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»Bananer — indførsel fra AVS-stater og tredjelande — beregning af den årligt tildelte mængde — erstatningssøgsmål — formaliteten — WTO-regler — ikke mulighed for påberåbelse — magtfordrejning — almindelige fællesskabsretlige principper* (Femte Afdeling)
Ί) declare that, by failing to adopt within the prescribed period the measures needed to recover from the recipient thereof, Nouvelle Filature Lainière de Roubaix, aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the common market by Commission Decision 1999/378/EC of 4 November 1998, notified on 17 November 1998, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the fourth paragraph of Article 189 of the EC Treaty (now the fourth paragraph of Article 249 EC) and under Articles 4 and 5 of that decision.
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2) order the French Republic to pay the costs.'
Sag T-30/99 Bocchi Food Trade International GmbH / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Landbrug
Case T-18/99 Cordis Obst und Gemüse Großhandel GmbH ν Commission of the European Communities Agriculture
»Bananer — indførsel fra AVS-stater og tredjelande — beregning af den årligt tildelte mængde — erstatningssøgsmål — formaliteten — WTO-regler — ikke mulighed for påberåbelse -magifordrejning — almindelige fællesskabsretlige principper* (Femte Afdeling)
(Bananas — Imports from ACP States and third countries — Calculation of annual quantity allocated —Action for damages —Admissibility—Possibility of relying on WTO rides — Misuse of powers — General principles of Community law) (Fifth Chamber)
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Facts and procedure
»Bananer — indførsel fra AVS-stater og tredjelande — beregning af den årligt tildelte mængde — erstatningssøgsmål — formaliteten - WTO-regler — ikke mulighed for påberåbelse — magtfordrejning — almindelige fællesskabsretlige principper* (Femte Afdeling)
the reunification of Germany, and has its registered office in the former German Democratic Republic ('GDR'). Its business is wholesale fruit trading and, inter alia, the ripening and packaging of bananas.
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Forms of order sought
»Konkurrence — afvisning af en klage — opfyldelse af en dom afsagt af Retten, der annullerer en kommissionsbeslutning om fritagelse - begrundelsespligt —forpligtelser i forbindelse med behandling af klager* (Fjerde Afdeling)
Although it has not formally raised an objection of inadmissibility, the Commission considers that the action is inadmissible because the applicant should first have tried to prevent the alleged loss from occurring by bringing an action before the competent national court.
Faktiske omstændigheder medlemmerne indbyrdes og mellem disse og andre radio- og tv-selskaber eller grupper af sådanne selskaber, samt at bistå de aktive medlemmer i forhandlinger af enhver art eller, på deres anmodning, forhandle på deres vegne.
It should be noted that the unlawful conduct alleged in this case is not that of a national body but that of a Community institution. Any loss arising from the implementation of the Community legislation by the German authorities would therefore be attributable to the Community.
EBU's vedtægter var allerede blevet ændret den 9. februar 1988 med henblik på »at begrænse antallet af medlemmer af Eurovision i overensstemmelse med dette systems formål og virkemåde«, idet disse medlemmer var defineret som en særlig gruppe af radio- og tv-selskaber.
It also contended that putting the reference period back by a year, that is to say taking into account 1994 to 1996 instead of 1995 to 1997, was unlawful and that it had suffered loss as a result. Indeed, according to the competent authorities, the reference quantity based on 1995-1997 would have been 3 393 032 kg, that is to say, 823 436 kg in respect of 1995, 1 127 145 kg in respect of 1996, and 1 442 451 kg in respect of 1997.
European Broadcasting Union (herefter »EBU«) er en sammenslutning uden kommercielt sigte af radio- og tv-selskaber.
It was in those circumstances that the applicant, by application lodged at the Registry of the Court of First Instance on 21 January 1999, brought the present action to recover compensation for the loss it suffered as a result of the adoption by the Commission of Regulation No 2362/98.
Den blev oprettet i 1950 og har hovedkvarter i Genève (Schweiz).
The applicant pleaded inter alia infringement of certain agreements contained in Annex 1 to the Agreement establishing the WTO in support of its action.
