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Efter sagsøgerens opfattelse burde den normale værdi derfor være den sammenlignelige pris, der faktisk blev betalt for et lignende produkt på eksportlandets hjemmemarked, dvs. Hongkong.
Since the Council, the· Commission and the European Federation of Lighter Manufacturers challenged the admissibility of the application, that question was examined by the Court.
Den omstændighed, at korrespondance til Gao Yao, Kina, blev stilet til en adresse i Hongkong betød således ikke efter Domstolens opfattelse, at at Gao Yao, Hongkong, fordi det var det kontor, der var ansvarligt for forsendelse af dokumenter, af Kommissionen var anerkendt som adressat med hensyn til undersøgelsens realitet.
Sending correspondence intended for Gao Yao China to an address in Hong Kong therefore did not mean that Gao Yao Hong Kong, as an office for transmitting documents, was accepted by the Commission as an interlocutor with respect to the subject-matter of the investigation.
Den 28. oktober 1991 forelagde Kommissionen Rådet et forslag til forordning om pålæggelse af antidumpingtold på 16,9% for varer med oprindelse i Den Kinesiske Folkerepublik Denne sats blev da også opretholdt i nævnte forordning nr. 3433/91.
Although it was true that, in the light of the criteria set out in the second paragraph of
Det fandtes at følge heraf, at sagsøgeren ikke ved sin mellemkomst som det kontor, der var ansvarligt for oversendelse af dokumenter, var berørt af de forberedende akter.
It followed that the applicant was not, through its involvement as an office for the transmission of documents, concerned by the preliminary measures.
Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber bærer sine egne omkostninger.«
Declare Council Regulation (EEC) No 3433/91 of 25 November 1991 void as far as the applicant is concerned;
»- at annullere Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 3433/91 af 25. november 1991 i det omfang, den vedrører sagsøgeren, og at tilpligte Rådet at betale sagens omkostninger, bortset fra intervenienternes omkostninger, som afholdes af dem selv.«
Order the Council to pay the costs, with the exception of those of the interveners, which should bear their own costs.'
Præjudiciel »Skattelignende afgifter — obligatoriske bidrag til et nationalt organ for afsætning af landbrugs- og gartneriprodukter« (Sjette Afdeling)
Preliminary ruling (Parafiscal charges - Compulsory contributions for the benefit of a national board for the sale of agricultural and horticultural products) (Sixth Chamber) on natural and legal persons who produce, process, transport, sell or market agricultural, horticultural or fishery products'.
Ved dom af 25. marts 1993, indgået til Domstolen den 30. marts s.a., havde Hof van Beroep, Bruxelles, forelagt Domstolen et præjudicielt spørgsmål vedrørende fortolkningen af EØF-traktatens artikel 9 og 12
By judgment of 25 March 1993, received at the Court on 30 March 1993, the Hof van Beroep (Court of Appeal), Brussels, referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling a question on the interpretation of Articles 9 and 12 of the EEC Treaty.
»Lamaire«), som driver handel med kartofler i Belgien, vedrørende problemet, om et obligatorisk bidrag, der ved eksport af kartofler opkræves til fordel for Nationale Dienst, er lovligt
It was apparent from the documents before the Court that Lamaire had a significant export trade. In the course of its business, Lamaire paid for 1986 and 1987 the contributions relating to potato exports but it refused to pay the contribution for 1988.
Nationale Dienst har til opgave af fremme afsætningen på hjemmemarkedet samt eksporten af landbrugs-, gartneri- og havfiskeriprodukter.
That question was raised in proceedings between the NDALTP (National Board for the Sale of Agricultural and Horticultural Products) ('the National Board') and the company Lamaire NV ('Lamaire'), which traded in potatoes in Belgium, concerning the lawfulness of a compulsory contribution to the National Board levied on potato exports.
Spørgsmålet er blevet rejst under en sag mellem Nationale Dienst voor Afzet van Land- en Tuinbouwprodukten (et statsligt organ for afsætning af landbrugs- og gartneriprodukter, herefter benævnt »Nationale Dienst«) og selskabet Lamaire NV (herefter benævnt
The National Board was established to promote the sale at home and abroad of agricultural, horticultural and fishery products.
Ifølge loven om oprettelse af Nationale Dienst kan det dette organ »pålægge fysiske og juridiske
The Belgian Law setting up the Board provided that it may 'levy a compulsory contribution in respect of each product or group of products ...
