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Ikke alene kan man dermed bekæmpe konkurrencebegrænsende adfærd, men forbrugerne kandermed også få direkte erstatning for de tab, de har lidt.
Not only wouldanticompetitive behaviour be brought to an end, but consumers would also be directly compensated forthe loss they suffered.
Fremover bør privat og offentlig regelhåndhævelse supplere hinanden.
In future, private and public enforcement should be complementary.
Vi er ved at undersøge, hvordan private kan anspores til at søge om erstatningfor den skade, de har lidt pga. konkurrencebegrænsende adfærd.
We arelooking at ways to encourage private parties to seek compensation for harm caused to them byanticompetitive behaviour.
Jeg ser styrkelsen af personlige søgsmålsom et afgørende instrument, der sætter forbrugerne i stand til selv at bekæmpe f.eks. prisaftaler ellermisbrug af en dominerende stilling.
I see enhancement of private actions as key to helping consumers to helpthemselves in putting an end to practices such as pricefixing cartels or abuses of dominant positions.
Alt i alt er Kommissionen i gang med omfattende bestræbelser på fortsat at være en moderne konkurrencemyndighed, der kan tage dette århundredes udfordringer op.
All in all, the Commission is engaging in a comprehensive effort to remain a modern competitionenforcement authority, able to face up to the challenges of the 21st century.
Vi har støbt et lovgivningsmæssigt ogorganisatorisk grundlag, som giver os mulighed for at håndtere konkurrenceproblemer effektivt efterudvidelsen, og som sætter os i stand til at målrette vores håndhævelse mod de mest skadelige former forkonkurrencefordrejning.
We have put a legislative andorganisational framework in place that will allow us to tackle competition problems in an efficientmanner after enlargement and to focus our enforcement action on the most damaging distortions ofcompetition.
Jeg er stolt over, hvad vi har opnået i de seneste år, og jeg er sikker på, at Kommissionen i de kommende år vil få det bedst mulige ud af de redskaber, den har fået stillet tilrådighed til gavn for de europæiske forbrugere og konkurrenceevnen.
I am proud of what has been achieved over the past few years and I am confident that in theyears ahead the Commission will make the best use of the tools that have been entrusted to it in theinterest of European consumers and competitiveness.
I —Karteller og monopoler — Artikel 81 og 82; statsmonopoler og monopolrettigheder — Artikel 31 og 86
I — Antitrust — Articles 81 and 82; State monopolies and monopoly rights — Articles 31 and 86
A —Modernisering af rets- og fortolkningsreglerne B —Anvendelse af artikel 81, 82 og 86C —Udviklingen i konkurrencen i de enkelte sektorer D —Statistik
A—Modernisation of the legislative and interpretative rules B—Application of Articles 81, 82 and 86 C—Sector-based competition developments D—Statistics
A —Generel politik B — Støttebegrebet C —Undersøgelse af støttens forenelighed med fællesmarkedet D — Procedurer E —Statistik
A—General policy B—Concept of aid C—Assessing the compatibility of aid with the common market D—Procedures E—Statistics
VI — Udsigter for 2004
VI — Outlook for 2004
Anden del — Beretning om anvendelsen af konkurrencereglerne i Den Europæiske Union
Part Two —Report on the application of competition rules in the European Union
A — Resumé af sager B — Ny lovgivning og nye meddelelser vedtaget eller foreslået af Kommissionen C — Formelle beslutninger efter EF-traktatens artikel 81, 82 og 86D — Sager afsluttet med et comfort letter i 2003E — Meddelelser efter EF-traktatens artikel 81 og 82F — Pressemeddelelser G — Domme og kendelser afsagt af Fællesskabets retsinstanser
A—Case summaries B—New legislative provisions and notices adopted or proposed by the Commission C — Formal decisions pursuant to Articles 81, 82 and 86 of the EC Treaty D— Cases closed by comfort letter in 2003 E—Notices pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty F—Press releases G—Judgments and orders of the Community courts