I henhold til artikel 2 i sammenslutningens vedtægter, som ændret den 3. juli 1992, har EBU til formål at varetage sine medlemmers interesser på bla. programområdet, det juridiske og det tekniske område, og navnlig at fremme udvekslingen af radio- og tvprogrammer på enhver tænkelig måde - f.eks. gennem Eurovision og Euroradio — og enhver anden form for samarbejde mellem
The applicant submits that the Commission's unlawful conduct consists, first, in infringement of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, which are contained in Annex 1 to the WTO Agreement and, second, in the arbitrary establishment of reference periods
Eurovision er den vigtigste ramme for programudvekslingen mellem EBU's aktive
In Case C-149/96 Portugal ν Council [1999] ECR 1-8395, paragraph 47, the Court held that 'having regard to their nature and structure, [all the agreements and memoranda contained in Annexes 1 to 4 of the WTO Agreement] are not
Den 3. april 1989 indgav EBU en anmeldelse til Kommissionen af sine vedtægtsbestemmelser og andre regler for erhvervelse af tvrettigheder til sportsarrangementer, for udveksling af sportsprogrammer inden for Eurovision og for tredjemands kontraktmæssige adgang til sådanne programmer med henblik på at opnå negativattest, subsidiært fritagelse i medfør af traktatens artikel 85, stk. 3.
This is particularly true in an area such as the common organisation of markets, which involves constant adjustments to meet changes in the economic situation.
Efter at EBU havde givet sit samtykke til at gøre reglerne for opnåelse af underlicenser til de omhandlede programmer mere lempelige, vedtog Kommissionen den 11. juni 1993 beslutning 93/403/EØF om en procedure i henhold til EØF-traktatens artikel 85, hvorved den indrømmede en fritagelse i henhold til artikel 85, stk. 3.
It should be noted that according to established case-law, in order for the Community to incur non-contractual liability, the applicant must prove the unlawfulness of the alleged conduct of the Community institution concerned, actual damage and the existence of a causal link between that conduct and the alleged damage.
Denne beslutning blev annulleret ved Rettens dom af 11. juli 1996 i sagen Métropole télévision m.fl. mod Kommissionen (forenede sager T528/93, T-542/93, T-543/93 og T-546/93).
In Case C-352/98 Ρ Bergaderm and Others ν Commission, the Court held that the right to reparation requires that the rule of law infringed be intended to confer rights on individuals and that the breach of such a rule be sufficiently serious.
I artikel 3, stk. 6, i vedtægterne, som affattet den 3. juli 1992, hedder det: »Eurovision er et udvekslingssystem for tv-programmer, der organiseres og koordineres af EBU og er baseret på en forpligtelse for medlemmerne til, på betingelse af gensidighed, indbyrdes at tilbyde dækning af [...] sportsarrangementer og kulturelle arrangementer på deres nationale område, for så vidt som de kan være af interesse for de øvrige medlemmer af Eurovision, således at medlemmerne hver især får mulighed for at give deres respektive lyttere og seere en dækning af høj kvalitet på disse områder.« Eurovisions medlemmer er EBU's aktive medlemmer og konsortier af aktive EBU-medlemmer.
Equally unfounded is the applicant's claim that Regulation No 2362/98 does not provide any means of remedying, in cases of extreme hardship, serious injustice caused to operators as a result of putting the reference period back by a year.
Alle EBU's aktive medlemmer kan deltage i en ordning for fælles erhvervelse og deling af tvrettigheder (og hermed forbundne udgifter) til internationale sportsarrangementer — de såkaldte »Eurovisions-rettigheder«.
As regards the first condition, it should be noted that it is clear from Community case-law that the WTO Agreement and its annexes are not intended to confer rights on individuals which they could rely on in court.
Indtil den 1. marts 1988 var det udelukkende medlemmerne, der havde adgang til EBU's og Eurovision's ydelser.
Finally, the applicant's claim that the Commission infringed its obligation to state reasons because in Regulation No 2362/98 it does not explain why it was necessary to choose 1994-1996 as the reference period should be rejected.
11988-vedtægterne blev der imidlertid indsat et nyt stykke i artikel 3 (stk. 6), hvorefter associerede EBU-medlemmer og selskaber, der ikke er medlem af EBU, kan få kontraktmæssig adgang til Eurovision.
In this connection, it is sufficient to point out that as this is a complaint relating purely to form, a possible inadequacy in the statement of the reasons on which a measure contained in a regulation is based is not sufficient to render the Community liable.
Métropole télévision (herefter »M6«) har siden 1987 indgivet seks ansøgninger om optagelse til EBU.