De obligatoriske bidrag er blevet fastsat ved kongelig anordning af 15. maj 1986, som ændret ved kongelig anordning af 14. juli 1987.
incompatible with Articles 9 and 12 of the EEC Treaty.
indenlandsk fremstillede og indførte eller udførte varer, såfremt den udgør et modstykke til en konkret tjenesteydelse, der faktisk og individuelt er præsteret over for den erhvervsdrivende, og afgiftens størrelse står i et rimeligt forhold til denne tjenesteydelse, eller endelig, på visse betingelser, såfremt den vedrører kontrol, der skal udøves for at opfylde fællesskabsretlige forpligtelser.
In the present case, the contribution at issue undoubtedly constituted a pecuniary charge which had been imposed unilaterally by a Member State on a given product by reason of the fact that it crossed a frontier.
Det fremgår af sagen, at Lamaire's virksomhed i det væsentlige er eksportorienteret. I forbindelse hermed har Lamaire fra 1986 til 1987 betalt bidrag for kartoffeleksporten, men nægtet at betale for 1988.
The national court's question asked essentially whether Articles 9 and 12 of lhe Treaty preclude national legislation from levying a compulsory contribution on exports of agricultural products to other Member States.
I det foreliggende tilfælde er det for det første ubestridt at det anfægtede bidrag udgør en økonomisk byrde, som ensidigt opkræves af en medlemsstat, og som rammer en bestemt vare, fordi den passerer grænsen.
The Court stated that Article 9 of the Treaty prohibited between Member States customs duties proper on imports and exports and all charges having equivalent effect.
Domstolen bemærkede, at det forhold, at et obligatorisk bidrag, der opkræves ved ind- eller udførsel af en vare, ikke opkræves til fordel for staten, men til fordel for et offentligt organ, ikke påvirker kvalifikationen af bidraget som en afgift med tilsvarende virkning efter traktatens artikel 9 og 12
The Court noted in that connection that the fact that a compulsory contribution charged on the importation or exportation of goods was levied not on behalf of the State but on behalf of a public body was immaterial to whether such a contribution was to be classified as a charge having equivalent effect within the meaning of Articles 9 and 12 of the Treaty.
Domstolen bemærkede for det andet, at det anfægtede bidrag ikke var omfattet af nogle af de ovennævnte undtagelser.
The contribution at issue also did not fall within any of the abovementioned exceptions.
Domstolen udtalte, at den forelæggende ret med det præjudicielle spørgsmål i det væsentlige ønskede oplyst, om traktatens artikel 9 og 12 er til hinder for en national lovgivning, hvorefter der opkræves obligatoriske bidrag ved udførsel af landbrugsprodukter til andre medlemsstater.
As the Court had recognized on many occasions, the concept of charges having equivalent effect to customs duties on imports and exports encompassed any pecuniary charge, however small and whatever its designation and mode of application, which was imposed unilaterally on domestic or foreign goods by reason of the fact that they crossed a frontier.
Traktatens artikel 9 indeholder et forbud mod told ved indførsel fra og ved udførsel til andre medlemsstater såvel som mod alle afgifter med tilsvarende virkning.
In the first place, the contribution at issue was not levied on account of inspections carried out in order to fulfil obligations under provisions of Community law.
Dels rammer det udelukkende udførsel af det her omhandlede produkt, og det udgør ikke et led i en almindelig, intern afgiftsordning, der systematisk og efter samme kriterier anvendes på de bidragspligtige varer, uden hensyn til deres oprindelse, herkomst eller bestemmelsessted.
Secondly, it applied only to exports of the product in question and thus did not relate to a general system of internal dues applied systematically and in accordance with the same criteria, irrespective of the origin, exporting country or destination of the goods subject to it.
Det fremgår endelig af sagen, at det anfægtede bidrag generelt skal anvendes til at finansiere Nationale Dienst's salgsfremmende virksomhed.
Lastly, it was apparent from the documents before the Court that the purpose of the contribution at issue was to finance generally the National Board's promotion of sales.
Det udgør derfor ikke et modstykke til en konkret eller individuel fordel for den erhvervsdrivende, som står i et rimeligt forhold til den leverede tjenesteydelse.
Consequently, it did not represent consideration for a specific or individual benefit provided to the trader, in an amount proportionate to that service.
