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Ved kendelse af 13. december 1996 har Korkein Hallinto-Oikeus forelagt to præjudicielle spørgsmål vedrørende fortolkningen af Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1191/69 af 26. juni 1969, som ændret ved Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1893/91 af 20. juni 1991 (herefter »forordningen«), og navnlig af bestemmelserne i artikel 1, stk. 3, sammenholdt med artikel 4.
Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (hereinafter 'the Directive'), as amended on a number of occasions, is intended in particular to lay down uniform rules governing the conditions and procedures for the authorisation of plant protection products and to protect humans, animals and the environment against the risks and hazards arising from poorly controlled use of those products. The Directive also seeks to eliminate barriers to the free movement of plant protection products.
Forordningen tilsigter at fjerne de forskelle, der opstår ved, at medlemsstaterne pålægger transportvirksomhederne forpligtelser, der er forbundet med begrebet offentlig tjeneste, og som kan føre til en betydelig fordrejning af konkurrencevilkårene.
The question must therefore be split into two separate parts. First, it is necessary to examine whether the Directive requires prior authorisation, granted pursuant to either Article 4 or Article 8, to be obtained from the competent authority of each Member State in which a pesticide covered by the Directive is placed on the market when that product has already been authorised by the competent authorities of another Member State.
Samtidig anerkendes det, at det i visse tilfælde er nødvendigt at opretholde forpligtelserne for at sikre en tilstrækkelig trafikbetjening.
Second, it is necessary to examine whether Article 30 of the Treaty precludes legislation of a Member State which requires a biocidal product to be authorised before it is placed on the market of that State even though that product has already been authorised in another Member State.
Det finske Trafikministerium har den 21. december 1993 meddelt Kainuun Liikenne og Pohjolan Liikenne tilladelse til udførelse af rutekørsel mellem Kajaani og Rukatunturi gældende for perioden 1. januar 1994 - 31. december 2003.
The national court's question seeks to ascertain, in substance, whether Article 30 of the Treaty precludes legislation of a Member State under which a plant protection product must be authorised before it is placed on the market of that State even when that product has already
Disse spørgsmål er blevet rejst under en tvist, hvorunder transportvirksomhederne Kainuun Liikenne Oy og Oy Pohjolan Liikenne Ab har anfægtet en afgørelse truffet af Oulun Lääninhallitus (herefter »statsamtet«), som afviste deres anmodning om delvis ophævelse af deres forpligtelse til at udføre personbefordring med bus på den rute, for hvilken de havde fået meddelt tilladelse.
First, with regard to pesticides, to which the Directive applies, one of the principal objectives of the Directive is to lay down uniform rules
forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste.
governing the conditions and procedures for the authorisation of plant protection products.
Afgørelsen om at opretholde forpligtelser til offentlig tjeneste skal træffes under overholdelse af bestemte regler, bl.a. dem, der er indeholdt i forordningens artikel 3, artikel 6, stk. 2, og artikel 7.
derogations referred to in Article 36 of the Treaty.
Opretholdelse af hele eller en del af en forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste er kun tilladt »for at sikre tilstrækkelige transportydelser«.
Since biocidal products are used to combat organisms harmful to human or animal health and organisms liable to damage natural or manufactured products, they inevitably contain dangerous substances.
Efter Republikken Finlands tiltrædelse af Det Europæiske Økonomiske Samarbejdsområde og forordningens ikrafttræden i Finland har Transportministeriet opfordret de virksomheder, der udfører rutekørsel med bus, til inden den 1. september 1994 at indgive ansøgninger til den kompetente myndighed vedrørende kørslen fra begyndelsen af juni 1995.
In order to achieve that objective, the Member States are required under Article 3(1) of the Directive to ensure that plant protection products covered by the Directive are not placed on the market in their territory without first having been authorised by the competent authority.
I ansøgningerne skulle der ansøges om ophør med den kørsel, som virksomhederne ikke var i stand til at udføre alene på grundlag af passagerindtægter.
The rules governing that authorisation are laid down in particular by Article 4 of the Directive, which requires the Member States to ensure that a plant protection product is authorised only under certain conditions.
Begrebet »sikring af tilstrækkelige transportydelser« er imidlertid ikke defineret i forordningen.
It is settled caselaw that, in the absence of harmonising rules, it is for the Member States to decide on their intended level of protection of human health and life and on whether to require prior authorisation for the marketing of such products.
