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Økonomiministeren har konstateret, at et stigende antal sager indbringes for Commission des Pratiques Commerciales Restrictives (CPCR), hvoraf de to mest interessante drejer sig om følgende:
The Ministry of Economic Affairs noted that the number of cases referred to the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (CPCR) had risen.
Den første sag drejer sig om en luxembourgsk virksomheds påståede misbrug af en dominerende stillingi sektoren for rengøringsmidler.
The most interesting cases referred to the CPCR can besummarised as follows.
To andre sager er blevet indbragt for CPCR. De befinder sig stadig i undersøgelsesfasen og vil først bliveafsluttet i løbet af 2001.
The first case concerned an alleged abuse of a dominant position by a Luxembourg firm in the cleaningproducts sector.
Den første sag drejer sig om påstået konkurrencebegrænsende praksis påmarkedet for bilsyn i strid med den ændrede lov af 17. juni 1970. Den anden sag drejer sig om enluxembourgsk virksomheds påståede misbrug af en dominerende stilling inden for takstfastsættelse forbankkort.
Investigation of the matter by the CPCR not having established the existence of practiceswhose object or effect was to restrict competition on the Luxembourg market, the Minister for Economic Affairs dismissed the complaint on the advice of the CPCR, which stated that it did not fall within thescope of the Act of 17 June 1970, as amended.
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Konsultationerne har navnlig drejet sig om sager, hvor Kommissionen havde tilsendt parterne enadministrativ skrivelse.
The consultations essentially concerned cases in which the Commission had sent a comfort letter to theparties.
De drejede sig desuden om tilfælde, hvor klager og/eller anmodninger omfritagelse var fremsendt samtidigt til NMa og Kommissionen.
They also took place in cases in which complaints and/or exemption applications had been sentsimultaneously to the NMa and the Commission.
Samrådet gør det muligt at afgøre, hvilkeninstans der primært skal tage sig af sagsbehandlingen, mens den anden udsætter sin afgørelse; parterneunderrettes herom.
In this way, a decision can be taken as to which body isprimarily responsible for investigating the matter; the other body stays proceedings and the parties areinformed.
NMa har udgivet en brochure om den nye politik vedrørende vertikale aftaler, der informerervirksomhederne om den seneste udvikling på området.
Lastly, the NMa published a brochure setting out the new policy on vertical agreements, in order toinform businesses of the latest developments in this area.
Ved hjælp af denne brochure kan virksomhedenselv afgøre, om den er omfattet af en gruppefritagelse for en vertikal aftale, eller om den skal anmode omfritagelse.
By consulting the brochure, firms candetermine for themselves whether they qualify for block exemption of a vertical agreement or whetherthey should apply for an exemption.
Der har fundet regelmæssige konsultationer sted mellem Kommissionens Direktorat for kontrol medfusioner og NMa’s afdeling for fusionskontrol.
Regular consultations were held between the Commission’s Merger Task Force and the NMa’s mergercontrol department.
Der blev taget kontakt til NMa i en række europæiskesager, som vedrørte de nederlandske markeder, og tjenesterne har ligeledes haft et tæt samarbejde i enrække sager, der drejede sig om kompetencespørgsmålet.
Contacts were made with the NMa in a number of European cases concerningmarkets in the Netherlands and the two sides also cooperated closely in a number of cases involving thequestion of jurisdiction.
Hertil kommer de regelmæssige kontaktervedrørende beslutninger om at træffe tilbundsgående undersøgelser efter afslutningen af første fase afden europæiske procedure og inden for rammerne af de rådgivende udvalg, for så vidt angår beslutningeri forbindelse med fase 2-undersøgelser.
This cooperation is in addition to the regular contacts concerning decisionssubject to conditions taken at the end of phase I of the procedure at European level and the discussionswithin the advisory committees concerning phase II decisions.
I 2000 vedtog konkurrencerådet i henhold til lovdekret nr. 371/93 af 29. oktober 1993 afgørelser i femovertrædelsesprocedurer vedrørende konkurrencebegrænsende praksis.
