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»Tjenestemænd — midlertidigt ansat — disciplinær ordning —fjernelse fra tjenesten — sanktion — ophævelse af kontrakt uden varsel —frist ifølge artikel 7, stk. 3, i vedtægten — manglende overholdelse — konsekvenser — annullations- og erstatningssøgsmål — ufornødent at træffe afgørelse« (Anden Afdeling)
On that point, the Community legislature considered in the fourth recital of the preamble to Regulation No 2799/98 that in cases of major currency revaluation with potential effects on prices and amounts other than direct aid, farm incomes may in certain conditions be reduced.
Dansk tekst foreligger endnu ikke.
Last, the applicant's argument based on the changes in the value of the euro against the United States dollar must be refuted.
»Konkurrence — aftaler om levering af øl — klage - EF-traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1 (nu artikel 81, stk 1, EF)« (Tredje Afdeling)
The applicant has not demonstrated that that assessment, for which the Commission provided a thorough and cogent explanation, is manifestly erroneous.
De udstedes til pubber, hotelbarer og vinbarer.
It is appropriate to examine these two pleas in law together and to reject them forthwith in so far as they allege infringement of Article 39 of the Treaty and misuse of powers, since the applicant has not put forward any argument in support of those complaints.
I Det Forenede Kongerige må detailsalg af alkoholholdige drikkevarer, der indtages på stedet, kun foretages af virksomheder med bevilling.
The applicant has not shown that by providing for differences between certain categories of products in the compensatory aid system the Community legislature manifestly ignored the bounds of its discretion.
Begrænsede bevillinger (restricted onlicences), som kun giver tilladelse til at sælge alkoholholdige drikkevarer til hotelgæster eller personer, der indtager et måltid.
The applicant maintains that the illegality of Regulations Nos 2808/98 and 2813/98 follows
Fulde bevillinger (full onlicences), som giver tilladelse til at sælge alkoholholdige drikkevarer til enhver, uden at den
As regards the remaining complaints raised in these pleas, the Community legislature enjoys a wide discretion in determining the measures of support to be taken in favour of each agricultural production and the judicial review undertaken in that regard by the Community judicature must therefore remain within the bounds referred to in the present judgment.
Klubbevillinger (til »clubs*), som kun giver tilladelse til at sælge alkoholholdige drikkevarer til medlemmer af klubben.
from that of Regulations Nos 2799/98 and 2800/98.
Nogle fusioner inden for bryggerisektoren i Det Forenede Kongerige førte til, at der i midten af 1990'erne fandtes fire bryggerier, der ikke længere, hvad angår deres interesser og geografiske marked, var regionale, sådan som det normalt var tilfældet.
been rejected, the application must also be dismissed in so far as it is directed against Regulations Nos 2808/98 and 2813/98, without there being any need to adjudicate on its admissibility in their regard.
Det var Scottish & Newcastle, Bass, Carlsberg Tetley Brewing og Whitbread, som forsynede 78% af markedet i Det Forenede Kongerige med øl. Der findes stadig et vist antal regionale bryggerier, heriblandt Greene King. — af denne
Since all the pleas in law put forward in respect of Regulations Nos 2799/98 and 2800/98 have
Colin Arthur Roberts og Valerie Ann Roberts driver en pub i Bedfordshire, der tilhører Greene King.
Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.'
Den angav sine grunde hertil og gav dem en frist til at fremsende deres eventuelle skriftlige bemærkninger.
Joined Cases T-24/98 and T-241/99 Ε ν Commission of the European Communities Staff Regulations of Officials
Ved beslutning af 12. november 1998 (herefter »den anfægtede beslutning«) afviste Kommissionen klagen med den begrundelse, at den standardforpagtningsaftale, som Greene King anvender, ikke omfattes af traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1.
(Officials — Temporary agent—Disciplinary measures — Suspension —Measure — Termination of contract without notice — Period set by the third paragraph of Article 7 of Annex DC to the Staff Regulations) (Second Chamber)
Domstolen fremhævede, at salget af øl sker såvel gennem detailhandelen som fra etablissementer, der sælger alkoholholdige drikkevarer, som indtages på stedet.
Case T-25/99 Colin Arthur Roberts and Valerie Ann Roberts ν Commission of the European Communities Competition
Retssagens gang og parternes påstande
5 July 2001 agreements
Ved stævning indleveret til Rettens Justitskontor den 22. januar 1999 anlagde Colin Arthur Roberts og Valerie Ann Roberts denne sag.