It is settled case-law that since the Community institutions enjoy a margin of discretion in the choice of the means needed to achieve their policy, operators cannot claim to have a
M6's ansøgning blev hver gang afvist med den begrundelse, at kanalen ikke opfyldte de i EBU's vedtægter fastsatte optagelsesbetingelser.
Bocchi Food Trade International GmbH ν Commission of the European Communities Agriculture
Efter EBU's sidste afslag indgav M6 den 2. juni 1997 en klage til Kommissionen over EBU's praksis over for M6, navnlig det »systematiske forhåndsafslag«, dets optagelsesansøgninger blev mødt med.
(Bananas — Imports from ACP States and third countries — Calculation of annual quantity allocated —Action for damages —Admissibility—Possibility of relying on WTO rules — Misuse of powers — General principles of Community law) (Fifth Chamber)
Ved beslutning af 29. juni 1999 (herefter »den anfægtede beslutning«) afviste Kommissionen sagsøgerens klage.
(For the facts and legal background see Case T-18/99)
Ved stævning indleveret til Rettens Justitskontor den 15. september 1999 har sagsøgeren anlagt nærværende sag.
order the Commission to compensate the applicant for the loss it suffered as a result, first, of the application of the adjustment coefficient to the reference quantity for 1999 provisionally established by the competent authorities and, second, of the application of the reduction coefficient to the quantities in respect of which it had applied for the grant of import licences.
Retlige bemærkninger
(See Case T-18/99)
Indledende bemærkninger
Non-contractual liability of the Community
På baggrund af en klage af 17. december 1997 fra selskabet Screensport foretog Kommissionen en undersøgelse af foreneligheden af de bestemmelser, der regulerer den pågældende ordning for fælles køb og deling af tvrettigheder til sportsarrangementer, med EF-traktatens artikel 85 (nu artikel 81 EF).
The applicant also contends that the fundamental right of commercial freedom requires the defendant, when availing itself of its powers to organise the market in bananas, to ensure that operators can pursue their activities. The limits on that organising power are exceeded if the trade in bananas is disrupted to the extent that the quarterly quotas force operators to abandon their existing trade with particular producer countries and turn to other countries instead.
Klagen vedrørte bl.a.
Findings of the Court
EBU's og dennes medlemmers afvisning af at give underlicenser til sportsarrangementer. Den 12. december 1988 fremsendte Kommissionen en meddelelse af klagepunkter til EBU, der sigtede mod de regler for erhvervelse og anvendelse af tvrettigheder til sportsarrangementer inden for Eurovision, der i almindelighed har en eksklusiv karakter.
The applicant contends, in substance, that the Commission is guilty of unlawful conduct in that, first, it infringed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, which are contained in Annex 1 to the WTO Agreement, secondly, it discriminated against small and mediumsized businesses and infringed the right of freedom to pursue a trade or business and, thirdly, it infringed the principle of proportionality.
Kommissionen erklærede sig parat til at overveje en fritagelse for de nævnte regler på betingelse af, at der blev fastsat en forpligtelse til at meddele underlicens til selskaber, der ikke var medlemmer af EBU, for en betydelig del af de pågældende rettigheder og på rimelige vilkår.
In this connection it should be stressed that, even if it were possible that the situations of various categories of economic operators had been affected differently by Regulation No 2362/98, this would not constitute discriminatory treatment in so far as such treatment appears to be inherent in the objective of integrating markets within the Community.
Det bemærkes, at sagsøgeren i sin klage i det væsentligste fremførte to klagepunkter.
The possibility of relying on certain agreements contained in Annex 1 to the WTO Agreement
Der blev i det første klagepunkt gjort opmærksom på det
(See Case T-18/99)
Det følger af en samlet betragtning af hele fritagelsesbeslutningen, at Kommissionen - i modsætning til hvad den har anført — i 1993 vurderede, at reglerne om optagelse i EBU var konkurrencebegrænsende og kunne fritages fra forbuddet i traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1.
It should be noted that in matters concerning the common agricultural policy, the Community legislature has a wide discretion corresponding to the political responsibilities imposed on it by Articles 40 and 43 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 37 EC).
forhold, at EBU i strid med dommen af 11. juli 1996, der annullerede fritagelsesbeslutningen, fortsatte med at anvende sine gamle vedtægtsbestemte betingelser for optagelse over for M6.
