The EU Court of First Instance upholds the Commission’s decision imposing a fine on a Danish Trade association for imposing unlawful obligations on its members (Danish Fur Breeders)

Case T-61/89 Dansk Pelsdyravlerforening v Commission of the European Communities* 1. Since there are no Community provisions explaining the concepts contained in Annex II to the Treaty and that annex adopts word for word certain headings of the Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature, it is appropriate to refer to the Explanatory Notes on that Nomenclature in order to interpret the annex. 2. The scope of Regulation No 26 applying certain rules of competition to production of and trade in agricultural products was limited in Article 1 thereof to the production of and trade in the products listed in Annex II to the Treaty. Consequently, that regulation may not be applied to the production of or trade in products, such as furskins, which do not come under Annex II to the Treaty even if