(Competition — Beer supply Article 81(1) EC)) (Third Chamber)
Ved kendelse af 20. oktober 1999 bestemte formanden for Rettens Tredje Afdeling, at der skulle meddeles sagsøgerne fri proces.
Facts of the dispute in which such essentially three ways establishments are operated: the brewery owns the establishment, which is managed by one of its employees (tied managed public houses);
I så henseende er sagsøgernes argumenter til godtgørelse af, at det pågældende marked udelukkende udgøres af pubber og ikke omfatter andre etablissementer med fulde og begrænsede bevillinger samt med klubbevillinger, ubegrundede.
In the United Kingdom, alcoholic beverages may be sold by retail for consumption on the premises only by establishments holding a licence.
Sagsøgerne har nedlagt påstand om, at den anfægtede beslutning annulleres.
There are currently three categories of licence:
I —Anvendeligheden af traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1, på de af Greene King anvendte standardaftaler
— full on-licences, which authorise the sale of alcoholic beverages to customers who need not be residents or take a meal.
Sagsøgerne har gjort gældende, at den afgrænsning af markedet, Kommissionen har foretaget, er groft fejlagtig i retlig henseende og ufuldstændigt begrundet.
These are granted to pubs, hotel bars and wine bars; the brewery owns the establishment and leases it to an operator who undertakes, besides paying rent, to comply with an obligation to buy beer produced by the brewery (tied tenanted public houses);
De mener, at det pågældende marked kun vedrører pubber, dvs. kun en af de ovenfor nævnte typer af virksomheder med en fuld bevilling.
— restricted on-licences, which authorise the sale of alcoholic beverages subject to the requirement that the customer is a resident or takes a meal.
Følgelig hævder sagsøgerne uberettiget, at Kommissionen begik en retlig fejl ved afgrænsningen af det pågældende marked og gav en utilstrækkelig begrundelse.
These are granted to hotels and restaurants; the brewery does not own the establishment, but creates a tie by granting a loan on favourable terms to the owner, who in return accepts inter alia an obligation to buy that brewery's beer (loan-tied houses).
B — ƒ hvilket omfang Greene King's net af aftaler medvirker til afskærmning af markedet
— club licences, which authorise the sale of alcoholic beverages only to customers who are members of the club in question.
I den anfægtede beslutning har Kommissionen på grundlag af de kriterier, Domstolen opstillede i Delimitis-dommen, antaget, at det pågældende marked, dvs. markedet for salg af øl i etablissementer i Det Forenede Kongerige, som sælger alkoholholdige drikkevarer, der indtages på stedet, er lukket, men at Greene King's net af
Since 1989 the British market in beer for consumption on the premises has undergone great changes in its structure.
Den afgrænsning af markedet, som Kommissionen har foretaget i den anfægtede beslutning, bygger på den, Domstolen foretog i dommen i Delimitis-sagen.
In that year the Monopolies and Mergers Commission produced a report on the supply of beer, containing recommendations.
I denne sag, som vedrørte en tvist mellem en forpagter af et udskænkningssted og et tysk bryggeri, skulle Domstolen bl.a. tage stilling til, om aftaler om levering af øl er forenelige med traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1.
These were followed up by the adoption of the Supply of Beer (Tied Estate) Order 1989 ('the 1989 Order') and the Supply
Den konkluderede, at det relevante marked var markedet for salg af øl inden for restaurationssektoren, der adskiller sig fra detailhandelen, og som bl.a. omfatter caféer og
The majority of establishments in the United Kingdom selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises belong or are tied to a brewery, which is thereby assured of an outlet for the sale of its beer. There are
stærk, men som normalt stiller salgsstederne frit med kortere mellemrum (Delimitis-dommen).
of Beer (Loan Ties, Licensed Premises and Wholesale Prices) Order 1989.
aftaler, som udgøres af de forpagtningsaftaler mellem dette bryggeri og dets forpagtere, hvortil er knyttet en købsforpligtelse, ikke bidrager mærkbart til denne afskærmning af markedet, hvorfor aftalerne ikke falder ind under forbuddet i traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1.
Article 6 letter that there was an agreement on prices between the United Kingdom breweries, the Commission stated as an initial reaction that an assessment of the applicants' arguments did not allow the conclusion that such an agreement existed.
Sagsøgerne bestrider denne opfattelse.
