification of its businesses, whereas under the Decision it was obliged to concentrate on its core businesses, without penetrating new market segments.
For det andet har HTM tilbudt sagsøgeren at levere skistøvler til virksomheden.
Secondly, HTM has offered to supply Salomon with ski­boots.
Endelig synes HTM for det tredje at have indgået en kontrakt med selskabet Kästle med henblik på at producere ski på denne virksomheds vegne.
Finally, it seems that HTM has entered into a contract with the company Kästle to produce skis for that company.
132 Kommissionen har — i det væsentlige støttet af intervenienterne — heroverfor anført, at opfyldelsen af beslutningen på ingen måde påvirker dennes lovlighed, idet alle de faktiske omstændigheder, Salomon baserer sine påstande på, ligger efter vedtagelsen af beslutningen.
132 The Commission, supported in substance by the intervening parties, states that the way in which the Decision is implemented has no bearing at all on its legality, since all the facts on which Salomon bases its allegations postdate its adoption.
En spredning af HTM's aktiviteter er hverken forbudt i henhold til den af Kommissionen godkendte omstruktureringsplan eller uforenelig hermed.
The diversification of HTM's activities is not prohibited under the restructuring plan approved by the Commission nor is it incompatible with that plan.
133 Det bemærkes, at lovligheden af beslutningen ikke kan afhænge af eventuelle muligheder for at omgå den (jf. i samme retning dommen i sagen British Airways m.fl. mod Kommissionen, præmis 291).
133 The Court considers that the legality of the Decision cannot depend on the possibility of its being circumvented in the future (see, to that effect, the judgment in British Airways and Others ν Commission, cited above, paragraph 291).
134 Bortset fra at anbringendet har karakter af spekulation, findes det under alle omstændigheder ikke godtgjort, at HTM har foretaget en spredning af sine aktiviteter i strid med betingelserne for tilladelsen af støtten.
134 In any event, leaving aside the speculative nature of the plea, the Court does not find that it has been established that HTM diversified its activities in a way which is contrary to the conditions on which the Aid was authorised.
135 For det første fremgår det af det avisudklip, Salomon har fremlagt til støtte for sine påstande, at HTM blot har annonceret en — foreløbig — hensigt om at bringe en ny generation af produkter på markedet for inline-skating, og at virksomheden er begyndt at producere en ny type ski.
135 First of all, the press cutting produced by Salomon in support of its allegations shows that HTM only announced its intention, which has not been confirmed, to put a new generation of products onto the in­line roller­blade market and that it had entered upon production of a new type of ski.
SALOMON MOD KOMMISSIONEN af innovative og højteknologiske produkter, og virksomheden skulle efter afslutningen af omstruktureringen ekspandere i retning af nye produkter (beslutningens punkt 5), i det omfang de ved genoprettelsen af virksomhedens rentabilitet frigjorte midler tillader det.
SALOMON V COMMISSION that initially HTM will return to its core activities, the Decision also envisages marketing activities and the manufacture of innovative and high-technology products and then, once restructuring is completed, the expansion of marketing activity towards new products (section 5 of the Decision) as far as the resources arising from restoration of the undertaking's viability allow.
136 Endvidere har sagsøgeren ikke godtgjort, hvorledes HTM's tilbud om at producere ski og skistøvler på sine konkurrenters vegne i sig selv skulle stride mod de i beslutningen stillede betingelser for tilladelsen af støtten.
136 The applicant has not shown how the offer made by HTM to produce skis and ski-boots for its competitors constitutes in itself a breach of the conditions laid down by the Decision for authorisation of the Aid.
137 Anbringendet kan herefter ikke tiltrædes.
137 In those circumstances, the plea must be dismissed.
Det ottende anbringende om, at Kommissionen ikke er i stand til at kontrollere gennemførelsen af beslutningen
The eighth plea: incapacity of the Commission to review implementation of the Decision
138 Salomon har gjort gældende, at Kommissionen ikke er i stand til at kontrollere virkningen af kapitaltilførslerne til HTM på grund af opdelingen i rater, idet Kommissionen ikke har betinget betalingen af hver enkelt ny rate af, at de for udbetalingen af den forudgående rate stillede betingelser er opfyldt.
138 Salomon claims that, since the amounts of capital injected into HTM are staggered, the Commission is not able effectively to check their effect, since it has not made the payment of each new tranche subject to compliance with the conditions imposed for the payment of the previous tranche.