Acting under Decree-Law No 371/93 of 29 October 1993, the Competition Council adopted fivedecisions in infringement proceedings initiated against restrictive practices.
De tre afgørelser drejede sigom virksomhedssammenslutninger på markedet for henholdsvis planglas, revisorydelser og diætetiskeprodukter og de to andre afgørelser drejede sig om distributionsaftaler på markedet for videreforhandlingaf øl, hvoraf den ene også drejede sig om misbrug af økonomisk afhængighed.
The cases had to do withthree decisions by trade associations, on the markets in flat glass, the services of chartered accountantsand dietary products, and two distribution agreements on the beer market, in one of which it was alsofound that a situation of economic dependence had been abused.
I de to sidste tilfældeanvendte konkurrencerådet de portugisiske konkurrenceregler under hensyn til Kommissionensbeslutningspraksis og Domstolens og Førsteinstansrettens praksis. Fire af disse procedurer medførtebødestraf.
In the two beer cases, the Competition Council applied the national competition rules with due regard to the approach taken by the Commissionin similar cases and the precedents established by the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance.Fines were imposed in four of the cases.
I samme periode afsluttede Generaldirektoratet for Handel og Konkurrence (DGCC) fire procedurer medudarbejdelsen af en endelig rapport. Disse procedurer drejede sig om en beslutning omvirksomhedssammenslutning på markedet for revisorydelser og tre tilfælde af misbrug af dominerendestilling på henholdsvis markedet for børsinformationer (Asociacão Bolsa de Valores de Lisboa),markedet for elektroniske betalingsmidler og markedet for telekommunikation.
During the period under review, the Directorate-General for Trade and Competition (DGCC) wound upfour investigations by issuing the corresponding final report.
I 2000 behandlede DGCC endvidere 67 fusionsanmeldelser inden for følgende sektorer: — non foodindustrien (35), levnedsmiddelindustrien (3), handel (5), tjenesteydelser(24).
The DGCC also examined 67 merger notifications concerning the following sectors: non-food industries(35), foodstuffs (3), retailing (5) and services (24).
Ingen af de ovennævnte sager gav anledning til direkte anvendelse af EU-konkurrencereglerne.
No case involved the direct application of the Community competition rules.
Det Forenede Kongerige
Restrictive conduct
Konkurrenceloven fra 1998 indeholder ingen bestemmelse om de britiske konkurrencemyndighedersanvendelse af artikel 81 og 82.
The abuseconsisted in demanding, both individually and collectively, unfair payments from hotel proprietors forthe use of television sets in their hotels.
BERETNING OM ANVENDELSEN AF KONKURRENCEREGLERNE I DEN EUROPÆISKE UNION
APPLICATION OF THE COMPETITION RULES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION extremely serious infringement of the Competition Act by large firms which, in practice, completelycontrol a market of key economic importance for consumers and society as a whole.
I 2000 havde konkurrencemyndigheden ikke beføjelse til at anvende artikel 81, stk. 1, og artikel 82 , ihenhold til den svenske lovgivning.
At the request of the SAS, the Market Tribunal (Marknadsdomstol) issued a stay ofexecution pending its final ruling.
Ved en lovændring fik den tildelt en sådan beføjelse pr. 1. januar2001.
The hearings were completed in the autumn, but the Tribunal had notgiven judgment by 31 December.
På grundlag af mistanke om en pris- og rabataftale gennemførte konkurrencemyndigheden i december1999 en undersøgelse hos de fem største olieselskaber i Sverige.
The survey carried outby the Competition Authority revealed that retailers very often applied the preprinted prices, with theresult that consumer prices were kept at a uniform level.
Undersøgelsen afslørede, atrepræsentanter for disse selskaber har mødtes i hemmelighed for at planlægge og fastsætte, hvilke priserog rabatter der skal gælde for kunderne ved køb af benzin.