Procedure and forms of order sought by the parties
Tre ud af de fire eksisterende nationale bryggerier i Det Forenede Kongerige, hvorom Kommissionen har truffet beslutning i de senere år, og en af de vigtigste kæder af pubber i Det Forenede Kongerige i vidt omfang har indgået forpagtningsaftaler af en længere varighed end efter Greene King's standardaftaler, der endda kunne strække sig over en periode på indtil tyve år.
These were Scottish & Newcastle, Bass, Carlsberg-Tetley and Whitbread, which provided 78% of supplies of beer on the United Kingdom market. There remained several regional breweries, one of which is Greene King. By order of 20 October 1999, the President of the Third Chamber of the Court of First Instance granted the applicants legal aid.
Det forholder sig derfor ikke således, at varigheden af Greene King's aftaler klart er uforholdsmæssig lang efter det kriterium, Domstolen har opstillet i Delimitis-dommen.
The applicants claim that the Court should annul the contested decision.
Hvad angår den afgrænsning af referencemarkedet, som sagsøgerne har foreslået, og som er den væsentligste årsag til uoverensstemmelsen mellem sagsøgerne og Kommissionen hvad angår beregningen af Greene King's markedsandel, er det fastslået ovenfor (præmis 16-52), at Kommissionen med rette har antaget, at samtlige etablissementer, som sælger alkoholholdige drikkevarer, der indtages på stedet, hører til det pågældende marked.
They challenged in the national court the lawfulness of the beer purchasing obligation in their lease, arguing that it infringed Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC).
Sagsøgernes argument må således forkastes.
I — Applicability of Article 85(1) of the Treaty to the standard agreements concluded by Greene King
b) Forpagtningernes varighed
A — Definition of the relevant market
Kommissionen har anført i den anfægtede beslutnings punkt 102, at de standardaftaler, som Greene King indgår, normalt løber over ni år, hvilket er væsentligt mindre end den periode på tyve år eller mere, som normalt aftales i andre erhvervsdrivendes standardforpagtningsaftaler.
In that context, on 23 May 1997, they lodged a complaint under Article 3(2) of Regulation No 17 of the Council of 6 February 1992, First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty (OJ, English Special Edition 19591962, p. 87), in which they claimed that the lease used by Greene King was contrary to Article 85(1) of the Treaty.
Sagsøgerne er af den opfattelse, at hvis Kommissionen som i det foreliggende tilfælde finder, at traktatens artikel 85 ikke finder anvendelse, bør den angive grundene hertil, så man kan blive klar over, på hvilket grundlag Kommissionens beslutning kan anfægtes.
They submit that the relevant market concerns pubs alone, in other words only one of the kinds of establishment with a full on-licence.
I den foreliggende sag foretog Kommissionen -efter at have fastslået, at meddelelsen om forordningerne ikke fandt anvendelse i sagen — en indgående undersøgelse af Greene King's særlige situation, navnlig dette bryggeris markedsandel, varigheden af bryggeriets aftaler om levering af øl med de bundne forpagtere og virkningen af leveringsaftalerne med de nationale bryggerier, ligesom den på grundlag heraf angav sine grunde til at konkludere, at Greene King ikke bidrager mærkbart til afskærmningen af markedet.
On 7 November 1997 the Commission, pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation No 99/63/EEC of the Commission of 25 July 1963 on the hearings provided for in Article 19(1) and (2) of Council Regulation No 17 (OJ, English Special Edition 1963-1964, p. 47), sent the applicants a letter ('the Article 6 letter') informing them that the information it had gathered did not justify upholding the complaint, stating the reasons for that conclusion, and fixing a time-limit within which they could submit any comments in writing.
Ved bedømmelsen af, i hvilket omfang et bryggeris aftaler om levering af øl bidrager til den samlede afskærmning af markedet, der er resultatet afalle lignende aftaler som helhed, skal der tages hensyn til aftaleparternes stilling på markedet.
The Commission's delimitation of the relevant market in the contested decision follows that used by the Court of Justice in Delimitis.
Dette bidrag afhænger desuden af aftalernes varighed.
In that case, the Court inter alia had to rule, in the context of a dispute between a tenant of licensed premises and a German brewery, on the compatibility of beer supply agreements with Article 85(1) of the Treaty.
Hvis varigheden heraf er uforholdsmæssig lang set i forhold til den gennemsnitlige varighed af de aftaler, der sædvanligvis indgås på det pågældende marked, er den enkelte aftale omfattet af forbuddet i traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1 (Delimitis-dommen, og Domstolens dom af 7.12.2000, sag C-214/99, Neste Markkinointi).