139 Kommissionen og intervenienterne har anført, at Kommissionen ikke havde pligt til at kræve en forudgående godkendelse af udbetalingen af de resterende dele af støtten, og at der til tilladelsen af støtten er knyttet betingelser, som Kommissionen har kompetence til at sikre opfyldt.
139 The Commission and the intervening parties observe that the defendant institution was not obliged to make the payment of the remaining amounts of the Aid subject to prior approval and that authorisation of the latter is governed by conditions the observance of which the Commission has power to ensure.
140 Det bemærkes, at HTM ifølge beslutningens artikel 2, første led, to gange om året skal fremlægge en rapport om gennemførelsen af omstruktureringen, hvoraf det fremgår, hvilken økonomisk udviklingen virksomheden har gennemløbet, hvilke finansielle resultater den har opnået, og hvorledes disse stemmer overens med omstruktureringsplanen.
140 The Court observes that, according to the first paragraph of Article 2 of the Decision, HTM must deliver twice a year a report on the progress of its restructuring, showing the economic development and financial results of the company and their compliance with the restructuring plan.
Desuden skal HTM forelægge årsregnskaberne for sine virksomheder for årene 1995-1999 ved udgangen af juni måned i det år, der følger efter det pågældende regnskabsår.
Furthermore, HTM must submit the annual reports of the companies of the group for the years from 1995 to 1999 by the end of June of the following year.
141 Under alle omstændigheder ville Kommissionen, såfremt det havde vist sig, at betingelserne for tilladelsen af støtten ikke blev opfyldt, uanset bestemmelserne i EF-traktatens artikel 169 (nu artikel 226 EF), kunne indbringe sagen direkte for Domstolen i medfør af traktatens artikel 93, stk. 2, andet afsnit (jf. i samme retning Domstolens dom af 4.2.1992, sag C-294/90, British Aerospace og Rover mod Kommissionen, Sml. I, s. 493, præmis 11).
141 In any event, if it became clear that the conditions for authorisation of the Aid had not been respected, the Commission would be entitled, under the second paragraph of Article 93(2) of the Treaty, to refer the matter directly to the Court of Justice by way of derogation from Article 169 of the EC Treaty (now Article 226 EC) (see, to this effect, Case C-294/90 British Aerospace and Rover ν Commission [1992] ECR I-493, paragraph 11).
142 Det følger heraf, at anbringendet ikke kan tiltrædes.
142 The plea must therefore be dismissed.
Det niende anbringende om, at beslutningens begrundelse er utilstrækkelig
The ninth plea: insufficient reasoning
143 Salomon har gjort gældende, at det ikke i beslutningen godtgøres, at markedet er oligopolistisk, og at det heller ikke påvises, hvorledes nedbringelserne af HTM's kapaciteter skulle give de andre konkurrenter mulighed for at drage fordel af nye markeder.
143 Salomon alleges that the Decision does not establish the oligopolistic character of the market or demonstrate how HTM's capacity reductions will enable other competitors to benefit from new markets.
Der gives ingen begrundelse for, at der ikke tages hensyn til de tekniske og kommercielle udviklinger inden for vintersportsartikelbranchen og til beskæftigelsesgarantien.
No reason is given to justify the failure to take into account the technical and marketing changes which are sweeping through the wintersports equipment sector or the provision of the employment guarantee.
Beslutningen indeholder ingen oplysninger om de forskellige poster i omstruktureringsomkostningerne.
The Decision contains no information on the various items of restructuring costs.
Størst uklarhed er der omkring spørgsmålet om støttens forholdsmæssighed.
The greatest confusion which exists is over the question of the proportionality of the Aid.
Kommissionen har ikke begrundet den manglende kontrol med anvendelsen af støtten med henblik på spredning af aktiviteterne til produkter, der er præget af endnu større konkurrence end de traditionelle produkter.
The Commission gave no reasons for the lack of control over the use of the aid for the purposes of diversifying into product segments still more highly competitive than the recipient's traditional product segments.
Endelig giver begrundelsen for beslutningen ikke grundlag for at vurdere karakteren af og enkelthederne i samt
Finally, HTM claims that the nature, details, effects, scope or
SALOMON MOD KOMMISSIONEN virkningerne, rækkevidden og godkendelsen af omstruktureringsplanen for HTM.
SALOMON V COMMISSION sanctioning of HTM's restructuring plan cannot be determined from the reasons stated in the Decision.