After taking note of the Authority’s preliminaryopinion that the practice contravened the Competition Act, GB decided to remove the preprinted pricesforthwith from posters presenting its products.
Undersøgelsesrapporten indeholder også enøkonomisk analyse, som viser, at denne politik har kostet kunderne betydelige beløb.
Acquisition of the brewer Pripps Ringnes AB by the Danish company Carlsberg A/S had repercussionson several beer markets and on the market in soft drinks and mineral water.
Olieselskabernesadfærd udgør en meget alvorlig overtrædelse af konkurrenceloven begået af store virksomheder, som ipraksis helt kontrollerer et marked, der har stor økonomisk betydning for forbrugerne og samfundet somhelhed.
The merger placed Carlsbergin a dominant position which would have substantially restricted competition on several of the relevantmarkets. Carlsberg entered into a number of commitments which enabled the Competition Authority toclear the acquisition without taking specific measures.
Konkurrencemyndigheden har indstævnet de involverede virksomheder for Stockholms tingsrättmed påstand om en idømmelse af en bøde på sammenlagt 740 mio. SEK.
Carlsberg undertook to divest several of its ownbrands on the beer markets and to stop selling certain brands produced by other brewers. On the softdrinks market, Carlsberg will put an end to its cooperation with The Coca-Cola Company in Sweden.
Konkurrencemyndigheden fandt, at SAS’ anvendelse af loyalitetsrabatordningen EuroBonus (SAS Frequent Flyer Programme) på indenrigsruter er i strid med konkurrenceloven, da denne praksisudgør en hindring for andre luftfartsselskaber, der ønsker at etablere eller opretholde konkurrerendeindenlandske luftfartsforbindelser.
The Competition Act 1998 makes no provision for the application of Articles 81 and 82 by UKcompetition authorities.
Konkurrencemyndigheden anmodede derfor SAS om at ændreanvendelsen af EuroBonus på indenrigsruter.
C—Application of the Community competition rules by courts in the Member States
Efter anmodning fra SAS udsatte markedsdomstolen(Marknadsdomstol) håndhævelsen af denne afgørelse i afventning af domstolens endelige dom i sagen.Forhandlingerne i markedsdomstolen afsluttedes i efteråret, men domstolen havde endnu ikke afsagt domved udgangen af år 2000.
The competition authorities of five Member States only (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) have reported decisions by a national court applying the Community competition rules orreferring a question to the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling.
Isproducenten GB Glace AB, som indgår i Unilever-koncernen, forsynede sine videreforhandlere medproduktkort for portionsis med fortrykte anbefalede priser.
This section does not include judgments delivered by courts with jurisdiction over decisions by nationalcompetition authorities.
Konkurrencemyndighedens undersøgelseviste, at GB’s videreforhandlere i meget stor udstrækning anvendte de fortrykte priser.
These judgments were mentioned in the previous section (‘Application of the Community competition rules by national authorities’).
Detailsalgsprisenblev således holdt på et ensartet niveau.
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Efter at være gjort bekendt med konkurrencemyndighedensforeløbige vurdering, at denne adfærd var i strid med konkurrenceloven, besluttede GB omgående atfjerne de fortrykte priser på produktkortene.
In three judgments handed down in the course of the year, the Council of State upheld its case-law on theinclusion of the Community competition rules in the body of law guaranteed by the administrativecourts.
På denne baggrund fandt konkurrencemyndigheden detunødvendigt at træffe foranstaltninger i henhold til konkurrencelovgivningen.
The article also stipulates that samples for analysis may be transferred only to the pharmacistlocated in a municipality where there is no exclusive laboratory or between laboratories under theconditions laid down in the code; it prohibits collection from sample-takers in municipalities where thereis a pharmacy or an exclusive laboratory.
Den danske virksomhed Carlsberg A/S’ overtagelse af bryggeriet Pripps Ringnes AB berørte flereølmarkeder samt markedet for læskedrikke og mineralvand.