Indeed, such differences in the effects of the rules, which are due to objective phenomena such as differences in size and market position, cannot be described as 'discrimination' within the meaning of the Treaty.
Sagsøgeren, der vurderede, at disse betingelser for optagelse ikke længere kunne anvendes, anmodede Kommissionen om at iværksætte alle nødvendige foranstaltninger for at afslutte EBU's praksis og navnlig pålægge EBU at give M6 adgang til de tvrettigheder til sportsarrangementer, som EBU erhverver i sine medlemmers navn inden for rammerne af Eurovision, og til nyhedsbilleder inden for rammerne af den ordning for udveksling af disse billeder, der kaldes »News Access/EBU«, på de samme betingelser som dem, der gælder for de konkurrerende virksomheder, nemlig direkte transmission.
It is apparent from the case-law that the lawfulness of a measure adopted in that sphere can be affected only if the measure is manifestly inappropriate having regard to the objective which the competent institution is seeking to pursue. More specifically, where the Community legislature is obliged, in connection with the adoption of rules, to assess their future effects, which cannot be accurately foreseen, its assessment is open to criticism only if it appears manifestly incorrect in the light of the information available to it at the time of the adoption of the rules in question.
Under disse betingelser udgør afvisningen af sagsøgerens klage med den begrundelse, at »de gamle regler om optagelse i EBU ikke falder ind under artikel [81, stk. 1, EF], dvs. at betingelserne ikke i sig selv begrænser konkurrencen«, en væsentlig ændring i Kommissionens stillingtagen, som den på ingen måde har begrundet.
Review by the Community judicature must be limited in that way in particular if, in establishing a common organisation of the market, the Commission has to reconcile divergent interests and thus select options within the context of the policy choices which are its own responsibility.
Det følger heraf, at den anfægtede beslutnings begrundelse ikke gør det muligt for sagsøgeren at blive bekendt med de grunde, der førte til afvisning af selskabets klage, hvorfor Kommissionen ikke har overholdt den forpligtelse, der påhviler den i henhold til artikel 253 EF.
It should be noted in this connection that although the freedom to pursue a trade or business is one of the general principles of Community law, those principles are not absolute, but must be viewed in relation to their social function.
Det følger heraf, at den anfægtede beslutning må annulleres på grund af manglende begrundelse.
As regards the banana sector in particular, it is clear from the case-law that no economic operator can claim a proprietary right in a market share which he held prior to the establishment of a common organisation of the market.
Med sit andet klagepunkt har sagsøgeren gjort gældende, at Kommissionen ikke har besvaret den del af klagen, der vedrører den forskelsbehandling, EBU udsatte selskabet for i forhold til visse af sammenslutningens medlemmer.
Such a measure must in principle be regarded as appropriate to the objective of allocating the tariff quota equitably, even if, because of the different situations of the operators, the measure does not affect all of them in the same way.
I det andet klagepunkt gjorde sagsøgeren opmærksom på bestemmelsen om »velerhvervede rettigheder« i EBU-vedtægternes artikel 6 (jf. præmis 4 ovenfor), der gjorde det muligt for sammenslutningen at opstille betingelser for optagelse over for sagsøgeren, som visse af dens medlemmer ikke opfyldte.
The applicant fails to establish by its arguments that the system for allocating the tariff quota introduced by Regulation No 2362/98 is manifestly inappropriate.
I den forbindelse påtalte M6 særligt situationen for CANAL+ såvel som for visse datterselskaber af tv-kanaler, der er medlemmer af EBU, som eksempelvis Eurosport og LCI, der var omfattet af EBC's fælles ordning for køb, uden at de dog opfyldte de betingelser, EBU pålagde M6 for at blive medlem.
Since the applicant has not complained of any special difficulties besides the general difficulties encountered by small and mediumsized businesses, it has not established that the infringement of its right of freedom to pursue a trade or business is not a consequence of implementing objectives of general Community interest.
I den anfægtede beslutning afviste Kommissionen klagen, idet den for det første vurderede, at den ikke havde de retlige beføjelser, der var nødvendige for at pålægge EBU at give M6 direkte adgang til de af sammenslutningen i dens medlemmers navn erhvervede tvrettigheder til sportsarrangementer, og for det andet ikke var enig i M6's vurdering af rækkevidden af dommen af 11. juli 1996.