144 Kommissionen, HTM og Republikken Østrig finder derimod, at beslutningen opfylder de i retspraksis opstillede krav med hensyn til begrundelse.
144 The Commission, HTM and the Republic of Austria consider, on the contrary, that the Decision is in conformity with the requirements laid down in caselaw as regards the statement of reasons.
145 Det bemærkes, at den begrundelse, som kræves i henhold til EF-traktatens artikel 190 (nu artikel 253 EF), klart og utvetydigt skal angive de betragtninger, som den fællesskabsmyndighed, der har udstedt den anfægtede retsakt, har lagt til grund, dels således at de berørte kan få kendskab til grundlaget for den trufne foranstaltning, for at de kan varetage deres interesser, dels således at Fælles skabets retsinstanser kan udøve deres prøvelsesret. Det kræves imidlertid ikke, at begrundelsen skal angive alle de relevante faktiske og retlige momenter.
145 The Court observes that the statement of reasons required by Article 190 of the EC Treaty (now Article 253 EC) must explain clearly and unambiguously the reasoning of the Community institution which drew up the contested decision so as to enable the persons concerned to ascertain the matters justifying the measure adopted so that they can defend their rights and so that the Community judicature can carry out its review.
Kommissionen kan f.eks. i begrundelsen for beslutninger, som den må træffe for at sikre anvendelsen af konkurrencereglerne, begrænse sig til at redegøre for de faktiske omstændigheder og retlige betragtninger, der har været afgørende med henblik på beslutningens konklusion (jf. i samme retning Rettens dom af 30.4.1998, sag T-16/96, Cityflyer Express mod Kommissionen, Sml. II, s. 757, præmis 64 og 65).
In particular, the Commission may confine its reasoning to the setting out of the facts and legal considerations having decisive importance in the context of decisions which it has to take in order to ensure that the competition rules are applied (see, to this effect, Case T- 16/96 City fly er Express v Commission [1998] ECR II-757, paragraphs 64 and 65).
146 Som gennemgangen af de forudgående anbringender har vist, må Retten fastslå, at beslutningens begrundelse i overensstemmelse med traktatens artikel 190 klart og utvetydigt viser Kommissionens ræsonnement, når henses til de præciseringer, den har givet i sine skriftlige indlæg og i sine svar på Rettens spørgsmål.
146 The Court finds that, as is clear from its examination of the preceding pleas, the statement of the reasons on which the Decision is based clearly and unequivocally reveals the Commission's reasoning in accordance with the requirements of Article 190 of the Treaty, having regard to the clarification which the Commission provided in its written submissions and in its answers to the Court's questions.
Begrundelsen for beslutningen har således for det første gjort det muligt for sagsøgeren at gøre sig bekendt med baggrunden for den trufne foranstaltning med henblik på at kunne varetage sine interesser og afgøre, om beslutningen er lovlig, og for det andet har Retten hermed fået mulighed for at udøve sin kontrol i den henseende (jf. i samme retning Rettens dom af 31.3.1998, sag T- 129/96, Preussag Stahl mod Kommissionen, Sml. II, s. 609, præmis 93).
The statement of reasons thus enabled the applicant to know the reasons justifying the measure adopted so that it could defend its rights and ascertain whether or not the Decision was well founded and also enabled the Court to exercise its power of review in this regard (see, to this effect, Case T- 129/96 Preussag Stahl v Commission [1998] ECR II-609, paragraph 93).
147 Anbringendet kan herefter ikke tiltrædes.
147 Consequently, the plea must be dismissed.
148 På baggrund af ovenstående bemærkninger bør Kommissionen i det hele frifindes.
148 It follows from all the foregoing arguments that the action must be dismissed in its entirety.
149 I henhold til procesreglementets artikel 87, stk. 2, pålægges det den tabende part at betale sagens omkostninger, hvis der er nedlagt påstand herom. Sagsøgeren har tabt sagen og pålægges derfor at betale Kommissionens og intervenienten HTM's omkostninger i overensstemmelse med disse to parters påstande.
149 Under Article 87(2) of the Rules of Procedure, the unsuccessful party is to be ordered to pay the costs if they have been applied for in the successful party's pleadings.
150 I medfør af procesreglementets artikel 87, stk. 4, første afsnit, bærer medlemsstater, der er indtrådt i en sag, deres egne omkostninger.
150 Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 87(4) of the Rules of Procedure the Member States and institutions which intervened in the proceedings are to bear their own costs.
