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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 November 2017

CTL Logistics GmbH v DB Netz AG

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Berlin

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Rail transport — Directive 2001/14/EC — Infrastructure charges — Pricing — National regulatory body monitoring the conformity of those infrastructure charges with that directive — Contract for use of infrastructure concluded between a railway infrastructure manager and a railway undertaking — Principle of non-discrimination — Reimbursement of the charges without intervention by that body and outside the claims procedures involving it — National legislation enabling the civil courts to set a fair amount in the case of unfair charges

Case C-489/15

Documents in the Case

Document

Date

Name of the parties

Subject-matter

Curia

EUR-Lex

Autres Liens

Judgment (OJ)

08/12/2017

CTL Logistics

Transport

Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2017:834

09/11/2017

CTL Logistics

Transport

Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2017:834

09/11/2017

CTL Logistics

Transport

Application (OJ)

20/11/2015

CTL Logistics

Transport

Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2016:901

24/11/2016

CTL Logistics

Transport

Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.07 Transport
4.07.01 Common transport policy

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Directive 2001/14 : paragraphs 35, 38, 51, 66, 69, 72, 73, 75, 76, 81, 91, 93, 96, 99, 101
Directive 2001/14 -A01P1 : paragraph 4
Directive 2001/14 -A01P1L2 : paragraphs 44, 52
Directive 2001/14 -A03 : paragraphs 5, 48
Directive 2001/14 -A03P2 : paragraph 14
Directive 2001/14 -A04 : paragraphs 6, 84
Directive 2001/14 -A04P1 : paragraphs 1, 7, 33, 77, 83
Directive 2001/14 -A04P1L2 : paragraphs 49, 51
Directive 2001/14 -A04P4 : paragraphs 7, 49
Directive 2001/14 -A04P5 : paragraphs 1, 7, 33, 34, 45, 49, 70, 89, 103
Directive 2001/14 -A05 : paragraph 6
Directive 2001/14 -A06 : paragraph 6
Directive 2001/14 -A06P1 : paragraphs 1, 33
Directive 2001/14 -A07 : paragraphs 6, 8, 51, 84
Directive 2001/14 -A07P3 : paragraph 9
Directive 2001/14 -A07P4 : paragraph 9
Directive 2001/14 -A07P5 : paragraph 9
Directive 2001/14 -A08 : paragraphs 6, 8, 84
Directive 2001/14 -A08P1 : paragraphs 1, 10, 33
Directive 2001/14 -A08P2 : paragraphs 10, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A09 : paragraphs 6, 8
Directive 2001/14 -A09P5 : paragraphs 11, 47
Directive 2001/14 -A10 : paragraphs 6, 8
Directive 2001/14 -A11 : paragraphs 6, 8
Directive 2001/14 -A12 : paragraphs 6, 8, 12, 52
Directive 2001/14 -A12L1 : paragraphs 100, 102
Directive 2001/14 -A20P1 : paragraph 34
Directive 2001/14 -A30 : paragraphs 13, 86, 87
Directive 2001/14 -A30P1 : paragraphs 1, 32, 33, 56, 103
Directive 2001/14 -A30P2 : paragraphs 1, 56, 92
Directive 2001/14 -A30P3 : paragraphs 1, 33, 34, 60, 103
Directive 2001/14 -A30P5 : paragraphs 1, 34, 56, 92, 103
Directive 2001/14 -A30P5L1 : paragraph 33
Directive 2001/14 -A30P5L2 : paragraphs 61, 94
Directive 2001/14 -A30P5L3 : paragraph 33
Directive 2001/14 -A30P6 : paragraphs 1, 33, 34, 62, 103
Directive 2001/14 -A40 : paragraph 3
Directive 2001/14 -A46 : paragraph 3
Directive 2001/14 -C5 : paragraphs 3, 36, 48
Directive 2001/14 -C7 : paragraphs 3, 53
Directive 2001/14 -C11 : paragraphs 3, 36, 46, 47, 70
Directive 2001/14 -C12 : paragraphs 3, 39, 80
Directive 2001/14 -C16 : paragraphs 3, 37
Directive 2001/14 -C20 : paragraphs 3, 40
Directive 2001/14 -C32 : paragraph 3
Directive 2001/14 -C34 : paragraphs 3, 41
Directive 2001/14 -C35 : paragraphs 3, 54
Directive 2001/14 -C40 : paragraph 42
Directive 2001/14 -C46 : paragraphs 43, 55
Directive 2001/14 -N1 : paragraphs 14, 48
Court of Justice - Judgment C -473/10 -N47 : paragraph 36
Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/10 -N39 : paragraph 77
Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/10 -N41 : paragraph 78
Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/10 -N44 : paragraphs 38, 40, 79, 80
Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/10 -N45 : paragraph 41
Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/10 -N49 : paragraph 79
Court of Justice - Judgment C -545/10 -N34 : paragraph 78
Court of Justice - Judgment C -545/10 -N35 : paragraph 79
Court of Justice - Judgment C -556/10 -N82 : paragraphs 38 - 40
Court of Justice - Judgment C -556/10 -N83 : paragraph 82
Court of Justice - Judgment C -556/10 -N84 : paragraph 49
Court of Justice - Judgment C -625/10 -N49 : paragraph 36
Court of Justice - Judgment C -369/11 -N41 : paragraphs 49, 77
Court of Justice - Judgment C -369/11 -N42 : paragraph 78
Court of Justice - Judgment C -369/11 -N43 : paragraph 81