A — Resumé af konkrete sager B — Kommissionens beslutninger C — Pressemeddelelser D — Domme afsagt af Fællesskabets retsinstanser
A—Case summaries B—Commission decisions C—Press releases D—Judgments of the Community courts
A — Resuméer B — Liste over lovbestemmelser og vedtagne eller foreslåede meddelelser C — Statsstøtte i andre sektorer end landbrugs-, fiskeri- og kulsektoren D — Liste over statsstøtte i andre sektorer
A—Summaries B—List of legislative provisions and notices adopted or proposed C—List of State aid cases in sectors other than agriculture, fisheries and the coal industry D—List of State aid cases in other sectors
IV — Anvendelsen af konkurrencereglerne i medlemsstaterne
IV — The application of competition rules in the Member States
A — Udviklingen i konkurrencelovgivningen B — De nationale myndigheders anvendelse af EU’s konkurrenceregler C — De nationale domstoles anvendelse af EU’s konkurrenceregler
A—Legislative developments B—Application of the Community competition rules by national authorities C — Application of the Community competition rules by courts in the Member States
B — Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 4064/89 af 21. december 1989 om kontrol med fusioner og virksomhedsovertagelser
B—Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings
VI — Undersøgelser
VI — Studies
A — Europa-Parlamentet B — Det Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg
A—European Parliament B—Economic and Social Committee
I —Karteller og monopoler — Artikel 81 og 82; statsmonopoler og monopolrettigheder — Artikel 31 og 86
I—Antitrust — Articles 81 and 82; State monopolies and monopoly rights — Articles 31 and 86
A —Modernisering af rets- og fortolkningsreglerne
A—Modernisation of the legislative and interpretative rules
1.Kommissionens nye konkurrenceregler2.Modernisering af reglerne for anvendelse af EF-traktatens artikel 81 og 823.Revision af procedurereglerne
1.New Commission competition rules 2.Modernisation of the rules implementing Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty 3.Review of procedural rules
Boks 2: Konkurrence og tvtransmission af store internationale sportsbegivenheder — Fastsættelse af grundregler: beslutning om UEFA Champions League
Box 2: Competition and TV distribution for top international sports events — Fixing the ground rules: the UEFA Champions League decision
2.Artikel 82 og 86Boks 3: Prismisbrug i telesektoren
2.Articles 82 and 86 Box 3: Price abuses in telecommunications
C —Udviklingen i konkurrencen i de enkelte sektorer
C—Sector-based competition developments
1.Energi2.Posttjenester3.Elektronisk kommunikation og informationssamfundet Boks 4: »Artikel 7«-høringsordninger4.Transport5.Distribution af motorkøretøjer6.Finansielle tjenesteydelser 7. Medierne Boks 5: Samlet salg i tv-branchen — nationale fodboldkampe Boks 6: Mediepluralisme og konkurrenceret8.De liberale erhverv
1.Energy 2.Postal services 3.Electronic communications and the information society Box 4: The ‘Article 7’ consultation mechanism4.Transport 5.Motor vehicle distribution 6.Financial services 7.Media Box 5: Joint selling in the TV sector — national football cases8.Liberal professions Box 6: Media plurality and competition law
1.Indledning2.Reform af fusionskontrollen3.Kommissionsbeslutninger4.Domme afsagt i 20035.Internationalt samarbejde6.Statistik
1.Introduction 2.Reform of merger control 3.Commission decisions 4.Court judgments in 2003 5.International cooperation 6.Statistics
C —Undersøgelse af støttens forenelighed med fællesmarkedet
C—Assessing the compatibility of aid with the common market
1.Horisontal støtte2.Regionalstøtte3.Fiskale støtteforanstaltninger4.Sektorstøtte5.Kul6.Transport7.Landbrug8.Fiskeri
1.Horizontal aid 2.Regional aid 3.Fiscal aid 4.Sectoral aid 5.Coal 6.Transport 7.Agriculture 8.Fisheries
1.Eksisterende støtte i de nye medlemsstater2.Request of repayment af støtte3.Manglende fuldbyrdelse af beslutninger4.Domstolens domme
