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Hvad angår tilpasning til et handicap skal det bemærkes, at tilpasningen enten kan foretages ved fremstillingen af produktet eller, hvis det drejer sig om et præfabrikeret produkt, kan foretages senere af en læge eller af patienten selv ved hjælp af særlige mekanismer, som produktet er forberedt til, navnlig på det tidspunkt, hvor produktet tages i anvendelse.
Those questions were raised in proceedings between Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG (C-260/00 to C-262/00) and medi Bayreuth Weihermüller & Voigtmann GmbH & Co. KG (C-263/00) and the By orders of 21 February 2000 the Hessisches Finanzgericht, Kassel, referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling a number of questions on the interpretation of heading 9021 of the Combined Nomenclature, contained in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs
undersøge, om dette er tilfældet i hovedsagerne.
Main proceedings and questions referred for a preliminary ruling
9021 i KN, hvis de har karakteristika, der adskiller dem fra almindelige bælter og bandager og fra almindelig brug navnlig på grund af de materialer, hvoraf de er fremstillet, den måde, hvorpå de fungerer, eller på grund af, at de kan tilpasses patientens særlige handicap.
In 1997, Lohmann and medi Bayreuth applied for the issue of binding tariff information in respect of certain products which they had imported from the United States of America or Mexico and which they considered to fall, as orthopaedic products, within CN heading 9021.
Det er i den forbindelse uvæsentligt, af hvem og på hvilket tidspunkt en sådan tilpasning foretages.
The products in question were epX Wrist Dynamic wrist orthoses (C-260/00), epX Back Basic lumbar support belts (C-261/00), epX Elbow Basic and epX Elbow Dynamic elbow supports (C-262/00), as well as Stabimed functional knee supports with tracking stays and Collamed functional knee orthoses (C-263/00).
Det fremgår af selve ordlyden af bestemmelse 1 b) til kapitel 90 i KN, at såfremt støttebæltets eller en anden støtteartikels elasticitet er den eneste faktor, der bidrager til effekten på det organ, der skal støttes eller holdes, er tarifering i pos. 9021 i KN udelukket.
By its first question in each of the cases, the national court seeks to ascertain whether or not certain products, which it describes in detail, must be classified in CN heading 9021.
Hvis derimod andre faktorer bidrager til denne effekt på en ikke ubetydelig måde, finder bestemmelsen ikke anvendelse.
However, the binding tariff information issued classified all those products in CN subheading 6307 90 10, that is to say, as knitted or aocheted made-up textile articles.
Det tilkommer den forelæggende ret at undersøge, om dette er tilfældet i hovedsagerne.
On the other hand, the HS Explanatory Notes provide useful guidance as to their classification.
Begrebet »alene« i bestemmelse Ib) til kapitel 90 i den kombinerede nomenklatur skal fortolkes således, at bestemmelsen ikke udelukker støttebælter og andre støtteartikler, hvor andre karakteristika end elasticitet bidrager på en ikke ubetydelig måde til effekten på det organ, der skal støttes eller holdes.«
The Hessisches Finanzgericht is uncertain as to whether the finding made by the Court of Justice, at paragraph 12 of the judgment in Case C-148/93 3M Medica [1994], according to which the items falling within CN heading 9021 'have in common that they are specially adapted to the handicaps which they are intended to correct, and are specifically designed for a given person', also applies to the products at issue in the cases pending before it.
Generaladvokat A Tizzano fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Femte Afdeling) den 25. april 2002.
The list following that description, and which gives examples of appliances satisfying it, sometimes specifies that the product in question must be made to measure (orthopaedic footwear, special insoles).
Forenede sager C-24/01 Ρ og C-25/01 Ρ Glencore Grain Ltd, Compagnie Continentale (France) SA / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Louis Dreyfus & Cie SA Forbindelserne udadtil 7. november 2002 til staterne i det tidligere Sovjetunionen
However, no such requirement is laid down for most of the products mentioned in that list.
»Appel — nødhjælp fra Fællesskabet konkurrence — vidneafhøring« (Femte Afdeling) følgende af den
Since technical progress in the field of manufacturing orthopaedic appliances increasingly enables such appliances to be mass produced and subsequently adjusted to meet the patient's specific needs, in particular at the time of their use, to insist upon adjustment to the patient's needs at the time of manufacture would be unreasonable and could increase the financial burdens on the social security systems.
Efter indgåelse af låneaftalen anmodede VEB Kommissionen om at godkende hver af de kontrakter, der var indgået mellem Exportkhleb og sagsøgerne.