It concluded that the reference market was that for the distribution of beer in premises for the sale and consumption of drinks, which could be distinguished from the retail sector and comprised in particular public houses and restaurants and thus extended to all establishments selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.
Et bryggeri, der har en forholdsvis lille markedsandel, men binder sine salgssteder i mange år, kan nemlig bidrage til en lige så betydelig afskærmning af markedet som et bryggeri, hvis stilling på markedet er forholdsvis
By its decision of 12 November 1998 ('the contested decision'), it rejected the complaint on the ground that the standard lease used by Greene King did not fall within the scope of Article 85(1) of the Treaty. In reply to the applicants' allegation in their observations on the
aftaler, selv om den vedrører en væsentlig andel af den øl, som sælges af de etablissementer, der er bundet til bryggeriet/grossisten.
that the agreements were not caught by the prohibition in Article 85(1) of the Treaty.
Følgelig havde sagsøgerne adgang til at vurdere, om der var grundlag for at anfægte Kommissionens beslutning, hvilket de i øvrigt har gjort.
The Court of Justice observed that beer is sold through both retail channels and premises for the sale and consumption of drinks.
Virkningen af Greene King's leveringsaftaler med bryggerier, der opererer nationalt a) Fejlskøn
Contribution of Greene King's network of agreements considered in isolation
Det er endvidere en betingelse for at antage, at ikke blot aftalerne »på forudgående omsætningstrin«, men også de aftaler, der er indgået mellem bryggeriet/grossisten og de etablissementer, som er bundet til denne, dvs. aftalerne »på efterfølgende omsætningstrin«, kan anses for at være knyttet til aftalenettene for bryggerierne/leverandørerne, at aftalerne mellem bryggerierne/leverandørerne og bryggeriet/grossisten er så restriktive, at det ikke længere er muligt eller i hvert fald meget vanskeligt for andre bryggerier, det være sig i eller uden for Det Forenede Kongerige, at få adgang til bryggeriets/grossistens net af aftaler »på efterfølgende omsætningstrin«.
The Commission was right to use that definition of the market in the present case, since the reasons which justified it in the Delimitis case can be applied to the present case.
Ifølge den anfægtede beslutning har Greene King indgået sådanne aftaler med fire nationale bryggerier.
(a) Greene King's share of the relevant market
Med sin argumentation ønsker sagsøgerne, hvad angår spørgsmålet om anvendeligheden af traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1, at påvise, at Greene King's net af aftaler, der ifølge det af Kommissionen fastslåede ikke i sig selv bidrager mærkbart til afskærmningen af markedet, er knyttet til de nationale bryggeriers aftalenet, som bidrager mærkbart til markedets afskærmning.
In this respect, the arguments put forward by the applicants to show that the relevant market is represented by pubs alone, to the exclusion of other establishments with full licences and of those with restricted licences and club licences, are not founded.
Hvis den restriktive virkning af aftalerne »på forudgående omsætningstrin« nemlig er begrænset, har andre bryggerier mulighed for at indgå aftaler om levering med bryggeriet/grossisten og således få adgang til dennes net af aftaler »på efterfølgende omsætningstrin«.
As regards the definition of the reference market proposed by the applicants, which is the principal reason for the divergence between them and the Commission with respect to the calculation of Greene King's market share, it was found above that the Commission was entitled to consider that all establishments with on-licences formed part of the relevant market.
Forekomsten af et net af aftaler »på efterfølgende omsætningstrin« udgør derfor et element, som kan fremme andre bryggeriers indtrængen på markedet.
The Commission states in point 102 of the contested decision that the normal duration of the standard agreements concluded by Greene King, nine years, is considerably shorter than the duration of 20 or more years of other operators' standard leases.
Som Kommissionen med rette har anført i den anfægtede beslutnings punkt 105 og i den 57. og 58. betragtning til Inntrepreneur-beslutningen, som parterne har henvist til under den mundtlige forhandling, skal to betingelser være opfyldt, for at der kan antages at foreligge en sådan tilknytning.
It should be noted that the fact that consumers distinguish between several kinds of establishments selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises is not a ground to consider that each of those kinds of establishment constitutes a separate market, since all those establishments, both from the consumer's point of view (the purchase of beer is associated with the provision of services and the consumption of beer in those establishments does not depend essentially on economic considerations) and from the breweries' point of view (existence of specific distribution systems and higher sales prices compared to those charged in the retail sector), have features in common which mean that they must be considered as belonging to one single market.