1.Existing aid in the new Member States 2.Recovery of aid 3.Non-execution of decisions 4.Court judgments
1.Den seneste udvikling2.Statsstøttesager3.Liberalisering ved hjælp af lovgivningsforanstaltninger
1.Recent developments 2.State aid cases 3.Liberalisation through legislative measures
1.Udvidelse og det vestlige Balkan2.Bilateralt samarbejde3.Samarbejde med andre specifikke lande og regioner4.Multilateralt samarbejde
1.Enlargement and the western Balkans 2.Bilateral cooperation 3.Cooperation with other specific countries and regions 4.Multilateral cooperation
1.Dette års beretning afspejler ikke blot de betydelige ændringer i Kommissionens interne organisationog arbejdsmetoder på det konkurrencepolitiske område, men viser også, hvordan Kommissionen sikrerensartetheden i EU’s økonomiske forvaltningsstruktur ved at afveje kontinuitet og fremsyn.
Inview of the world economic situation in general and efforts in Europe to encourage growth, it isessential that the interaction between the various policy instruments at the Commission’s disposal beused to the best effect and that the improvement of the EU’s competitiveness remains high on the Commission’s agenda.
2.På den ene side er den nuværende Kommissions embedsperiode ved at nærme sig sin afslutning,samtidig med at EU snart optager ti nye medlemsstater.
New casesdecreased significantly in all fields, in the antitrust and in the merger fields by about one fifth, in the Stateaid field by approximately one seventh.
For at sikre dem en blid overgang må der læggesvægt på en fortsat og udvidet anvendelse af et fælles regelsæt på konkurrenceområdet.
6.In antitrust, the number of new notifications decreased further (by about a quarter) in line withthe final abolition of the notification system which will take effect in May 2004.
Forberedelserne tilden praktiske gennemførelse af de moderniserede procedureregler på kartelområdet er derfor i fuld gang,og revisionen af den gældende fusionsforordning skal ligeledes være afsluttet på det tidspunkt, hvor denye medlemsstater tiltræder.
Figures for cases triggered by complaints (94)are of equal importance, although they remain clearly below last year’s figures (by about a quarter). Asconcerns concentrations, activity further slowed down and again reached the (already elevated) level seenin the late 1990s.
Selv om man i et stykke tid har vidst, at der var behov for at fremskyndereformerne inden for kontrollen med statsstøtte, er tiden nu inde til at gennemføre disse reformer ipraksis.
In State aid control, the number of notifications and new cases of non-notified aiddecreased, while new cases concerning existing aid nearly quadrupled (after a steep decline in 2002).Two-hundred-and-three cases were reported by Member States under the block exemption regulation.
Kommissionens resolutte indsats i 2003 for at fremme lige anvendelse af statsstøttereglerne påsamtlige medlemsstater, store som små, understreger, hvor vigtigt det er at tackle konkurrenceforvridende statsstøtte på lige fod med håndhævelsen af reglerne for virksomhederne.
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3.På den anden side kræver udviklingen inden for de enkelte sektorer en meget stor opmærksomhedog indsats fra såvel erhvervslivets som Kommissionens side.
As for State aid, the number of final negative decisions (20) was nearly halved and positivedecisions (18) were down by more than a third compared with 2002.
Den faktiske gennemførelse af liberaliseringeninden for elektroniske kommunikationsmidler, energi eller transport i EU uden at skade den effektivelevering af tjenesteydelser til alle forbrugere er en vanskelig opgave, men den er ikke umulig.
This postwas created in order to ensure a permanent dialogue with European consumers, whose welfare isthe primary concern of competition policy, but whose voice is not sufficiently heard whenindividual cases are handled or policy issues are discussed.
