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- 17 - byde de handlende, der var tilsluttet Carte bleue- og Eurocard France-net-tene, at indløse de udenlandske eurochecks, de modtog, mod samme gebyr som for de transaktioner, de gennemførte med Carte bleue, Visa-kort eller Eurocard - idet de handlende som konsekvens heraf skulle forpligte sig til ikke at vælte det opkrævede gebyr over på checkudstederen.
- 17 - to offer to the traders affiliated to the Carte Bleue and Eurocard France networks to clear the foreign Eurocheques which they received in payment at the same rate of charges as that applied for transactions effected by those traders through the Carte Bleue, Visa Card or Eurocard, the traders undertaking at the same time not to pass on to the holder the amount of the commission charged.
Den 16. juli 1990 anmeldte Groupement formelt Helsinki-aftalen til Kommissionen. sionen.
On 16 July 1990 the Groupement formally notified the Helsinki Agreement to the Commission.
Den administrative procedure vedrørende Helsinki sinki
The administrative proceedings relating to the Helsinki Agreement
Den 31. juli 1990 - samtidig med at den fremsendte en meddelelse om klagepunkter vedrørende såvel den nye Package Deal-aftale som Helsinki-aftalen til Eurocheque International - fremsendte Kommissionen til Groupement en meddelelse om klagepunkter, som kun vedrørte Helsinki-aftalen.
On 31 July 1990, at the same time as it sent to Eurocheque International a Statement of Objections relating both to the new Package Deal Agreement and to the Helsinki Agreement, the Commission sent to the Groupement a Statement of Objections limited to the Helsinki Agreement.
I denne med delelse understregede Kommissionen, at behandlingen af ansøgningen om for længelse af fritagelsen for Package Dealaftalen og de forskellige formelle klager, Kommissionen havde modtaget, havde vist, hvilke problemer der var forbundet med de vilkår for modtagelse af udenlandske eurochecks i handelsog servicesektoren i Frankrig, som der var indgået en ikke anmeldt aftale om i Helsinki den 19. og 20. maj 1983.
In that statement, the Commission points out that consideration of the request for renewal of the exemption of the Package Deal Agreement, together with various complaints formally submitted to it, have highlighted the problems raised by the terms for acceptance of foreign Eurocheques in the trading sector in France, problems which were the subject of an agreement signed in Helsinki on 19 and 20 May 1983 and not notified to the Commission.
Under et møde i Shannon (Irland) den 9. og 10. maj 1991 gav Eurocheque Assembly i betragtning af de vedvarende indsigelser fra Kommissionens side udtryk for at ville vise sin gode vilje ved at ophæve Helsinki-aftalen, idet man dog bestred, at aftalen var konkurrencebegrænsende.
The Eurocheque Assembly, meeting at Shannon (Ireland) on 9 and 10 May 1991, manifested its intention to demonstrate good will by terminating the Helsinki Agreement, whilst contesting its anti-competitive nature.
Den 19. juni 1991 fremsendte Kommissionen en supplerende meddelelse om klagepunkter vedrørende Helsinki-aftalen, men formelt kun til Groupement.
On 19 June 1991 the Commission sent to the Groupement alone a supplementary Statement of Objections relating to the Helsinki Agreement.
Kommissionen understregede herved i første række, at den på trods af anmeldelsen af Helsinki-aftalen ikke fandt det hensigtsmæssigt at afbryde den meddelelsesprocedure, som indgik i en mere vidtrækkende meddelelse af klagepunkter vedrørende hele eurocheck-systemet.
In that regard, the Commission points out, first, that, notwithstanding the notification of the Helsinki Agreement, it did not consider it expedient to interrupt the Statement of Objections process, which falls within the wider context of a Statement of Objections relating to the Eurocheque system in its entirety.
Den henviste desuden til, at der i meddelelsen om klagepunkterne på forhånd var taget stilling til anmeldelsen af Helsinki-aftalen, som Kommissionen havde forudset som en mulighed, idet det blev fastslået, at betingelserne i traktatens artikel 85, stk. 3, under alle omstændigheder ikke var opfyldt.
It points out next that the Statement of Objections, replying in advance to the notification of the Helsinki Agreement, an eventuality which the Commission had envisaged, had concluded that in any event the conditions laid down in Article 85(3) of the Treaty were not fulfilled.
Den 20. juni 1991 tilstillede Kommissionen Eurocheque International en kopi af den supplerende meddelelse om klagepunkter "til orientering".