It follows that the products at issue in the main proceedings fall within CN heading 9021 if they display characteristics which distinguish them, in particular by the materials of which they are made, their method of operation or their adjustability to the patient's specific handicaps, from ordinary belts and supports for general use.
Efter at Kommissionen havde fået visse nødvendige supplerende oplysninger fra VEB, særligt vedrørende valutakursen mellem ECU og USD, som ikke var fastsat i kontrakten, gav Kommissionen sin godkendelse den 27. januar 1993 i form af bekræftelser over for VEB.
It is for the national court to ascertain whether that is the case in the main proceedings.
Ved to appelskrifter indleveret til Domstolens Justitskontor den 19. januar 2001 har Glencore Grain Ltd, tidligere Richco Commodities Ltd (herefter »Glencore«), og Compagnie Continentale (France) SA (herefter »Compagnie Continentale«) i medfør af artikel 49 i EF-statutten for Domstolen iværksat appel af dom afsagt den 8. november 2000 af Retten i Første Instans i sagen Dreyfus m.fl. mod Kommissionen (forenede sager T-485/93, T-491/93, T-494/93 og T-61/98, herefter »den appellerede dom«), hvorved Retten frifandt Kommissionen for sagsøgernes påstande om annullation af Kommissionens beslutning af 1. april 1993 om at afslå at godkende tillæg til de kontrakter, de havde indgået med Exportkhleb (herefter »den anfægtede beslutning«) og om erstatning for det tab, som sagsøgerne gjorde gældende at have lidt på grund af denne beslutning.
That is why the first explanatory note to heading 9021 uses the criterion of being made to measure as the basis for differentiating orthopaedic footwear from ordinary footwear, or the criteria of adjustability to fit the patient, the nature of the materials of which the product is made or the presence of reinforced parts as the basis for distinguishing certain corrective appliances from ordinary corsets or belts, or the criterion of specificity of purpose of the products as the basis for distinguishing orthopaedic suspenders from simple suspenders of knitted, netted or crocheted materials.
Ifølge sagsøgerne blev rembursbrevene, som finansieringen skulle ske på grundlag af, først operative i løbet af de sidste to uger af februar måned 1993, dvs. blot nogle dage inden udløbet af den i kontrakternefastsatteindlastningsperiode.
Where a product exists in different versions and where, in its simple or ordinary version, it serves a general purpose, whilst in a different version designed to perform a medical function it is used for orthopaedic purposes, it is only in the latter version and by application of the abovementioned criteria that it is to be classified in CN heading 9021.
Selv om en stor del af varerne var blevet leveret eller var under indlastning, blev det imidlertid ifølge sagsøgerne klart, at ikke alle varer kunne leveres inden udløbet af februar måned 1993.
With regard to adjustment to handicaps, this can be done either at the stage of manufacture of the product or, in the case of a prefabricated product, at a later stage, in particular at the stage of use, by means of special mechanisms afforded
Glencore og Compagnie Continentale, der er internationale handelsselskaber, blev blandt andre selskaber kontaktet i forbindelse med et uformelt udbud, der var iværksat af det statslige selskab Exportkhleb, som Den Russiske Føderation havde pålagt at forhandle om indkøb af hvede.
It is clear from the wording of Note 1(b) to CN Chapter 90 that, if the elasticity of the belt or support is the sole factor which contributes to the intended effect on the organ to be supported or held, classification in heading 9021 is precluded. Conversely, if other factors contribute to that effect to a significant extent, the note does not apply.
Ved et telex af 19. februar 1993 indkaldte Exportkhleb eksportørerne til et møde i Bruxelles, som blev afholdt den 22. og 23. februar 1993.
Tariff heading 9021 of the Combined Nomenclature, contained in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of23Iuly 1987 on the tariffand statistical nomenclature
anmodningen om godkendelse af ændringerne, hvis den blev indgivet officielt af VEB.
It is for the referring court to ascertain whether that is the case in the main proceedings.
17 påregnelige restmængde«, dvs. de varer, som det med rimelighed kunne forventes ikke ville blive leveret inden den 28. februar 1993.
Facts it termed the "foreseeable balance", that is to say, the quantities which could not reasonably be expected to be delivered by 28 February 1993.
Ifølge sagsøgerne var hvedeprisen på verdensmarkedet steget betydeligt fra novemberl992,hvorkøbekontrakternevar blevet indgået, til de nye forhandlinger fandt sted i februar 1993.