Som Domstolen flere gange har fastslået, udgør enhver — selv ubetydelig — økonomisk byrde, som pålægges ensidigt og belaster indenlandsk fremstillede eller udenlandske varer ved grænseoverskridelsen, uanset benævnelse eller opkrævningsmåde, en afgift med tilsvarende virkning som indførsels- og udførselstold.
The Court acknowledged, however, that a charge which was imposed on goods by reason of the fact that they crossed a frontier could escape classification as a charge having equivalent effect as prohibited by the Treaty, if it related to a general system of internal dues applied systematically and in accordance with the same criteria to domestic products, and imported or exported products alike, if it represented payment for a specific service actually and individually rendered to the trader of a sum in proportion to that service or, in certain circumstances, if it was levied on account of inspections carried out for the purpose of fulfilling obligations imposed by Community law.
I det foreliggende tilfælde påhviler det den nationale ret at afgøre, i hvilket omfang de af Lamaire udførte produkter var bestemt til andre medlemsstater eller til tredjelande.
In the present case, it was for the national court to ascertain to what extent Lamaire's exports were destined for other Member States or for nonmember countries.
Det fremgår af ovenstående, at der kun kan opkræves bidrag ved udførsel til tredjelande.
It followed from the foregoing that only exports in the latter category could be subject to the contribution in question.
En sådan byrde, som pålægges varer ved grænseoverskridelsen, kan dog ikke betegnes som en afgift med tilsvarende virkning som told, der er omfattet af traktatens forbud, såfremt den er led i en almindelig, intern afgiftsordning, der systematisk og efter samme kriterier anvendes på
'Articles 9 and 12 of the EEC Treaty preclude national legislation from levying a compulsory contribution on exports of agricultural products to other Member States if the contribution in question is not levied on account of inspections carried out in order to fulfil obligations under provisions of Community law, if it is applied only to exports of the products in question and does not relate to a general system of internal dues applied systematically and in
Domstolen besvarede det forelagte spørgsmål således:
accordance with the same criteria, irrespective of the origin, exporting country or destination of the goods subject to it and, lastly, if it does not represent consideration for a specific or individual benefit provided to the trader in an amount proportionate to that service.'
Generaladvokat G. Tesauro fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Sjette Afdeling"! den 26. april 1994.
Advocate General Tesauro delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Sixth Chamber on 26 April 1994.
Han foreslog Domstolen følgende afgørelse:
He proposed that the Court should rule as follows :
»Traktatens artikel 9 og 12 er til hinder for, at der opkræves et obligatorisk bidrag ved eksport af et landbrugsprodukt, såsom bidraget på to BFR pr. 100 kg eksporterede kartofler i henhold til artikel 4, nr. 4, i kongelig anordning af 15. maj 1986, som ændret ved kongelig anordning af 14. juli 1987, for så vidt som bidraget opkræves ved eksport til andre medlemsstater.«
'Articles 9 and 12 of the Treaty preclude the levying of a compulsory contribution in respect of the exportation of an agricultural product, such as the charge of BFR 2 per 100 kg of potatoes exported, provided for in Article 4(4) of the Royal Decree of 15 May 1986, as amended by the Royal Decree of 14 July 1987, in so far as that contribution is levied on exports to other Member States.'
Sag T43/92 Dunlop Slazenter International Ltd / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Konkurrence
Case T-43/92 Dunlop Slazenger International Ltd v Commission of the European Communities
»Konkurrence — EØF-traktatens artikel 85 — exklusive salgsaftaler —fuldstændig territorial beskyttelse —forbud mod parallelimport — samordnet praksis« (Anden Afdeling)
(Competition —Article 85 of the EEC Treaty — Exclusive distribution territorial protection - Prohibition on parallel imports — Concerted (Second Chamber)
Faktiske omstændigheder
The background to the application
Kommissionen indgivet en klage over Dunlop Slazenger International Ltd (herefter »DSI«) for overtrædelse af EØF-traktatens artikel 85, stk 1, og artikel 86.
Ncwitt & Co. Ltd (hereinafter 'Ncwitt'), a company incorporated under English law, a wholesaler and retailer of sports equipment, submitted a complaint against DSI to the Commission alleging infringement of Articles 85(1) and 86 of the EEC Treaty. On 3 and 4 November 1988 the Commission carried out an investigation at the premises of DSI's exclusive distributor in Benelux for the Dunlop brand, All Weather Sports BV (hereinafter 'AWS'), and at the premises of Pinguin Sports BV (hereinafter 'Pinguin'), DSI's exclusive distributor in the Netherlands for the Slazenger brand.
