October 1996

The commission fines five cross-channel ferry companies a total 645,000 ecufor operating a price cartel in 1992* The Commission decided to fine P&O (UK), Stena-Sealink (S), Brittany Ferries (F), Sea France (F) and North Sea Ferries (NL-UK) for having agreed, in 1992, to impose a (...)

Case C-73/95 P Viho Europe BV v Commission of the European Communities* 1. When a parent company and its subsidiaries form a single economic unit within which the subsidiaries do not enjoy real autonomy in determining their course of action in the market, but carry out the instructions (...)

Joined Cases T-79/95 and T-80/95 Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français and British Railways Board v Commission of the European Communities* A decision which applies the competition rules to an agreement between undertakings in the rail transport sector must be annulled if the (...)

Case T-19/92 Groupement d’Achat Edouard Leclerc v Commission of the European Communities* 1. An intervener is not entitled to raise an objection of inadmissibility not set out in the form of order sought by the defendant. 2. A decision granting exemption to a selective distribution (...)

"Mergers - Summary of the most important recent developments"* In the television/broadcasting sector, the European Commission decided on 7th October 1996 to declare the creation of the joint venture CLT-UFA compatible with the common market. CLT is the holding company of the CLT group which (...)

"Financing of Public TV in Portugal: No aid involved"* The public financing received by the Portuguese public television channel RTP (Radiotelevisão Portuguesa), including payments - averaging some ECU 35 million a year between 1992 and 1995 – in respect of its public service obligations, (...)

Case C-91/95 P Roger Tremblay and Others v Commission of the European Communities* 1. The fact that, contrary to the requirements of Article 112 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, an appeal fails to name the other parties to the proceedings before the Court of First (...)

"Report on the application of the agreement"* At the time of Council’s approval of the 1991 Agreement between the European Communities and the Government of the United States of America on the application of their competition laws, the Commission undertook to make an annual report to the (...)

Key documents: Executive Summary with key findings, Detailled Summary of the discussion, Background note Executive summary, by the Secretariat Introduction An effective competition policy is a necessary element in the efficient operation of market economies, and the significance of (...)

Key documents: Executive Summary with key findings, Detailled Summary of the discussion, Background note Liberalisation of this sector, underway in many Member countries, can have significant effects and can benefit consumers. Country contributions addressed several questions. Is structural (...)