According to the applicants, the price of wheat on the world market rose considerably between November 1992, when the sale contracts were concluded, and February 1993, when the fresh negotiations took place.
Ifølge sagsøgerne blev disse oplysninger fortolket som en bekræftelse på, at Kommissionen i princippet accepterede ændringerne, men forbeholdt sig at behandle sagen med henblik på en formel godkendelse, når sagen var blevet forelagt af VEB.
By contracts concluded on 27 and 28 November 1992 ('the contracts') the applicants and Exportkhleb agreed the quantities of wheat to be delivered and the price. Under the terms of those contracts, the goods were to be shipped during the months of January and February 1993.
Efter dette møde blev der opnået enighed mellem Exportkhleb og sagsøgerne om de nye mængder hvede, der skulle leveres inden udløbet af april måned 1993. [...]
Following that meeting in Brussels, the applicants reached agreement with Exportkhleb for the supply of further shipments of wheat, which were to be delivered by the end of April 1993. ...
Glencore Grain accepterede at levere 450 000 tons brødhvede til [en] pris [af 155 USD].
Glencore Grain undertook to supply 450 000 tonnes of milling wheat at the ... price [of USD 155].
Endelig blev Compagnie Continentale (France) pålagt at levere 300 000 tons brødhvede, heraf 120 000 til den oprindeligt aftalte pris og 180 000 til 155 USD, samt 20 000 tons hård hvede eller brødhvede til den samme pris.
Lastly, Compagnie Continentale (France) was awarded a contract for the supply of 300 000 tonnes of milling wheat, of which 120 000 tonnes were to be supplied at the price initially agreed and 180 000 tonnes at a price of USD 155, together with 20 000 tonnes of durum wheat or milling wheat at the same price.
Dokumenterne vedrørende de nye tilbud og ændringerne af kontrakterne blev officielt fremsendt til Kommissionen af VEB den 22. og 26. marts 1993.
After the Commission had obtained from the applicants various additional items of essential information, concerning in particular the ECU/USD exchange rate, which had not been fixed in the contracts, it gave its approval on 27 January 1993, in the form of notices of confirmation addressed to the VEB.
Ifølge sagsøgerne blev det, da sagen hastede på grund af den alvorlige fødevaresituation i Rusland, efter anmodning fra Exportkhleb besluttet blot at formalisere disse ændringer i almindelige tillæg til de oprindelige kontrakter.
According to the applicants, it was decided at the request of Exportkhleb, by reason of the urgency arising from the seriousness of the food situation in Russia, that those modifications would be formalised by simple riders to the initial contracts.
Ved skrivelse af 1. april 1993, der var underskrevet af det kommissionsmedlem, der havde ansvaret for landbrugsspørgsmål, gav Kommissionen VEB meddelelse om sit afslag på at godkende ændringerne af de oprindelige kontrakter.
According to the applicants, the letters of credit on the basis of which the financing was to be provided did not become effective until the second half of February 1993, that is to say, only a few days before the end of the shipment period provided for by the contracts.
Den 9. marts 1993 meddelte Exportkhleb Kommissionen, at kontrakterne med fem af selskabets leverandører var blevet ændret, og at de fremtidige leverancer herefter ville blive foretaget til 155 USD pr. ton (cif og free out — havne i Østersøen), der skulle omregnes til ECU til kurs 1,17418 (dvs. 132 ECU pr. ton).
On 9 March 1993 Exportkhleb informed the Commission that the contracts concluded with five of its suppliers had been amended and that the deliveries still to be made would henceforth be effected at a price of USD 155 per tonne (CIF free out one safe Baltic port), to be converted into ecus at a rate of 1.17418 (ECU 132 per tonne).
Ved kendelser af 27. september 1993 henviste Domstolen disse sager til Retten.
Although a substantial part of the goods had been delivered or was in the course of shipment, it was becoming clear, according to the applicants, that it would not be possible to deliver all the goods by the end of February 1993.
Ved appelskrift indleveret til Domstolens Justitskontor den 23. december 1996 iværksatte Glencore appel af dommen i den udstrækning, den afviste påstanden om annullation.
By telex of 19 February 1993 Exportkhleb invited the exporters to attend a meeting in Brussels, which was held on 22 and 23 February 1993.
Ved kendelse af 27. januar 1997 besluttede Retten at udsætte den skriftlige forhandling for
At that meeting Exportkhleb requested the exporters to submit fresh quotations for delivery of what
66 præmisser i den appellerede dom, der er relevante for anbringendet vedrørende tilsidesættelse af afgørelse 91/658 og forordning nr. 1897/92, gengivet nedenfor.
only be accepted by the Commission if the total value of the contracts was maintained, which could be done by a corresponding reduction in outstanding quantities to be delivered.