On 20 June 1991 the Commission sent to Eurocheque International a copy of the supplementary Statement of Objections 'for information'.
Den 25. marts 1992 vedtog Kommissionen beslutning 92/212/EØF, hvori den fastslog, at Helsinki-aftalen indebærer en overtrædelse af EØF-traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1, idet den afslog begæringen om fritagelse i henhold til artikel 85, stk. 3, og pålagde Groupement des cartes bancaire "CB" og Eurocheque International se bøder på henholdsvis 5 000 000 ECU og 1 000 000 ECU.
On 25 March 1992 the Commission adopted Decision 92/212/EEC declaring that the Helsinki Agreement constituted an infringement of Article 85(1), rejecting the request for exemption pursuant to Article 85(3) and imposing a fine of ECU 5
Retten bemærkede, at Kommissionen sendte den supplerende meddelelse om klagepunkter til Eurocheque International i kopi og udelukkende til orientering, uden at den fastsatte en frist for selskabet til at fremkomme med sine bemærkninger.
It was in those circumstances that the Commission sent to Eurocheque International a copy of the supplementary Statement of Objections 'for information' .
Det fremgår imidlertid af artikel 19, stk. 1, i forordning nr. 17, sammenholdt med artikel 2 og 4 i forordning nr. 99/63, at Kommissionen skal give meddelelse om de klagepunkter, den gør gældende mod de berørte virksomheder og sammenslutninger, og at den i sine beslutninger kun kan tage sådanne klagepunkter i betragtning, om hvilke disse har haft lejlighed til at udtale sig.
The Court found that the Commission sent to Eurocheque International the supplementary Statement of Objections, in the form of a copy and solely for the purposes of information, without prescribing a period of time for the submission of its observations.
Endvidere indebærer retten til kontradiktion - som er et grundlæggende fællesskabsretligt princip og skal respekteres under alle omstændigheder, navnlig under enhver procedure, der kan føre til pålæggel se af sanktioner, også selv om der er tale om en administrativ procedure - at de berørte virksomheder og sammenslutninger af virksomheder allerede under den administrative procedure skal sættes i stand til at tage stilling til, om de af Kommissionen fremførte faktiske oplysninger, klagepunkter og omstændigheder i øvrigt er i overensstemmelse med de faktiske forhold, og hvilken betydning de har.
It follows from a reading of Article 19(1) of Regulation No 17, in conjunction with Articles 2 and 4 of Regulation No 99/63, that the Commission must communicate the objections which it raises against the undertakings and associations concerned and may adopt in its decisions only those objections on which those undertakings and associations have had the opportunity to make known their views.
Retten finder, at selve karakteren af den overtrædelse, Eurocheque International kritiseres for, blev ændret i den supplerende meddelelse om klagepunkter, og at Kommissionen heri har udvidet rækkevidden af de klagepunkter, der var rettet mod Helsinki-aftalen.
Similarly, due observance of the rights of the defence, which constitutes a fundamental principle of Community law and which must be respected in all circumstances, in particular in any procedure which may give rise to penalties, even if it is an administrative procedure, requires that the undertakings and associations of undertakings concerned be afforded the opportunity, from the stage of the administrative procedure, to make known their views on the truth and relevance of the facts, objections and circumstances put forward by the Commission.
1 beslutningen tages imidlertid i det væsentlige de klagepunkter og argumenter, der er indeholdt i den supplerende meddelelse om klagepunkter, i betragtning.
The Court considered therefore that the supplementary Statement of Objections, first, altered the intrinsic nature of the infringement with which Eurocheque International was charged and, secondly, enlarged the scope of the objections directed against the Helsinki Agreement.
Det følger heraf, at Kommissionen har tilsidesat sagsøgerens ret til kontradiktion i henhold til artikel 19, stk. 1, i forordning nr. 17 og artikel
The Decision adopts in substance the objections and arguments formulated in the supplementary Statement of Objections.
Sag T-39/92
The action in Case T-39/92
Det første anbringende: tilsidesættelse af traktatens artikel
First plea in 1 aw: infringement of Article
85, stk. 1
85(1) of the Treaty
Spørgsmålet om der foreligger en prisaftale
The price-fixing agreement
- 19 - det gebyr i forholdet mellem bankerne, som de i henhold til Package Dealaftalen modtager fra den bank, checken er trukket på - gensidigt har givet afkald på muligheden for eventuelt at anse gebyret fra trassatbanken som tilstrækkeligt vederlag for den ydelse, der præsteres over for den handlende i form af indløsning af eurochecken.