Sagsøgerne i hovedsagen har således ansøgt om delvis ophævelse af befordringspligten på ruten Kajaani-Rukatunturi, således at den begrænses til strækningerne Kajaani-Peranka og Kajaani-Suomussalmi. Ifølge ansøgningen er hele kørslen tabsgivende.
While Article 8 of the Directive provides for transitional measures and derogations, the prior authorisation required by the Directive remains mandatory even where the pesticide in question has been authorised, in accordance with the Directive, by the competent authority of another Member State.
Statsamtet har ved afgørelse af 9. januar 1995 afvist ansøgningen med den begrundelse, at sagsøgerne i hovedsagen ikke på den i forordningens artikel 5 anførte måde havde godtgjort, at de ved at begrænse kørslen til Peranka og Suomussalmi ville kunne opnå et økonomisk mere fordelagtigt resultat end ved at fortsætte kørslen på de tidligere vilkår.
Nevertheless, the principle of proportionality which underlies the last sentence of Article 36 of the Treaty requires that the power of the Member States to prohibit imports of products from other Member States should be restricted to what is necessary to achieve the objectives of protection being legitimately pursued.
Når flere løsninger på ensartede betingelser vil kunne sikre tilstrækkelige transportydelser, skal de kompetente myndigheder i henhold til forordningens artikel 3, stk. 1, vælge den løsning, som medfører de laveste omkostninger for samfundet.
As regards biocidal products, the Directive does not apply to such products and there are no harmonised rules at Community level covering either their production or their marketing.
Med det første spørgsmål ønsker den forelæggende ret nærmere bestemt oplyst, om forordningen, og navnlig artikel 1, stk. 3, sammenholdt med artikel 4, giver en transportvirksomhed ret til at opnå delvis ophævelse af sin forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste.
It is therefore necessary to establish whether national legislation such as that in the main proceedings may be justified in the light of the
Det følger af det foregående, at når kravene i forordningens artikel 3 er overholdt, har medlemsstaternes kompetente myndigheder el vidt skøn ved vurderingen af, om »sikring af tilstrækkelige transportydelser« kræver opretholdelse af en forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste.
As the Court has previously held, whilst a Member State is free to require a biocidal product which has already received approval in another Member State to undergo a fresh procedure of examination and approval, the authorities of the Member States are nevertheless required to assist in bringing about a relaxation of the controls existing in intra-Community trade and to take account of technical or chemical analyses or laboratory tests which have already been carried out in another Member State.
Når flere løsninger på ensartede betingelser kan sikre tilstrækkelige transportydelser, skal de kompetente myndigheder vælge den løsning, som medfører de laveste omkostninger for samfundet«
the competent authorities of the importing Member State or can, at their request, be made available to them.'
Generaladvokat P. Léger fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Sjette Afdeling) den 26. marts 1998.
Advocate General S. Alber delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Sixth Chamber on 19 February 1998.
Han foreslog følgende besvarelse:
He proposed that the following reply be given to the reference for a preliminary ruling:
»1) Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1191/69 af 26. juni 1969 om medlemsstaternes fremgangsmåde med hensyn til de med begrebet offentligt tjeneste forbundne forpligtelser inden for sektoren for transport og med jernbane, ad landeveje og sejlbare vandveje, som ændret ved Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 1893/91 af 20. juni 1991, bl.a. artikel 1, stk. 3, og artikel 4, skal fortolkes således, at den ikke forpligter en medlemsstat til at indrømme en virksomhed, der er overdraget den offentlige tjeneste, en delvis ophævelse af forpligtelserne hertil, selv om virksomheden har godtgjort, at deres opretholdelse giver virksomheden tab, når afslaget er begrundet i hensynet til at sikre en tilstrækkelig transport.
By order of 13 December 1996, the Korkein Hallinto-oikeus (Supreme Administrative Court) referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling two questions on the interpretation of Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 of the Council of 26 June 1969, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1893/91 of 20 June 1991 (hereinafter 'the Regulation'), in particular Article 1(3) in conjunction with Article 4.