Den 23. juni 1987 havde Kommissionen fremsendt klagen til DSI, som ved skrivelse af 12. august 1987 opfordrede sine eneforhandlere til ikke uden først at have spurgt selskabet at besvare Kommissionens eventuelle spørgsmål.
distribution agreements contained an unwritten term by which DSI undertook to provide its exclusive distributors with absolute territorial protection, and that for that purpose DSI's sales agreements with its resellers and distributors contained a condition of sale, also unwritten, prohibiting them generally from exporting its products to the territories of each of its exclusive distributors in the Community.
Den 3. og 4. november 1988 foretog Kommissionen kontrolundersøgelser hos DSI's eneforhandler i Benelux-landene for varer af mærket Dunlop, All Weather Sports BV (herefter benævnt »AWS«) og hos Pinguin Sports BV (herefter benævnt »Pinguin«), som er DSI's eneforhandler i Nederlandene for varer af mærket Slazenger.
The Decision stated that DSI's exclusive distribution agreements could not fall within the scope of Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/83 of 22 June 1983 on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to categories of exclusive distribution agreements because they imposed on the parties obligations restricting competition going beyond the restrictions authorized by Article 2 of the regulation, given in particular that the agreements were accompanied by a tacit provision for absolute territorial protection and moreover involved concerted practices falling within the scope of Article 3(d) of the regulation.
Den 7. maj 1990 besluttede Kommissionen at indlede en procedure med henblik på at fastslå en overtrædelse, og den 29. maj 1990 fremsendte den en meddelelse om klagepunkter til DSI, AWS og Pinguin.
Furthermore, those agreements had not been notified to the Commission and hence could not benefit from an individual exemption which in any event would have had to be refused.
Eksportforbuddet påvirkede på grund af sit formål og sin generelle karakter i særlig høj grad samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne, også når henses til DSI's betydning på markederne for sportsartikler.
The Commission also found in the Decision that DSI, in concert with AWS and Pinguin, had, to the same end of eliminating parallel exports, taken a series of measures concerning tennis and squash balls, tennis rackets and golfing equipment.
I 1989 havde selskabet således 39% af markedet for »First Grade«-tennisbolde og i gennemsnit 63% af markedet for squashbolde samt en stærk position på markedet for tennisketchere og golfudstyr. For så vidt angår de andre foranstaltninger, DSI havde truffet, og som ligeledes havde til formål at hindre samhandelen mellem medlemsstaterne, gjorde disse foranstaltninger i mange tilfælde det muligt at undgå indførsler eller at fjerne deres virkning på priserne samt fuldstændigt at udelukke, at Newitt overhovedet kunne foretage eksport til andre medlemsstater, og sandsynligvis også at andre forhandlere i Det Forenede Kongerige kunne foretage paralleleksport
Those measures consisted first in refusing to supply the complainant company Newitt with its products either directly or indirectly via its subsidiary in the United States in October 1986, June 1987 and in 1988, secondly in pricing measures taken against Newitt and ether dealers in the United Kingdom to make their exports to the markets of the other Member Stales uncompetitive, thirdly in buying back its products which had been exported through parallel channels, fourthly in marking its products in order to identify the source of parallel imports with a view to eliminating them and finally in printing on some of its products, solely for the benefit of its exclusive distribution network, the initials of the Netherlands national tennis federation.
Den 18. marts 1992 vedtog Kommissionen en beslutning, hvori den fastslog, at DSI's eneforhandlingsaftaler indeholder en ikkeskriftlig klausul om, at DSI forpligter sig til fuldstændigt at sikre sine eneforhandleres territoriale beskyttelse, og at der med henblik herpå i de salgskontrakter, som DSI indgår med sine sælgere og eneforhandlere, findes en ligeledes ikkeskriftlig salgsbetingelse, som forbyder dem at eksportere til andre eneforhandleres områder.
Finally, as well as the gravity of the infringements and their long duration, the Decision referred to DSI's conduct following the statement of objections: on 12 August 1987 DSI sent a letter to its exclusive distributors requesting them not to reply to any questions from the Commission without first consulting DSI and it was slow to take measures to comply with competition law since it did not inform its exclusive distributors until January 1991 that they could accept orders for exports within the Community, and even then it made clear its intention to continue to apply a system of differentiated prices or discounts to its exclusive distributors.
