The EU Court of Justice sanctions three television companies for abusing their dominant position by refusing to provide basic information to a new competitor (Magill / RTE)

Case T-69/89 Radio Telefis Eireann v Commission of the European Communities* 1. The substance of the obligations imposed on the Commission by Article 10(5) of Regulation No 17 to provide the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Monopolies with a summary of the case together with an indication of the most important documents and a preliminary draft decision in respect of each case to be examined, and the question whether or not those obligations constitute essential requirements, must be determined in each case in the light of the purpose of providing the documents, which is to enable the Committee to carry out its advisory task in full knowledge of the facts. The Committee must be informed of the main points of fact and law in the proceedings relating to the implementation