The EU Court of Justice states that a national authority approving an undertaking’s tariffs and providing exclusive right to provide compulsory piloting services to apply different tariffs to maritime transport undertakings is unlawful (Corisca ferries)

Case C-I8/93 Corsica Ferries Italia Sri v Corpo dei Piloti del Porto di Genova* 1. Article 177 of the Treaty does not make the reference to the Court subject to there having been an inter partes hearing in the proceedings in the course of which the national court refers a question for a preliminary ruling, although it may be in the interests of the