Kommissionen har derfor med rette antaget, at vurderingen af leveringsaftaler mellem bryggerier/grossister og forpagtere, med forbehold af det ovenfor i præmis 106, 107 og 108 anførte, principielt bør holdes ude fra vurderingen af leveringsaftaler mellem bryggerier/leverandører og bryggerier/grossister.
It follows that the applicants are wrong to allege an error of law on the part of the Commission in the definition of the relevant market and an inadequate statement of reasons.
Det fremgår af den anfægtede beslutning, at Greene King har indgået aftaler om levering med alle nationale bryggerier og med flere regionale bryggerier.
Β — Contribution of Greene King's network of agreements to foreclosure of the market
Blandt disse aftaler er der kun fire, der indeholder en bestemmelse, som indebærer en købsforpligtelse.
The contribution also depends on the duration of the agreements. If it is manifestly excessive in relation to the average duration of agreements generally concluded in the relevant market, the individual agreement falls under the prohibition laid down in Article 85(1) of the Treaty (Delimitis, and Case C-214/99, Neste Markkinointi).
En af disse aftaler, som er indgået for fem år, indeholder en mindstekøbsforpligtelse, der vedrører mindre end 20% af det kvantum øl, som Greene King sælger en gros.
A brewery holding a relatively small share of the market which ties its sales outlets for many years may contribute to foreclosure of the market as significantly as a brewery with a comparatively strong position in the market which regularly frees its outlets at frequent intervals (Delimitis).
De tre øvrige aftaler fastsætter lagerføringsforpligtelser.
The three of the present four national breweries in the United Kingdom which have recently been the subject of Commission decisions and one of the principal pub companies in the United
For det første kan de aftaler om levering af øl, som er indgået mellem bryggeriet/grossisten — her Greene King - og bryggerierne/leverandørerne — her de nationale bryggerier — dvs. aftalerne »på forudgående omsætningstrin«, antages at indgå i nettet af aftaler for bryggerier/leverandører, hvis de indeholder en bestemmelse, der fastsætter en købsforpligtelse (forpligtelser til et vist mindstekøb, til lagerføring eller til ikke at føre konkurrence). Følgelig indgår en aftale om levering, som ikke indeholder nogen købsforpligtelse, uanset hvorledes den er udformet, ikke i et bryggeris/leverandørs net af
In the contested decision the Commission considered, on the basis of the criteria set out by the Court of Justice in the Delimitis judgment, that the relevant market, namely the market of the distribution of beer in establishments selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises in the United Kingdom, was closed, but that Greene King's network of agreements, consisting of the leases with a purchasing obligation concluded between that brewery and its tenants, did not make a significant contribution to that foreclosure of the market, so
Følgelig var angivelsen af det faktiske kvantum øl, Greene King indkøbte hos bryggerier/leverandører, irrelevant.
Kingdom have, to a large extent, concluded leases whose duration is longer than that of the Greene King standard leases, and may even extend to 20 years.
II — Prisaftale mellem bryggerierne i Det Forenede Kongerige
a) Manifest error of assessment
Følgelig har Kommissionen med rette konkluderet i den anfægtede beslutning, at Greene King's net af aftaler »på efterfølgende omsætningstrin«, ikke kan anses for at være knyttet til de bryggerier/leverandører, som har indgået aftaler om levering af øl med Greene King.
The duration of the Greene King agreements is thus not manifestly excessive in terms of the criterion laid down by the Court of Justice in the Delimitis judgment.
Det må for det første konstateres, at sagsøgernes argument om, at der forelå en horisontal prisaftale mellem de nationale og regionale bryggerier - herunder Greene King — samt de selskaber, som er ejere af udskænkningsstederne, hvilket argument blev fremført for første gang under den administrative procedure, ikke var relevant for undersøgelse af klagen, der drejede sig om, hvorvidt Greene King's aftalenet bidrog mærkbart til markedsafskærmningen og dermed var omfattet af traktatens artikel 85, stk. 1, vurderet efter de betingelser, Domstolen opstillede i Delimitis-dommen.
The applicants' arguments are aimed at attributing, for the purposes of the analysis of the applicability of Article 85(1) of the Treaty, the Greene King network of agreements, which, according to the Commission's findings, does not in itself contribute significantly to foreclosure of the market, to the national breweries' networks of agreements, which do contribute significantly to foreclosure.