A provision of the Tax Code allows civil servants to deduct contributions to supplementary pensionfunds from their taxable income.
Fusionen førte til, at Carlsberg fik endominerende stilling, som ville have begrænset konkurrencen væsentligt på flere af de berørte markeder.Efter at Carlsberg havde afgivet en række tilsagn, kunne konkurrencemyndigheden godkendeovertagelsen uden at træffe særlige forholdsregler.
The Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance had refused to allow the APERF (Association Nationale pour l’Epargne Retraite des Fonctionnaires — national retirementsavings association for civil servants) to avail itself of that concession.
Carlsberg forpligtede sig til at frasælge flere af sineegne varemærker på ølmarkederne og at ophøre med at sælge visse mærker, som fremstilles af andrebryggerier.
The APERF considered that fundswhich qualified for the concession were put in a position to abuse their dominant position (Article 82)following the Minister’s decision.
På markedet for læskedrikke skal Carlsberg bringe samarbejdet med The CocaCola Companyi Sverige til ophør.
The Council of State found that there was no abuse of a dominantposition and that the APERF had no grounds for seeking an annulment of the decision (judgment of 17May).
C — De nationale domstoles anvendelse af EU’s konkurrenceregler
The threecompanies took the view that the board’s membership had the effect of establishing a monopoly for thebenefit of SPRE (Société pour la perception de la rémunération équitable, a collecting society) inviolation of Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty.
Kun fem medlemsstaters konkurrencemyndigheder (Tyskland, Spanien, Frankrig, Italien og Nederlandene) har givet meddelelse om afgørelser truffet af en national domstol under anvendelse af EU’s konkurrenceregler eller afgørelser, hvor EF-Domstolen blev anmodet om at afgøre et præjudicieltspørgsmål.
The Court of Cassation asked whether a national court could refuse to grant a search andseizure warrant in a case where national civil servants were assisting Community officials if it consideredthat the Commission’s decision to carry out an inspection, on the basis of which it would have to issuethe warrant under its national law, was not reasoned or was insufficiently reasoned.
Disse domme er nævnt i detforegående afsnit (De nationale myndigheders anvendelse af EU’s konkurrenceregler).
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De tyske civildomstole traf følgende afgørelser om anvendelsen af EU’s konkurrenceregler, hvoromforbundskartelkontoret blev informeret:
The judgments of the German civil courts applying Community competition law and notified to the Federal Cartel Office are indicated below:
13 O 106/98 P-228/98Fedi GmbH Vertrieb & Service f. Renovierungssyst, Gelsenkirchen PORTAS Deutschland Folien GmbH + Co. Fabrikations KG, Dietzenbach En franchiseaftale indeholdende en forpligtelse til køb af materialer leveret af franchisegiver samtmaskiner til forarbejdning af dem er gyldig (artikel 18 i konkurrenceloven — GWB (tidligereversion), artikel 81 EF, forordning (EØF) nr.°4087/88).
Dortmund Regional Court, judgment of 6 January 2000 13 O 106/98 P-228/98Fedi GmbH Vertrieb & Service f. Renovierungssyst, Gelsenkirchen Portas Deutschland Folien GmbH + Co. Fabrikations KG, Dietzenbach A franchise contract requiring the franchisee to purchase materials supplied by the franchisor andmachinery necessary for processing them is valid (Section 18 of the Act prohibiting Restraints of Competition (GWB) (old version); Article 81 of the EC Treaty; Regulation (EEC) No 4087/88).
Trods den udenlandske rets gyldighed er patentaftalen ugyldig på grund af formmangler (artikel 93,stk. 2, og artikel 34, 20, 21 i GWB (tidligere version)).
Although the foreign law is applicable, the patent licensing contract between the parties is void onaccount of a formal defect (Sections 93(2), 34, 20 and 21 of the GWB (old version)).