The obligation imposed by the Helsinki Agreement on the members of the Groupement to bill to the traders affiliated to the Groupement a commission on the collection of Eurocheques may not be regarded as an agreement fixing an identical price to be observed in contracts with third parties, as envisaged in the case-law of the Court of Justice contrary to what is stated in the Decision.
Det følger heraf, at Helsinki-aftalen har haft til formål at indføre en mærkbar begrænsning af handlefriheden for Groupement's medlemmer og derfor udgør en aftale om opkrævning af et gebyr, der som sådan er i strid med traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1, litra a).
It follows that the Helsinki Agreement had as its object to restrict to an appreciable extent the freedom of conduct of the members of the Groupement and therefore constitutes an agreement on the charging of a commission, contrary, as such, to Article 85(1)(a) of the Treaty.
Spørgsmålet om afgrænsningen af det relevante marked
The definition of the relevant market
Det fremgår af selve titlen på Helsinki-aftalen, at den vedrører "modtagelse af eurochecks trukket på udenlandske pengeinstitutter i den franske non-banking-sektor".
It follows from the very heading of the Helsinki Agreement that it governs ' the acceptance by traders in France of Eurocheques drawn on foreign financial institutions'.
På grund af sit omfang udgør markedet for udenlandske eurochecks udstedt i den franske non-banking-sektor - som er det eneste marked, Helsinki-aftalen vedrører - et særligt, tilstrækkelig homogent marked, der er adskilt fra markedet for de andre internationale betalingsmidler, som Groupement's medlemmer konkurrerer på.
By reason of its volume, the market for foreign Eurocheques drawn in the trading sector in France, the sole market covered by the Helsinki Agreement, constitutes a specific, sufficiently homogeneous, market which is distinct from that of the other international means of payment, on which the members of the Groupement compete.
Kommissionen har derfor med rette fastslået, at det marked, der er direkte berørt af Helsinki-aftalen, er markedet for udenlandske eurochecks udstedt i den franske non-banking-sektor.
It follows that the Commission was right in finding that the market directly concerned by the Helsinki Agreement is that for Eurocheques drawn in the trading sector in France.
Det andet anbringende: tilsidesættelse af traktatens artikel
Second plea in law: infringement of Article
85, stk. 3
85(3) of the Treaty
Det skal i det konkrete tilfælde undersøges, om Kommissionen med rette har antaget, at de konkurrencebegrænsninger, der følger af Helsinki-aftalen, ikke var nødvendige med henblik på at fremme mulighederne for at betale med udenlandske eurochecks i Frankrig.
In this case it is necessary to consider whether the Commission was right in taking the view that the restrictions of competition resulting from the Helsinki Agreement were not indispensable for the purpose of promoting the acceptance of foreign Eurocheques in France.
Retten finder herved, at selv om det lægges til grund, at Helsinki-aftalen var nødvendig med henblik på at forpligte de handlende, der var tilsluttet Groupement, til at tage imod udenlandske eurochecks udstedt i franske francs som betaling for varer og tjenesteydelser, var det ikke nødvendigt at pålægge Groupement's medlemmer at afkræve de handlende et gebyr i for bindelse med betalinger med udenlandske eurochecks.
The Court considered that, even supposing that the Helsinki Agreement was necessary in order to oblige the traders affiliated to the Groupement to accept foreign Eurocheques made out in French francs for the payment of goods and services, it was not indispensable to require the members of the Groupement to charge to their trader customers a commission in respect of payments by foreign Eurocheque.
Det tredje anbringende: tilsidesættelse af retten til kontradiktion
As remuneration for the service rendered, the
- 20 - af nærværende sag, og at der derfor ikke er sket en tilsidesættelse af begrundelsespligten.
20 members of the Groupement could, like the French banks not belonging to the Groupement, have contented themselves with the interbank commission paid to them, in pursuance of the Package Deal Agreement, by the drawee bank, instead of depriving themselves, by way of agreement, of the freedom to refrain from charging to the traders affiliated to them a commission in respect of payments by foreign Eurocheque.
anbringende: tilsidesættelse af artikel
Third plea in law: infringement of the rights of the defence
Retten finder, at anvendelsen af den generelle betegnelse "overtrædelse" i artikel 15, stk. 2, i forordning nr. 17, som uden forskel omfatter aftaler, former for samordnet praksis og vedtagelser inden for sammenslutninger af virksomheder, viser, at de i bestemmelsen foreskrevne lofter finder ensartet anvendelse på aftaler og former for samordnet praksis samt vedtagelser inden for sammenslutninger af virksomheder.