II - 2955 II-2960 afgørelsen af, om den omtvistede omstruktureringsstøtte kunne tillades Det første anbringende om, at der ikke er tale om én samlet støtte Det andet anbringende om, at henvisningen til den oligopolistiske struktur på markederne for vintersportsartikler er retsstridig Det tredje anbringende om en forkert analyse af de relevante markeder Det fjerde anbringende om omstruktureringsplanens utilstrækkelighed Det femte anbringende om, at de kapacitetsnedbringelser og produktionsindstillinger, der pålægges HTM, er utilstrækkelige Det sjette anbringende om, at støtten er uforholdsmæssig
Facts Procedure before the Court Procedure before the Court Admissibility Substance Scope of the Court's review of the compatibility of the restructuring aid in question The financial transactions not taken into consideration by the Decision in authorising the restructuring aid in question The first plea: the Aid was not a single package The second plea: improper reference to the oligopolistic structure of the markets in winter sports articles The third plea: wrong analysis of the markets in question The fourth plea: the restructuring plan was inadequate The fifth plea: the capacity reductions and abandoning of production imposed on HTM are insufficient The sixth plea: the Aid is disproportionate The seventh plea: failure to observe the conditions for authorisation of the Aid ....
Det syvende anbringende om manglende opfyldelse af betingelserne for tilladelsen af støtten
The eighth plea: incapacity of the Commission to review implementation of the Decision The ninth plea: insufficient reasoning
Sag T-228/97
Case T-228/97
Irish Sugar plc mod Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber
Irish Sugar plc ν Commission of the European Communities
Rettens dom (Tredje Afdeling) af 7. oktober 1999
Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber), 7 October 1999
Konkurrence — administrativ procedure — overholdelse af retten til kontradiktion — de pågældende parters ret til at gøre rede for deres synspunkter vedrørende hensyntagen til deres egne argumenter — ingen
Competition — Administrative proceedings — Observance of the rights of the defence — Whether the parties involved have a right to express an opinion regarding the way in which their own arguments have been taken into account — No such right
Konkurrence — dominerende stilling — forekomst — besiddelse af meget store markedsandele — normalt tilstrækkeligt bevis
Competition — Dominant position — Existence — Extremely large market shares — Generally constitutes sufficient evidence
Konkurrence — dominerende stilling — misbrug — begreb — forpligtelser, som påhviler den dominerende virksomhed
Competition — Dominant position — Abuse — Meaning — Obligations incumbent upon dominant undertakings
Konkurrence — dominerende stilling — misbrug — prispolitik, der udgør misbrug (EF-traktaten, art. 86 (nu art. 82 EF))
Competition — Dominant position — Abuse — Abusive pricing policy (EC Treaty, Art. 86 (now Art. 82 EC))
Konkurrence — dominerende stilling — misbrug — selektive og diskriminerende rabatter, som en virksomhed yder sine kunder udsat for konkurrence (EF-traktaten, art. 86 (nu art. 82 EF))
(EC Treaty, Art. 86 (now Art. 82 EC))
Den omstændighed, at der tages hensyn til et argument fremført af en virksomhed under den administrative procedure, uden at virksomheden har haft mulighed for at udtale sig om spørgsmålet før vedtagelsen af den endelige beslutning, kan ikke som sådan udgøre en tilsidesættelse af retten til kontradiktion, især ikke da denne hensyntagen til argumentet ikke ændrer karakteren af de klagepunkter, der er rettet mod virksomheden.
The taking into account of an argument put forward by an undertaking during the administrative procedure leading to the adoption of a decision concerning it with regard to competi tion, when the undertaking has not been given an opportunity to express an opinion in that respect before the adoption of the final decision, cannot as such constitute an infringement of defence rights, especially where the fact that the argument was taken into account does not alter the nature of the complaints against it.
Sagsøgeren har haft lejlighed til at gøre rede for sit synspunkt vedrørende den definition af produktmarkedet, som Kommissionen har anvendt i meddelelsen af klage
Where the undertaking has had an opportunity to express its view on the position
Der er tale om en kollektiv dominerende stilling, når flere virksomheder, bl.a. på grund af bestående indbyrdes relationer, tilsammen kan følge samme markedsstrategi og i vidt omfang handle uafhængigt af de øvrige kon
A joint dominant position consists in a number of undertakings being able together, in particular because of factors giving rise to a connection between them, to adopt a common policy on the market and to act to a considerable extent independently of their competi