Klausulerne i sagsøgtes koncessionsaftaler er ugyldige (artikel 9 i loven om almindeligesalgsbetingelser (AGBG), forordning (EF) nr.°1475/95)
The contested clauses of the defendant’s dealership contracts are void (Section 9 of the General Conditions of Sale Act (AGBG); Regulation (EC) No 1475/95).
W (Kart) 11/99 P-280/98Procter & Gamble GmbH, Schwalbach a.R.AOK Rheinland Düsseldorf og ni andre sygekasser En tvist vedrørende fastsættelse af faste beløb for midler mod ufrivillig vandladning, som omhandleti artikel 35, stk. 3, i socialsikringsloven (SGB) i strid med artikel 81 og 82 EF henhører under encivil domstol (artikel 17a i retsplejeloven (GVG), artikel 51, stk. 2, i SGG og artikel 87, stk. 1, i GWB).
Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, judgment of 27 January 2000 W (Kart) 11/99 P-280/98Procter & Gamble GmbH, Schwalbach a.R.AOK Rheinland Düsseldorf and nine other health insurance funds A dispute about the setting of fixed amounts for incontinence products within the meaning of Article35(3) of the Social Security Code (SGB), in breach of Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty, is amatter for a civil court (Section 17a of the Administration of Justice Act (GVG); Section 51(2) ofthe Social Security Courts Act (SGG); Section 87(1) of the GWB).
21 O 22405/98 P-16/99Hobeka Fensterfabrik GmbH & C. Zolling/Freising Stadt München Intet påbud om, at sagsøgte skal ophøre med at give instruks om forbud mod anvendelsen af PVC ibyrenovationsprojekter (artikel 1 i lov om illoyal konkurrence (UWG); artikel 19, artikel 20, stk. 1,artikel 21, stk. 1, i GWB ; artikel 1004, artikel 823, stk. 2, artikel 826 i civilloven (BGB) ; artikel 28og 86 EF)
Munich I Regional Court, judgment of 2 February 2000 21 O 22405/98 P-16/99Hobeka Fensterfabrik GmbH & C. Zolling/Freising City of Munich There is no claim for an injunction against the instruction issued by the defendant prohibiting the useof PVC in the city’s construction projects (Section 1 of the Unfair Competition Act (UWG);Sections 19, 20(1) and 21(1) of the GWB; Articles 1004, 823(2) and 826 of the Civil Code (BGB);Articles 28 and 86 of the EC Treaty).
De Europæiske Fællesskabers Domstol, dom af 10.2.2000, ref. C-147/97; C-148/97 P-164/96Deutsche Post AG, Bonn GZS Gesellschaft für Zahlungssysteme mbH, Frankfurt-am-Main
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En posttjeneste har ret til at anvende en indenlandsk takst på masseforsendelser, der af indenlandskeafsendere indleveres til posttjenester i andre medlemsstater, og som er adresseret til indenlandskemodtagere (ikke-fysisk remail), med fradrag af terminalgebyr (artikel 49, 82, 86 EF).
A postal service is entitled to charge its domestic rate for the distribution of items of mail posted inlarge quantities with the postal services of other Member States by domestic senders to domesticaddressees (non-physical remail), after deducting terminal dues (Articles 49, 82 and 86 of the ECTreaty).
En eksklusiv købsaftale vedrørende smøremidler til biler er gyldig (artikel 81 EF, artikel 138 i BGB).
A contract for the exclusive purchase of motor oils is held to be valid (Article 81 of the EC Treaty;Article 138 of the BGB).
Sagsøger kan ikke gøre krav på skadeserstatning ud over retten til tilbagebetaling affranchiseafgiften på grund af en fejl begået af sagsøgte i forbindelse med indgåelsen affranchiseaftalen (artikel 81 EF, forordning (EØF) nr.° 4987/88).
The applicant may not claim damages over and above the right to reimbursement of the franchise feeon account of an error committed by the defendant when the franchise contract was concludedbetween the parties (Article 81 of the EC Treaty; Regulation (EEC) No 4987/88).