The Court found, in this case, that it followed from its appraisals with respect to the establishment of the infringement of Article 85(1) of the Treaty in the form set out by the Commission in the contested decision, that the Commission took sufficient account of the arguments of the Groupement relating to the facts and legal circumstances which are of essential importance in the history and context of the present case and that there is therefore no infringement of the obligation to state reasons.
Det forhold, at en sådan forpligtelse måtte følge af den pågældende sammenslutnings interne regler, er uden betydning i relation til de fælles skabsretlige konkurrenceregler.
Fourth plea in 1 aw: infringement of Article
Det er i det foreliggende tilfælde ikke gjort gældende, at den pålagte bøde overskrider 10% af omsætningerne for medlemmerne af den pågældende sammenslutning af virksomheder.
It follows that the ceiling of 10% of turnover must be calculated by reference to the turnover of each of the undertakings which were parties to those agreements and concerted practices or of the undertakings, as a whole, which were members of the said associations of undertakings, at least where, by virtue of its internal rules, the association is able to bind its members.
Det fremgår af betragtning 78 til den anfægtede beslutning, sammenholdt med betragtning 49 og 50, at Kommissionen har pålagt Groupement en bøde på 5 000 000 ECU efter først at have betegnet Helsinki-aftalen som en aftale om et gebyrs størrelse og dernæst som en principaftale om opkrævning af et gebyr.
As regards the argument based on breach of the principle of the individual nature of penalties, the Court considered that it follows from its findings concerning the price-fixing agreement that the infringement was committed by the association of undertakings constituted by the Groupement and that therefore the Commission rightly imposed the fine on the Groupement.
Retten har imidlertid i relation til Groupement kun fundet det godtgjort, at der er tale om en principaftale om opkrævning af et gebyr som nævnt i betragtning 50 til beslutningen.
In that respect, it pointed out that it is not open to an association of undertakings which has committed an infringement to complain that the Commission infringed that principle by taking into consideration the turnover of its members in order to determine the upper limit of the fine and thus by making the members of the association bear the financial burden constituted by the fine.
På den baggrund skal Retten inden for rammerne af sin fulde prøvelsesret undersøge, om der er grundlag for at nedsætte den bøde, der er pålagt Groupement.
The fact that their turnover is taken into account in determining the upper limit of the fine in no way means that a fine has been imposed on them, or even, in itself, that the association in question is under an obligation to pass on to its members the burden of the fine.
Ved bedømmelsen af overtrædelsens reelle grovhed skal det erindres, at det i betragtning 50 til beslutningen nævnte indgreb i konkurrencen alene om fatter det forhold, at der i henhold til Helsinki-aftalen pålægges Groupement's medlemmer en forpligtelse til at afkræve de handlende, der er
Even supposing that the internal rules of the association give rise to such an obligation, this is of no relevance from the point of view of the rules of Community law on competition.
Aftalens punkt 3 giver imidlertid Groupement's medlemmer fuld frihed til at afkræve de handlende mindre gebyrer for indløsning af eurochecks end dem, der opkræves i forbindelse med betalinger med kort.
However, paragraph 3 of the agreement leaves to the members of the Groupement every scope for imposing, in respect of payments by Eurocheque, lower collection commissions for traders than those which they impose in respect of payments by card.
Eftersom det gebyr, der opkræves i forbindelse med betalinger med eurochecks, kan være mindre end det gebyr, der opkræves i forbindelse med betalinger med kort, må det antages, at der fortsat har været mulighed for konkurrence i forhold til de handlende, da disse kunne vælge den bank, der anvendte det laveste gebyr.
Since the commission billed in respect of payments by Eurocheques may be lower than that billed for payments by card, it must be considered that a possibility of competition continued to exist with respect to traders since they could choose the bank applying the lowest commission.
Artikel 1 og 3 i Kommissionens beslutning 92/212/EØF af 25. marts 1992 om en procedure i henhold til EØF-traktatens artikel 85 (IV/30.717-A - Eurocheque: Helsinki-aftalen) annulleres, for så vidt som de vedrører Eurocheque International.
Annuls Articles 1 and 3 of Commission Decision 92/212/EEC of 25 March 1992 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the Treaty (IV/30.717-A - Eurocheque: Helsinki Agreement) in so far as they refer to Eurocheque International;
Kommissionen bærer sine egne omkostninger, de af Europay afholdte omkostninger samt halvdelen af de af Groupement afholdte omkostninger.
Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Europay and one-half of the costs incurred by the Groupement.
Groupement bærer halvdelen af sine egne omkostninger."
The Groupement shall bear one-half of its own costs."
Forenede sager T-18/92 og T-68/92: D. Coussios mod Kommissionen
Joined Cases T-18/92 and T-68/92 D. Coussios ν Commission (Staff case)
Sag Τ-108/92: G. Calò mod Kommissionen
(Officials - Vacancy notice - Changes - Rejection of candidature - Statement of reasons) (Fifth Chamber)
Tjenestemandssag "Tjenestemænd ­ tilbagesøgning af fejlagtigt udbetalte beløb" (Fjerde Afdeling)
Case T-108/92 G. Calò ν Commission 24 February 1994 (Staff case) (Official - Filling of vacant posts by promotion or transfer - Qualifications advertised in the vacancy notice - Right to a fair hearing - Infringement of Article 26 of the Staff Regulations - Comparison of candidatures - Statement of reasons in the decision rejecting a candidature) (Fourth Chamber)
II ­ FORSLAG TIL AFGØRELSE
24 February 1994
Sag C-58/93: Z. Yousfi mod den belgiske stat
Case T-38/93 A.M. Stahlschmidt ν Parliament (Staff case) (Official - Recovery of incorrect payments) (Fourth Chamber)
Generaladvokat G. Tesauro fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Domstolens plenum) den 23. februar 1994.
Mr Advocate General Tesauro delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the full Court on 23 February 1994.
Han foreslog Domstolen:
He proposed that the Court should reply as follows:
Præjudiciel - Landesarbeitsgericht Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel - fortolkning af Rådets direktiv 77/187/EØF af 14. februar 1977 om tilnærmelse af med lemsstaternes lovgivning om varetagelse af arbejdstagernes rettigheder i forbindelse med overførsel af virksomheder, bedrifter eller dele af bedrifter - begrebet "en del af en bedrift" - overdragelse af rengøringsarbejdet på en virksomhed - rengøringsarbejde udført af én enkelt arbejdstager
Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations - Failure to comply with Council Directive No 86/278/EEC of 12 June 1986 on the protection of the environment, and in particular of the soil, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture
Generaladvokat W. Van Gerven fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Femte Afdeling) den 23. februar 1994.
Mr Advocate General Tesauro delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the full Court on 23 February 1994
Han foreslog følgende besvarelse:
He proposed that the Court should :
"Rengøringsarbejde er en erhvervsmæssig virksomhed, der kan falde inden for anvendelsesområdet af direktiv 77/187/EØF.
Case C-392/92 C. Schmidt ν Spar- und Leihkasse of the former Bordesholm, Kiel and Cronshagen districts
Forenede sager C-433/92 og C-434/92: Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung mod Otto Frick GmbH & Co. KG m.fl. Præjudiciel - Bundesverwaltungsgericht - fortolkning af artikel 4, stk. 2 og 3, i Kommissionens forordning (EØF) nr. 1405/78 af 22. juni 1978 om ydelse af en forudfastsat fikseret støtte til privat oplagring af forfjerdinger af oksekød - beregningen af den mængde, der ifølge kontrakt skal oplagres
Preliminary reference - Landesarbeitsgericht Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel -Interpretation of Council Directive 77/187/EEC of 14 February 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses - Concept of "parts of businesses" - Transfer of cleaning operations to an undertaking - Cleaning operations undertaken by a single employee
Generaladvokat M. Darmon fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Første Afdeling) den 24. februar 1994.
Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered his Opinion at the sitting First Chamber on 24 February 1994.
Artikel 3, stk. 2, i Kommissionens forordning (EØF) nr. 1071/68 af 25. juli 1968 om gennemførelsesbestemmelser vedrørende ydelse af støtte til den private oplagring inden for oksekødssektoren skal for tolkes således, at den private lagerindehaver først kan begynde indlagringen af den aftalte mængde efter kontraktafslutningen.
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1071/68 of the Commission of 25 July 1968 laying down detailed rules for granting private storage aid for beef and veal must be interpreted as meaning that the private storer may not begin the process of storing the agreed quantity until after the storage contract has been concluded.
Indlagringen indledes i bestemmelsens forstand, når det kød, der skal oplagres, anbringes på frysehusets kølelager, og altså inden nedfrysningen. ningen.
The activity with which the process of storing within the meaning of that provision begins is the placing of the goods in the cold storage room before any freezing takes place.