Når manf.eks. skal tilpasse en sund økonomisk udvikling i mediesektoren efter andre mål i den offentlige interesse,såsom at sikre et varieret udbud af pålidelige informationskilder, kræver det også en omhyggelig anvendelseaf de relevante instrumenter.
Consumer organisations, as well as individual consumers, will be able to contact the Consumer Liaison Officer directly on competition-related issues by e-mail: COMP-CONSUMER-OFFICER@cec.eu.int.
4.EU’s konkurrencepolitik spiller en væsentlig rolle i bestræbelserne på at nå Lissabondagsordenens mål for konkurrenceevnen.
Participants expressed support for the better integration of competitionand consumer protection policies.
Den omfatter ikke blot kartel- og fusionsreglerne, som er afgrundlæggende betydning for enhver velfungerende markedsøkonomi, men også anvendelsen af effektiveog stramme statsstøtteregler.
They also agreed itwas not sufficient, in itself, to maintain competition in the market, and that the outcome ofcompetition was equally important, in terms of lower prices and/or better choices for consumers.
I betragtning af den verdensøkonomiske situation generelt og EU’sbestræbelser på at fremme væksten er det vigtigt, at samspillet mellem de forskellige politiskeinstrumenter, som Kommissionen har til rådighed, udnyttes bedst muligt, og at forbedringen af EU’skonkurrenceevne fortsat er et højt prioriteret punkt på Kommissionens dagsorden.
The reform of merger control and the modernisation of antitrust rules, described in this report, aremajor initiatives designed to make Community competition policy more effective and relevant inthe market, while seeking to ensure that the consumer protection perspective is adequately takeninto consideration. Another potentially significant development set out is the identification by the Commission of potentially unlawful State aid in the acceding countries.
Statistiske oplysninger om Kommissionens anvendelse af konkurrenceretten i 2003
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5.I 2003 blev der registreret i alt 815 nye sager, herunder 262 kartelsager (efter EF-traktatensartikel 81, 82 og 86), 212 fusionssager og 377 statsstøttesager (bortset fra klager).
—ANTITRUST — ARTICLES 81 AND 82; STATE MONOPOLIES AND MONOPOLY RIGHTS — ARTICLES 31 AND 86
Antallet af nye sagerfaldt betydeligt på alle områder, nemlig med ca. en femtedel inden for karteller og fusioner og med ca. ensyvendedel på statsstøtteområdet.
The block exemption regulation will have only a black list: whatever is not explicitly excluded fromthe block exemption is now exempted. By doing away with the white and grey lists of the currentregulation, the straitjacket effect is avoided.
6.På kartelområdet faldt antallet af nye anmeldelser yderligere (med ca. en fjerdedel) i overensstemmelse med afskaffelsen af anmeldelsessystemet fra maj 2004.
After analysingthese comments, the Commission will revise the drafts and adopt the new rules. The aim is to have therevised rules in place before the new antitrust modernisation regime comes into force in May 2004.
På samme måde indtrådte der enbeskeden stigning i antallet af nye sager, som Kommissionen indledte på eget initiativ (97).
12.In September, the Commission adopted draft texts for public consultation on all elements of themodernisation package (3).
Antallet afsager, der er indledt pga. klager (94), er af samme størrelsesorden, selv om det ligger klart under sidsteårs tal (med ca. en fjerdedel).
After analysis of these comments, the Commission will revise the drafts and adopt the new texts early next year, before 1 May 2004,the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.
Hvad fusioner angår, aftog aktiviteterne yderligere og nåede igen det(i forvejen høje) niveau, der gjorde sig gældende sidst i 1990’erne.
13.The package contains a Commission regulation implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003and six notices.
Inden for statsstøttekontrollen faldtantallet af anmeldelser og nye tilfælde af uanmeldt støtte, mens antallet af nye sager vedrørendeeksisterende støtte næsten blev firdoblet (efter et kraftigt fald i 2002).