Dette hensyn skal i henhold til artikel 3 i nævnte forordning vurderes ud fra den offentlige interesse, muligheden for at anvende anden transportteknik og dennes egnethed til at tilfredsstille de pågældende trafikbehov, de befordringsvederlag og -vilkår, som kan tilbydes transportforbrugerne, hvorved, den nationale myndighed, såfremt der foreligger flere løsninger, der kan sikre en tilstrækkelig trafikbetjening, vælger den løsning, som medfører de laveste omkostninger for samfundet.
The Regulation aims to eliminate disparities resulting from obligations inherent in the concept of a public service which are imposed on transport undertakings by Member States and liable to cause substantial distortion in the conditions of competition, while recognising that it is essential in certain cases to maintain such obligations in order to ensure the provision of adequate transport services.
Nævnte forordning skal fortolkes således, at den ikke er til hinder for, at en medlemsstat ophæver en forpligtelse til offentlig tjeneste med henblik på en rationalisering heraf.«
Following the accession of the Republic of Finland to the European Economic Area and the entry into force of the Regulation in Finland, the Ministry of Transport requested undertakings
Forenede sager T-374/94, T-375/94, Τ-384/94 og Τ-388/94 European Night Services Ltd (ENS) m.fl. / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Konkurrence
Where there are several ways of ensuring, while satisfying similar conditions, the provision of adequate transport services, the competent authorities must, under Article 3(1) of the Regulation, select the way least costly to the community.
•Konkurrence ­ jernbanetransport — aftaler om nattogstrafik gennem Kanaltunnellen konkurrencebegrænsninger — direktiv 91/440/EØF — mærkbarpåvirkning af samhandelen udførelse af nødvendige tjenesteydelser 'afgørende f acuítete f — begrundelse —formaliteten« (Anden Afdeling)
It follows that, where the requirements of Article 3 of the Regulation are complied with, the competent authorities of the Member States have a wide discretion in assessing whether ensuring 'the provision of adequate transport services' requires a public service obligation to be maintained.
3) Intervenienten, Det Forenede Kongerige Storbritannien og Nordirland, bærer sine egne omkostninger.«
It must also be noted that Article 3(2) of the Regulation provides that the adequacy of
»Tjenestemænd genplacering ansøgning om overgang fra tjenestegruppe LA til kategori A 'fjernelse af hindringer for overgang'« (Anden Afdeling)
Where there are several ways of ensuring while satisfying similar conditions, the provision of adequate transportservices, the competent authorities are to select the way least cosily to the community.'
»Landbrug finansiering af interventionsforanstaltninger — suspension af skyldig betaling for oplagring af et parti olivenolie i afventning af en undersøgelse af oliens egenskaber -annulations- og erstatningssøgssmål« (Anden Afdeling)
'(1) Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 of the Council of 26 June 1969 on action by Member States concerning the obligations inherent in the concept of a public service in transport by rail, road and inland waterway, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1893/91 of 20 June 1991, in particular Article 1(3) and Article 4 thereof, must be construed as not obliging the Member States to grant an application by a transport undertaking for partial termination of its public service obligation, even if that undertaking shows that maintaining the obligation involves economic disadvantages for it, provided that the ground for that refusal is the need to ensure adequate transport services.
Faktiske omstændigheder af den olivenolie, der var indgået til intervention i Italien. I forbindelse med undersøgelsen foretoges hos sagsøgeren Oleifici Italiani i nærværelse af repræsentanter for de nationale myndigheder prøver af olien, hvoraf et eksemplar blev sendt til et analyselaboratorium under den spanske stat.
That concept is to be assessed, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation No 1191/69, by reference to the public interest, the possibility of having recourse to other forms of transport and the ability of such forms to meet the transport needs under consideration, and the transport rates and conditions which can be quoted to users.
Kommissionen henviste til de »uacceptable mangler i hele det italienske kontrolsystem i
(2) That regulation must be construed "as not precluding a Member State from terminating a public service obligation in order to rationalise that public service.1"
I svarskrivelsen af 9. februar 19% fremhævede sagsøgeren Oleifici Italiani derimod, at de af det spanske laboratorium analyserede prøver var de prøver, der var udtaget i november 1993.