Kravet om overholdelse af denne betingelse fremtræder derfor ikke blot som en formel forpligtelse, men som et nødvendigt led i gennemførelsen af låneordningen.
He further stated that the request for approval of the amendments could only be considered by the Commission pursuant to an official request from the VEB.
... fremgår det ikke af sagens akter, at der for hvert af de tillæg, der blev aftalt, var mindst to andre konkurrerende firmaer, der havde afslået Exportkhlebs opfordring til at afgive bud.
According to the applicants, that information was interpreted as confirming the Commission's agreement in principle, subject to scrutiny for the purposes of formal approval once the documentation was sent by the VEB.
»56 Parterne er [...] enige om, at blandt de betingelser, der i de relevante bestemmelser stilles for at opnå Kommissionens anerkendelse, vedrører en den aftalte pris og en anden overholdelsen af en procedure, der sikrer fri konkurrence ved kontraktens tildeling.
The riders to the contracts were then officially agreed, albeit that they were notionally dated 22 February 1993, the date of the meeting in Brussels.
Det fremgår af den anfægtede beslutning, at ifølge Kommissionen var både den første og den anden af disse betingelser ikke opfyldt.
Whilst the price per tonne was not changed from that which had been announced on 9 March 1993, the volumes were altered in order to prevent the total [cost] from exceeding the [cost] initially provided for.
Parterne har i øvrigt ikke bestridt, at disse to betingelser er kumulative, hvilket betyder, at manglende opfyldelse af den ene af disse er tilstrækkelig til at begrunde beslutningen om ikke at godkende kontrakterne.
The documentation containing the new bids and the amendments to the contracts were officially sent by the VEB to the Commission on 22 and 26 March 1993.
Det er under de omstændigheder, der foreligger i sagen, hensigtsmæssigt først at behandle den anden betingelse.«
By documents lodged at the Registry of the Court of Justice on 5 July 1993 and 22 June 1993 respectively, Glencore and Compagnie Continentale brought actions for annulment of the contested decision.
Med hensyn hertil fastslog Retten, at det af følgende grunde ikke var godtgjort, at Kommissionen havde anlagt en fejlagtig vurdering, da den konkluderede, at princippet om fri konkurrence ikke var blevet overholdt ved aftalen om tillæggene til kontrakterne:
By letter of 1 April 1993, signed by the Agriculture Commissioner, the Commission informed the VEB of its refusal to approve the amendments to the contracts as initially concluded.
Det forholder sig reelt således, at selv om tilbuddene var vedlagt telefaxen af 9. marts 1993, var der tale om særskilte tilbud på særskilte kontrakter og ikke om tilbud på en og samme kontrakt.
By orders of 27 September 1993 the Court of Justice referred those cases to the Court of First Instance.
Sagsøgerne har imidlertid bemærket, at den frie konkurrence blev sikret, idet de
In that letter, the Commissioner stated that, having examined the amendments to the contracts concluded between Exportkhleb and various suppliers, the Commission was prepared to accept those relating to the postponement of the final dates for delivery and payment.
»65 Det skal indledningsvis understreges, at betingelsen vedrørende overholdelsen af fri konkurrence ved tildeling af kontrakter er afgørende for, at den låneordning, som Fællesskabet har indført, kan fungere ordentligt.
On the other hand, "the magnitude of the price increases is of such a nature that we cannot consider them as a necessary adaptation but as a substantial modification of the contracts initially negotiated".
Ud over forebyggelse af risikoen for bedrageri eller hemmelige aftaler har betingelsen mere generelt til formål at sikre en optimal udnyttelse af de midler, som Fællesskabet har stillet til rådighed for at hjælpe staterne i det tidligere Sovjetunionen.
He went on to state: "In fact, the present level of prices on the world market (end of March 1993) is not significantly different from the level which prevailed at the time when the initial prices
Som følge heraf har betingelsen både til formål at beskytte Fællesskabet i dets egenskab af udlåner og staterne i deres egenskab af modtagere af fødevare- og lægemiddelhjælp.
By document lodged at the Registry of the Court of Justice on 23 December 1996 Glencore brought an appeal against that judgment in so far as it declared its claim for annulment inadmissible.