(b)the second series of notices focuses on the mechanisms for cooperation between the variousenforcers of EU competition rules — the Commission, national competition authorities and nationalcourts — and is designed mainly to elaborate on the cooperation mechanisms provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 to ensure efficient, consistent application of Articles 81 and 82 of the ECTreaty throughout the European Union.
203 sager blev indberettet afmedlemsstaterne i henhold til gruppefritagelsesforordningen.
The draft texts were published for public consultation in OJ C 243 of 10.10.2003.
7.Det samlede antal afsluttede sager i 2003 var 831, herunder 319 kartelsager, 230 fusionssager og282 statsstøttesager (bortset fra klager) (1).
While these observations, contained in the socalled ‘interim report’, concern mainly procedural issues (17), they may also relate to the need for further information or to the recommendation that certainobjections be formulated or withdrawn (18).
På kartelområdet blev 24 sager afsluttet ved en formel beslutning, og antallet af sager under behandling blev yderligere nedbragt.
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Inden for fusionskontrollenblev der vedtaget 231 formelle beslutninger i år, idet antallet af sager, der krævede en indgåendeundersøgelse (9), holdt sig konstant.
— second, the protection of client–attorney correspondence (‘legal privilege’), which arose in certaininspections during 2003, notably in the course of inspections carried out in February in the Heatstabilisers and impact modifiers case. An issue relating to the taking of copies for which the
Inden for statsstøtte blev antallet af endelige negative beslutninger(20) næsten halveret, og antallet af positive (18) faldt med over en tredjedel i forhold til 2002.
37.The Commission concluded that the agreement infringed Article 81 of the EC Treaty and that it didnot qualify for exemption under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 26/62 (29).
Antallet afindledte formelle procedurer (55) var også lavere end året før.
30 have appealed against the decision before the Court of First Instance (
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38.On 1 October, the Commission fined Hoechst AG (Germany), Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd(Japan), Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry Ltd (Japan) and The Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co.
I 2003 skete der betydelige fremskridt med hensyn til en bedre integration mellem Kommissionenskonkurrence- og forbrugerbeskyttelsespolitik, hvilket skaber et godt grundlag for yderligerefremskridt i 2004.
Case COMP/F-3/38.279, OJ L 209 of 19.8.2003.Council Regulation (EEC) No 26/62 of 4.4.1962 applying certain rules on competition to production of and trade in agriculturalproducts, OJ 30 of 20.4.1962.Cases T-217/03, T-245/03 and T-252/03.Case COMP/E-1/37.370.
I forbindelse med dette års anden konkurrencedag den 9. december i Rom meddelte kommissær Mario Monti, at Juan Rivière y Martí (1) var blevet udnævnt til at varetage den nyoprettede stillingsom kontaktperson på forbrugerområdet i Kommissionens Generaldirektorat for Konkurrence.Denne stilling blev oprettet for at sikre en løbende dialog med EU’s forbrugere, hvis velfærd erkonkurrencepolitikkens hovedmål, men hvis røst ikke høres i tilstrækkeligt omfang, når manbehandler konkrete sager eller drøfter politikspørgsmål.
40.On 10 December, the Commission fined Atofina SA, Peroxid Chemie GmbH & Co. KG, Degussa UK Holdings Ltd and Peroxid Chemie GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) jointly and severally, Peroxidos Organicos SA and AC Treuhand AG (Switzerland) EUR 43.47 million, EUR 8.83 million, EUR 16.73million, EUR 0.5 million and EUR 1 000 respectively. Akzo (Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals BV, Akzo Nobel NV and Akzo Nobel Chemicals International BV) received immunity from fines for having beenthe first to denounce the cartel. Following an investigation which started in 2000, the Commission foundthat these companies had participated in an EEA-wide cartel concerning organic peroxides (34) between1971 and 1999 (some companies for shorter periods). 41.With regard to the fine, it is important to note that the consultancy firm AC Treuhand was foundto have violated EU law by participating in the organisation of the cartel, but its fine is limited in amountbecause of the relative novelty of the approach. Three addressees of the decision — Peroxid Chemie,Atofina and Degussa UK Holdings — incurred increased fines as they had been participants in othercartels before.