Udmøntningen af disse aftaler indebærer endvidere forskellige former for samordnet praksis, som falder ind under artikel 3, litra d), i denne forordning.
The Commission based upon all those grounds the operative part of the Decision by which it noted that DSI had infringed Art. 85(1) of the Treaty and imposed a fine on DSI of ECU 5 million.
Hertil kom, at aftalerne ikke var blevet anmeldt til Kommissionen og derfor ikke kunne omfattes af en individuel fritagelse, som i øvrigt heller ikke ville være blevet givet
The action sought the annulment of the decision of the Commission and the annulment of the fine or, in the alternative, its reduction.
For det andet blev der truffet prismæssige foranstaltninger over for Newitt og andre forhandlere i Det Forenede Kongerige med henblik på, at de ikke skulle være konkurrencedygtige ved eksport til markederne i de øvrige medlemsstater.
The export ban had a particularly noticeable effect on trade between Member States because of its object and its general nature and given DSI's importance on the sporting goods markets, where in 1989 it held 39% of the market in 'First Grade' tennis balls and 63% on average of the market in squash balls and a strong position on the market in tennis rackets and golf equipment.
For det tredje bestod foranstaltningerne i opkøb af parallelt eksporterede varer, for det fjerde i mærkning af DSI's produkter med henblik på at begrænse parallelimporten, således at parallelimporterede produkter kunne identificeres, og endelig blev det nederlandske tennisforbunds betegnelse kun
The other measures taken by DSI, also in order to impede trade between Member States, had in many cases enabled imports to be eliminated or their effects on prices to be negated and culminated in the virtual elimination of all exports by Newitt to the other Member States and in all probability of parallel exports by other traders in the United Kingdom.
med henblik på at rette sig efter konkurrencereglerne, idet selskabet først i januar 1991 orienterede sine eneforhandlere om, at de kunne acceptere ordrer beregnet på eksport i Fællesskabet og selskabet tilkendegav samtidig, at det fortsat agter at benytte en differentieret pris- og rabatsystem over for sine eneforhandlere.
that the applicant sought to 'confirm' that policy, that letter was not sufficiently precise evidence to support the Commission's allegation that the export ban, implemented in 1977, continued without interruption until 1985.
I denne forbindelse bemærkede Retten for det første, at når Kommissionen påberåbte sig Newitt's rolle ved salget af sagsøgerens produkter til støtte for, at det generelle eksportforbud nødvendigvis ikke kun vedrørte dette selskab, men også andre købere af sagsøgerens produkter, kunne denne rolle tjene som bevis for, at forbuddet var generelt, men derimod ikke som bevis for, hvornår overtrædelsen var begyndt, hvor lang tid den varede, eller at den vedvarede uafbrudt fra 1977 til 1985.
adduce evidence which would sufficiently establish the existence of the facts constituting the infringement. With specific regard to the alleged duration of an infringement, the same principle of legal certainty required that, if there were no evidence directly establishing the duration of an infringement, the Commission should adduce at least evidence of facts sufficiently proximate in time for it to be reasonable to accept that that infringement continued uninterruptedly between two specific dates.
På baggrund heraf vedtog Kommissionen beslutningen, hvori den fastslår, at DSI har overtrådt traktatens artikel 85, stk 1, og hvorved den pålægger DSI en bøde på 5 mio. ECU.
It followed that, since it had not been able to put forward any evidence that the applicant's alleged infringement was continuous between 1977 and 1985, the Commission had not proved to the requisite legal standard that the infringement necessarily started on the date of the abovementioned letter of 14 December 1977.
DSI nedlagde under sagen ved Retten påstand om annullation af Kommissionens beslutning og om ophævelse, subsidiært nedsættelse, af den pålagte bøde.
In this case, although it was clear from the letters of 14 December 1977 and 5 August 1985 sent by the applicant to Newitt and relied on by the Commission as evidence of the existence of a general export ban in the exclusive distribution agreements that on those two dates the applicant, by prohibiting generally the export of its products, was infringing Community competition law, the only evidence adduced by the Commission to show that that infringement continued between those two dates - that is, for some seven years - was in fact no more than a presumption, the justification for which must be examined.