(Competition — Transport by rail —Agreements on overnight rail services through the Channel Tunnel — Restrictions on competition — Directive 91/440/EEC —Appreciable effect on trade — Supply of necessary services — Essential f acuities — Statement of reasons —Admissibility) (Second Chamber)
På den baggrund tilstillede generaldirektøren for GD IV (landbrug) i Kommissionen den 7. februar 1996 — efter at have modtaget de to ovennævnte svar - en skrivelse til Italiens Faste Repræsentation ved Den Europæiske Union med nedenstående indhold:
In order to operate the night passenger services, the railway undertakings concerned have procured, through ENS, specialised rolling stock suitable for running on the different rail systems and through the Channel Tunnel, financed through long­term leasing arrangements extended to 25 years at a total cost of UKL 136.7 million, increased to UKL 158 million in January 1996.
»Efter en længere korrespondance herom tilsender jeg Dem herved et forslag med henblik på at afslutte de uoverensstemmelser, der er opstået som følge af Fællesskabets undersøgelse.
On 29 January 1993 the Commission received an application seeking a declaration that Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68 of the Council applying rules of competition to transport by rail, road and inland waterway did not apply to a number of agreements concerning the carriage of passengers by rail through the Channel Tunnel or, failing that, exemption of the agreements under Article 5 of the regulation.
Ved skrivelse af 30. november 1995 meddelte AIMA Kommissionen, at man, såfremt den ikke gjorde indsigelse, ville skride til betaling af de skyldige beløb til tilslagsmodtagerne for en samlet mængde på 17 639,291 tons olie, for hvilke der ikke var blevet fastslået nogen ombytning.
On 21 September 1994 the Commission adopted a decision relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (hereinafter 'the decision' or 'the contested decision').
1 besvarelse af denne skrivelse udtalte Kommissionen ved telefax af 7. december 1995 (VI/046436), at den ikke havde nogen indvendinger vedrørende den omgående betaling af lagerpengene for de af AIMA oplyste 17 639,291 tons.
That ('the notification') was lodged by European Night Services Ltd ('ENS') on behalf of British Rail ('BR'), Deutsche Bundesbahn ('DB'), NV Nederlandse Spoorwegen ('NS') and Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français ('SNCF').
Når bortses fra de efterforskningsmæssige aspekter, som alene henhører under medlemsstatens kompetence, erdet nødvendigt at udtale sig om, hvorvidt den pågældende olie kan antages til intervention. Kommissionens tjenestegrene foreslår på ny medlemsstatens myndigheder at foretage det fornødne for at lade udføre en kontra-analyse af de prøver, der er i EUGFL's besiddelse, ved et uafhængigt laboratorium, der skal vælges efter fælles aftale, for at fastslå den reelle kvalitet af den omtvistede olie.
The first agreement notified concerned the formation, by the four railway undertakings mentioned above ­ BR, SNCF, DB and NS ­either directly or through subsidiaries owned by them, of ENS, a company established in the United Kingdom whose business was to consist of providing and operating overnight passenger rail services between points in the United Kingdom and the Continent through the Channel Tunnel.
Med henblik på at undersøge troværdigheden af den modanalyse, som sagsøgeren Oleifici Italiani havde anmodet det spanske laboratorium om at foretage, opfordrede Kommissionen også dette laboratorium til ved skrivelse af 6. februar 1996 at præcisere oprindelsen af den analyserede olie (lager, ejer) samt prøvernes fremtræden (beholder, mærkning) og at oplyse, om sagsøgeren havde anmodet om en fuldstændig analyse eller blot om fastslåelse af visse karakteristika for olierne.
The decision distinguishes two relevant service markets: the market for the transport of business travellers, for whom scheduled air travel, high­speed rail travel and the rail services to be operated by ENS are interchangeable modes of transport (point 26), and the market for the transport of leisure travellers, for whom substitute services may include economy­class air travel, train, coach and possibly private motor car.
I besvarelse af denne skrivelse oplyste AIMA over for Kommissionen den 16. februar 1996, at den italienske anklagemyndighed efter afslutningen af den kriminelle efterforskning, der var foregået i Italien, ved afgørelse af 15. november 1995 havde bestemt, at olien skulle frigives, og at partierne skulle udleveres til ejerne.
Moreover, the Commission states that the geographic market is confined to the four routes actually to be served by ENS, namely London­Amsterdam, London­Frankfurt/Dortmund, Paris­Glasgow/Swansea and Brussels­Glasgow/Plymouth (point 29).