Den skal også styrke kontakterne mellem Generaldirektoratet for Konkurrence og andre af Kommissionens generaldirektorater, især Generaldirektoratet for Sundhed og Forbrugerbeskyttelse.
42.On 16 December, the Commission fined the leading European copper tubes producers, KMEuropa Metal AG (together with its wholly owned subsidiaries Europa Metalli SpA and Tréfimétaux SA), Wieland Werke AG and Outokumpu Oyj (together with its wholly owned subsidiary Outokumpu Copper Products Oy), for an infringement of EU competition rules.
— fungere som vigtigste kontaktpunkt for forbrugerorganisationer og individuelle forbrugere
The applicants contended that the Commission breached the principle thata second penalty may not be imposed for the same offence, and failed to take into account the deterrenteffect of previous fines.
— skabe mere regelmæssige og omfattende kontakter til forbrugerorganisationerne, især Den
In order to ensureunlimited access to the collection infrastructure for competitors of the ARA system, obligations areattached to the exemption.
Europæiske Rådgivende Forbrugergruppe (ECCG) (
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— gøre forbrugergrupper opmærksomme på konkurrencesager, når det kan være hensigtsmæssigt, at de udtaler sig, og rådgive dem om, hvordan de kan fremsætte bemærkninger ogsynspunkter
However, national roaming allowsoperators to provide better coverage, quality and transmission rates for their services, as well as roll-outand service provision within a shorter time frame.
— varetage forbindelserne til de nationale konkurrencemyndigheder om spørgsmål vedrørendeforbrugerbeskyttelse.
Yamaha is themarket leader in most of the relevant markets for musical instruments in Europe.
Juan Rivière y Martí har arbejdet i GD for Konkurrence siden 1989.
This discouraged newcompanies from entering the market and reduced the choice of suppliers of telecommunications servicesas well as price competition for final consumers.
Forud for sin udnævnelse var han konsulent idirektoratet for politikudvikling og koordinering.ECCG består af 18 medlemmer, herunder en repræsentant for forbrugerorganisationerne i hver medlemsstat og enrepræsentant for hver af de tre europæiske forbrugerorganisationer, AEC, ANEC og BEUC.
72.The Commission found that an abusive margin squeeze was in operation, because the differencebetween DT’s retail and wholesale prices was either negative or slightly positive, but insufficient to cover DT’s product-specific cost of providing its own retail services. Because of the insufficient spread, eversince local loop unbundling started in Germany and still at the date of the decision, new entrants had noscope to compete with DT for fixed-line access to end consumers.
Observatører, derrepræsenterer forbrugerorganisationerne i tiltrædelseslandene, deltager allerede nu i ECCG’s arbejde.
During the period covered by the decision, almostall ADSL lines in France were operated by the incumbent operator, France Télécom.
Statsstøttesagerne blev afsluttet ved en endelig beslutning af følgende art: ingen indsigelse, positiv beslutning, negativbeslutning, betinget beslutning.
At that time, the Commission ordered IMS Health, the world leader in data collection on pharmaceutical sales and prescriptions, by way of interim measures, to license its
I lighed med cheføkonomen på konkurrenceområdet skal kontaktpersonen ikke blot beskæftige sigmed spørgsmål inden for fusionskontrol, men også med spørgsmål inden for karteller og misbrug
First, by effectively refusing to deal with GVG’s requests for access to therailway infrastructure, it had denied access to the network which is considered to be an essential facility.Second, as it had not responded to GVG’s requests for traction, it had also effectively refused to providetraction services to GVG for this particular service.