June 1991

Unilateral Practices

The EU Court of Justice holds that the existence of a monopoly over the Greek television and radio station is not contrary to the Treaty but that the manner in which it is exercised can be so (ERT / Dimotiki)
European Court of Justice (Luxembourg)
Case C-260/89 Elliniki Radiophonia Tileorassi AE v Dimotiki Etairia Pliroforissis and Sotirios Kouvelas* 1. Community law does not preclude the granting of a television monopoly for considerations of a non-economic nature relating to the public interest. However, the manner in which such (...)

Procedures

The EU Court of First Instance upholds that a restriction on the sale of a cosmetics manufacturer’s products except to officially appointed pharmacists is quantitative rather than qualitative (Vichy)
European Court of Justice (Luxembourg)
Case T-1 9/91 Société d’Hygiène Dermatologique de Vichy v Commission of the European Communities* A decision adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 15(6) of Regulation No 17 is confined to informing the undertaking to which it is addressed of the preliminary opinion of the (...)

The EU Court of Justice refers a case to the Court of First Instance as the proceedings concern the implementation of the rules of competition applicable to undertakings (PTT)
European Court of Justice (Luxembourg)
Case C-66/90 Koninklijke PTT Nederland NV and PTT Post BV v Commission of the European Communities* ORDER OF THE COURT 4 June 1991 In Case C-66/90, By application lodged at the Court Registry on 15 March 1990, Koninklijke PTT Nederland NV and PTT Bost BV brought an action under the (...)