Det er korrekt, at Exportkhlebs telefax af 9. marts 1993 til Kommissionen viser, at de tilbudte priser gik fra 155 til 158,50 USD, men at den pris, der endeligt blev indgået med Exportkhleb, var 155 USD for alle firmaerne.
Those three pleas were dismissed by the Court of First Instance. In view of the complaints raised in the present appeals, only those points in the judgment under appeal that concern the plea of breach of Decision 91/658 and infringement of Regulation No 1897/92 are set out below.
Ifølge Kommissionen fremgår det af artikel 5 i forordning nr. 1897/92, at de pågældende betingelser angår noget forskelligt. Betingelsen vedrørende overholdelsen af den frie konkurrence angår den procedure, der skal følges ved indgåelse af kontrakterne, mens betingelsen med hensyn til prisen på de internationale markeder angår kontrakternes indhold.
By judgment of 5 May 1998 in Case C-403/96 Ρ Glencore Grain ν Commission [1998], the Court of Justice set aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance inasmuch as it declared Glencore's application for annulment inadmissible, referred the case back to the Court of First Instance for judgment on the substance and reserved the costs.
Retten anså derfor med rette de to betingelser for at være kumulative.
The Court of First Instance made the following preliminary observation:
Det fremgår klart af ordlyden af artikel 5, punkt 1 og 2, i forordning nr. 1897/92, at betingelsen vedrørende fri konkurrence skal forstås som en regel om proceduren og ikke som en materiel bestemmelse i modsætning til betingelsen med hensyn til priserne på de internationale markeder.
By judgment of 24 September 1996 in Case T-494/93 Compagnie Continentale ν Commission [1996], the Court of First Instance dismissed as inadmissible the application for annulment made by Compagnie Continentale.
Dette kan imidlertid i det højeste vise, at der forud for indgåelsen af hver kontrakt blev forhandlet mellem Exportkhleb og hver af sagsøgerne.
The parties are ... agreed that one of the conditions imposed by the relevant provisions for the purposes of obtaining the Commission's approval relates to the price agreed, whilst another concerns adherence, in the conclusion of the contract, to the precepts of free competition.
Derimod beviser dette ikke, når der ligeledes henses til de ovenfor anførte forhold, at denne pris var resultatet af et udbud i konkurrence mellem mindst tre uafhængige virksomheder for hver kontrakt, der skulle indgås.«
It is apparent from the contested decision that, in the Commission's view, neither of those conditions has been fulfilled.
Bedømmelsen af betingelsen vedrørende overholdelse af den frie konkurrence
By document lodged at the Registry of the Court of Justice on 23 December 1996 Compagnie Continentale brought an appeal against that judgment in so far as it declared its claim for annulment inadmissible.
Retten forkastede anbringenderne til støtte for annullationspåstanden og konstaterede i præmis 126 i den appellerede dom, at Glencore og Compagnie Continentale ikke havde kunnet »godtgøre, at Kommissionen har begået en fejl«, hvorfor den frifandt Kommissionen for påstanden om erstatning for økonomisk skade.
Moreover, it is not disputed by the parties that those two conditions are cumulative, with the result that the non-fulfilment of either of them is enough to justify the decision not to approve the contracts.
Kommissionen blev derfor i det hele frifundet i sagerne T-491/93, T-494/93 og T-61/98.
That case was registered in the Registry of the Court of First Instance under number T-61/98.
Spørgsmålet, om Retten kunne nøjes med at foretage en bedømmelse af betingelsen vedrørende overholdelse af fri konkurrence
In the circumstances of the present case, it is appropriate, first of all, to consider the second condition.'
For det første antog Retten i præmis 68 i den appellerede dom efter appellanternes opfattelse med urette, at betingelsen vedrørende overholdelse af den frie konkurrence krævede, at der for hver kontrakt, der skulle indgås, blev indhentet tilbud fra mindst tre uafhængige firmaer.
On this point the Court of First Instance found that it had not been shown that the Commission had made any error in concluding that the principle of free competition had not been observed when the riders to the contracts were concluded.
Kommissionen er derimod af den opfattelse, at denne betingelse fremgår af artikel 5, punkt 1, i forordning nr. 1897/92, artikel 7, syvende led, i rammeaftalen og artikel 5.1, litra a), i låneaftalen, sammenholdt med bilag 2-A hertil.
By judgment of 5 May 1998 in Case C-391/96 Ρ Compagnie Continentale (France) ν Commission [1998], the Court of Justice set aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance inasmuch as it declared Compagnie Continentale's application for annulment inadmissible, referred the case back to the Court of First Instance for judgment on the substance and reserved the costs.