I besvarelse af Kommissionens spørgsmål udtalte det spanske laboratorium ved skrivelse af 8. februar 1996, at det ikke var i stand til at identificere oprindelsen af prøverne, idet disse var blevet leveret i en glasflakon med skrueprop
The second group of agreements notified comprised the operating agreements concluded by ENS with the railway undertakings concerned and with SNCB, under which each of them agreed to provide ENS with certain services, including traction over its network (locomotive, train crew and path), cleaning services on board, servicing of equipment and passenger­handling services. EPS and SNCF further agreed to provide traction through the Channel Tunnel.
Den 19. februar 1996 opfordrede sagsøgerne Kommissionen til at trække skrivelsen af 7. februar 1996 tilbage og at bekræfte deres ret til udbetaling af de skyldige beløb for den
The decision therefore declares Article 85(1) of the Treaty and Article 53(1) of the EEA Agreement inapplicable to the ENS agreements
pågældende olie. Opfordringen blev ikke besvaret af Kommissionen.
private motor car (the 'intermodal' market for leisure travel).
Formaliteten vedrørende annullationspåstanden deres egenskab af omhyggelige og påpasselige erhvervsdrivende, som af AIMA er blevet pålagt at udføre interventionsopgaver i sektoren, ikke kunne være uvidende om den retlige karakter af denne korrespondance, herunder den anfægtede skrivelse.
The Commission went on to consider that the relevant geographical market should be confined to the routes actually to be served by ENS.
Der skal tages stilling til, om den omtvistede skrivelse af 7. februar 1996 er en akt, der kan gøres til genstand for et annullationssøgsmål efter traktatens artikel 173.
for a period of eight years, ending on 31 December 2002 and subjects that exemption to the condition ('the condition imposed') that 'the railway undertakings party to the ENS agreements shall supply to any international grouping of railway undertakings or any transport operator wishing to operate night passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel the same necessary rail services as they have agreed to supply to ENS'.
Det må fastslås, at den anfægtede skrivelse er underskrevet af Legras, en af Kommissionens generaldirektører, og udtrykkeligt er begrænset til at udtrykke den opfattelse, som forelå i Generaldirektorat VI isoleret set.
As that definition of the geographical market has not been challenged by the applicants, it follows that the ENS agreements fell to be assessed solely on the basis of the four separate geographical markets listed above and solely in the context of an intermodal market comprising various modes of transport such as rail, air, coach and motor car.
Medlemsstaten opfordres til »i mellemtiden« at spærre enhver betaling vedrørende den pågældende olie.
On that basis, therefore, it is necessary to examine whether the Commission correctly evaluated ENS's market shares in order to arrive at the conclusion that the ENS agreements would have an appreciable effect on trade between Member States.
Sprogbrugen i skrivelsen er ikke den sprogbrug, som anvendes i en bindende retsakt, hvorved det skal pålægges de italienske myndigheder at afslutte sagen endeligt, og dermed har en virkning for sagsøgernes retsstilling.
It is to be noted here that the contested decision makes no reference to the market shares of ENS or of any other operators competing with ENS.
Den anfægtede skrivelse, som alene er en uformel meningstilkendegivelse, affødte ingen bindende retsvirkning i relation til AIMA som, stillet over for forslaget om at spærre de omtvistede betalinger, derfor frit kunne se bort fra opfattelsen i Kommissionens tjenestegrene og skride til udbetaling for senere at fremsætte krav om dækning hos EUGFL, eller at betale sagsøgerne på grundlag af AIMA's egne kontraktforpligtelser uden senere krav om dækning fra EF, eller endelig at afholde sig fra enhver betaling i afventning af, at sagsøgerne ville vedtage de forholdsregler, de ville finde egnede. AIMA valgte det sidste alternativ, og derfor kan myndighedens bevidste og selvstændige handlinger ikke tilregnes Kommissionen.
In the pleas in law and arguments which they put forward, the applicants submit that the contested decision should he annulled for, in substance, four reasons: (a) none of the constituent elements of the conduct prohibited by Article 85(1) of the Treaty is established in the present case, since the ENS agreements do not restrict competition, and the decision is therefore vitiated by inaccurate and incomplete assessment of the facts, manifest error in law and a failure to state reasons; (b) in its application of the rules on competition, the Commission exceeded the limits of the regulatory framework; (c) the Commission imposed disproportionate conditions on its granting of the exemption; and (d) the duration of the exemption granted for the notified agreements (eight years) is too short.