12 U 6/00 P-134/00Deutsche Post AG, Bonn Center Parcs GmbH & Co. KG, Köln Henvisning af tvisten til den kompetente appeldomstol med anmodning om præjudiciel afgørelse afet konkurrenceretligt spørgsmål (forenelighed af artikel 25 i verdenspostkonventionen fra 1989 med EF-traktatens artikel 82 ), som højesteret ikke havde anset for væsentligt.
Cologne Higher Regional Court, judgment of 23 March 2000 12 U 6/00 P-134/00Deutsche Post AG, Bonn Center Parcs GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne Referral of the dispute to the Higher Regional Court with jurisdiction for restrictive practices with arequest for a preliminary ruling on a question concerning antitrust law (compatibility of Article 25of the 1989 Universal Postal Convention with Article 82 of the EC Treaty) which the Higher Courtdid not deem important.
Sagsøger har ikke ret til at opkræve en afgift for at give sagsøgte tilladelse til at indcheckeflypassagerer (artikel 9 i forordningen om indcheckning af flypassagerer, artikel 19 og 20 i GWB,artikel 82 EF).
The applicant is not entitled to charge a fee for allowing the defendant to carry out airport check-informalities (Section 9 of the regulation on the airport check-in service; Sections 19 and 20 of the GWB; Article 82 of the EC Treaty).
Aftale om distribution af benzin med eksklusivklausul gældende for 20 år gyldig, idet forpagteren aftankstationen må betragtes som handelsagent i henhold til både tysk ret og EU-ret (artikel 18 og 34 i GWB (tidligere version), artikel 81 EF, forordning (EF) nr. 2790/1999).
A petrol distribution contract with a 20-year exclusive dealing clause is valid because the managerof the filling station must be regarded as a commercial agent under German and Community law(Sections 18 and 34 of the GWB (old version); Article 81 of the EC Treaty; Regulation (EC)No 2790/1999).
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Aftale om distribution af benzin med eksklusivklausul gældende for 20 år gyldig, idet forpagteren aftankstationen må betragtes som handelsagent i henhold til tysk ret og EU-ret (artikel 18 og 34 i GWB (tidligere version), artikel 81 i EF-traktaten, forordning (EF) nr. 2790/1999).
A petrol distribution contract with a 20-year exclusive dealing clause is valid because the managerof the filling station must be regarded as a commercial agent under German and Community law(Sections 18 and 34 of the GWB (old version); Article 81 of the EC Treaty; Regulation (EC)No 2790/1999).
Aftale om distribution af benzin med eksklusivklausul gældende for 20 år gyldig (begrundelsernehenviser til dommen i hovedsagen, jf. P-79/99, foreløbig afgørelse).
A petrol distribution contract with a 20-year exclusive dealing clause is valid (the grounds refer tothe judgment delivered in the main proceedings (P-79/99); interim measures).
Aftale om distribution af benzin indeholdende en forpligtelse til eksklusivt køb af brændstof ogsmøremidler gyldig (artikel 81 i EF-traktaten, ingen bemærkninger vedrørende konkurrenceretligeaspekter; foreløbig afgørelse).
A petrol distribution contract with a clause for the exclusive purchase of motor fuels and motor oilsis valid (Article 81 of the EC Treaty; no comments on antitrust law; interim measures).
Aftale om distribution af benzin med eksklusivklausul gældende for 20 år gyldig, idet forpagteren aftankstationen må betragtes som handelsagent i henhold til tysk ret og EU-ret (artikel 18 og 34 i GWB (tidligere version), artikel 81 i EF-traktaten, forordning (EF) nr. 2790/1999; foreløbigafgørelse).
A petrol distribution contract with a 20-year exclusive dealing clause is valid because the managerof the filling station must be regarded as a commercial agent under German and Community law(Sections 18 and 34 of the GWB (old version); Article 81 of the EC Treaty; Regulation (EC)No 2790/1999; interim measures).