(Bananas — Imports from ACP States and third countries — Calculation of annual quantity allocated —Action for damages —Admissibility — Possibility of relying on WTO rules—Misuse of powers — General principles of Community law) (Fifth Chamber)
Kommissionen afviste at behandle den del af klagen, der vedrørte den behandling, EBU gav CANAL+, idet den alene henviste til, at den praksis, som hævdedes at være i strid med traktaten, var bragt til ophør, idet CANAL+ ikke længere var medlem af Eurovision, og Kommissionen undlod således i denne sag at vurdere, om der fortsat bestod konkurrencebegrænsende virkninger, og om de i givet fald påvirkede det omhandlede marked, hvorfor den tilsidesatte de forpligtelser, der påhviler den i forbindelse med behandlingen af en klage over en overtrædelse af artikel 81 EF.
Import Licensing Procedures, which are contained in Annex 1 to the WTO Agreement, second, it infringed the principle of equal treatment, and third, it infringed the principles of protection of property and legitimate expectations and the principle of proportionality.
For det tredje fremkom Kommissionen med den følgende bemærkning vedrørende sagsøgerens andet klagepunkt:
The possibility of relying on certain agreements contained in Annex 1 to the WTO Agreement
»Det bemærkes, at CANAL+ ikke længere deltager i EBU's gruppe for fælles indkøb af sportsrettigheder« (punkt 6).
The applicant contends that the contested rules relating to proof also give rise to a breach of the legitimate expectations of operators in Category A in so far as they relate to quantities imported into the three States concerned in 1994.
Det følger af det ovenfor anførte, at den anfægtede beslutning må annulleres, idet Kommissionen dels har tilsidesat den begrundelsespligt, artikel 253 EF pålægger den, dels har tilsidesat de forpligtelser, der påhviler den i forbindelse med behandlingen af klager over overtrædelser af konkurrenceretten.
The applicant submits that the Commission is guilty of unlawful conduct in that, first, it infringed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Agreement on
Anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af traktaten og bestemmelserne vedrørende dens anvendelse
The applicant argues that in 1994 the proof required in order for an operator to be recognised as an importer was, according to the
Traktatbrudssøgsmål-EF-traktatens artikel 48 (nu aniktl 39 EF)-anerkendelse af de rettigheder, der er erhvervet a
(Competition — Rejection of a complaint — Compliance with a judgment of the Court of First Instance annulling an exemption decision of the Commission — Duty to state reasons — Obligations in relation to the investigation of complaints) (Fourth Chamber)
Sag C-212/99 Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber / Den Italienske Republik f
According to Article 2 of its Statutes, as amended on 3 July 1992, its objectives are to represent its members' interests in the field of programmes and in the legal, technical and other spheres and in particular to promote radio and television programme exchanges by all possible means - for example, Eurovision and Euroradio — and any other form of cooperation among its members and with other broadcasting organisations or groups of such organisations, and also to assist its active members in negotiations of all kinds and, when asked, to negotiate on their behalf.
Generaladvokat L.A Geelhoed fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Sjette Afdeling^ den 20. marts 2001.
Until 1 March 1988, the benefit of the services of the EBU and Eurovision was exclusively reserved to their members.
Generaladvokat J. Mischo fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Tredje Afdelingl den 22. marts 2001.
The applicant brought this action by application lodged at the Registry of the Court of First Instance on 15 September 1999.
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Preliminary observations
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In its complaint, the applicant made essentially two claims.
Appel af dom afsagt af Retten i Første Instans (Første Afdeling) den 4. maj 1999 i sag T-242197, Ζ mod Parlamentet, hvorved Retten frifandt Europa-Parlamentet i et søgsmål om annullation af en disciplinær foranstaltning i form af degradering — overskridelse af de frister, der er fastsat i artikel 7 i tjenestemandsvedtægtens bilag IX for disciplinærrådets udtalelse og ansættelsesmyndighedens afgørelse
The Commission refused to examine the part of the complaint concerning the EBU's treatment of CANAL+, giving as its reason the mere fact that the practices allegedly contrary to the Treaty had ceased in that CANAL+ no longer formed part of the Eurovision system, thereby omitting in this case to assess the possible persistence of anticompetitive effects and their impact on the market in question, consequently infringing the obligations upon it when examining a complaint for infringement of Article 81 EC.