Operative part

Interprets : Directive 2001/14
Interprets : Directive 2001/14 -A04P5
Interprets : Directive 2001/14 -A30
Interprets : Directive 2001/14 -A30P1
Interprets : Directive 2001/14 -A30P3
Interprets : Directive 2001/14 -A30P5
Interprets : Directive 2001/14 -A30P6

Opinion

Directive 2001/14 : points 2, 16, 22, 30, 32, 41, 45, 54, 66, 68, 73
Directive 2001/14 -A01P1L2 : point 28
Directive 2001/14 -A02LB : point 55
Directive 2001/14 -A04 : point 23
Directive 2001/14 -A04P1 : points 10, 21, 47, 48
Directive 2001/14 -A04P1L1 : point 24
Directive 2001/14 -A04P1L2 : point 24
Directive 2001/14 -A04P5 : points 10, 51, 70, 81, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A05 : point 23
Directive 2001/14 -A06 : point 23
Directive 2001/14 -A06P1 : points 10, 50, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A06P1L1 : point 27
Directive 2001/14 -A07 : points 23, 50, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A07P3 : points 25, 35, 42
Directive 2001/14 -A07P4 : points 25, 42
Directive 2001/14 -A07P5 : points 25, 42
Directive 2001/14 -A08 : points 23, 25
Directive 2001/14 -A08P1 : points 10, 31, 42, 50, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A08P1L1 : point 27
Directive 2001/14 -A08P1L2 : point 27
Directive 2001/14 -A08P2 : point 42
Directive 2001/14 -A09 : points 23, 25, 42, 50, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A10 : points 23, 25, 50, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A11 : points 23, 25, 50, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A12 : points 23, 25, 36, 50, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A12L1 : points 35, 46
Directive 2001/14 -A13 : point 37
Directive 2001/14 -A30 : points 51, 53, 60, 62, 72, 81, 82
Directive 2001/14 -A30P1 : point 52
Directive 2001/14 -A30P1SNT1 : point 10
Directive 2001/14 -A30P2 : points 10, 78
Directive 2001/14 -A30P2LE : points 55, 58
Directive 2001/14 -A30P3 : points 10, 56
Directive 2001/14 -A30P3SNT2 : point 65
Directive 2001/14 -A30P3SNT3 : point 65
Directive 2001/14 -A30P5L1 : point 10
Directive 2001/14 -A30P5L2 : point 75
Directive 2001/14 -A30P5L3 : point 10
Directive 2001/14 -A30P6 : points 10, 67
Directive 2001/14 -C5 : point 72
Directive 2001/14 -C11 : points 34, 44, 72
Directive 2001/14 -C17 : points 34, 44
Directive 2001/14 -C36 : point 34
Directive 2001/14 -C46 : points 34, 61
Directive 2001/14 -C49 : point 34
Directive 2001/14 -CH2 : point 56
Directive 2001/14 -N2PT1 : point 26
Directive 2002/21 -A04P1 : point 66
Directive 2012/34 : point 13
Directive 2012/34 -A29P1L5 : point 61
Directive 2012/34 -A31P3 : point 26
Directive 2012/34 -A56P2 : point 61
Directive 2012/34 -A65L1 : point 2
Regulation 909/2015 -A01P1 : point 26
Commission - COM Document (Draft Legislation) - 51998PC0480(03) : points 26, 37
Court of Justice - Judgment C -14/83 -N26 : point 40
Court of Justice - Opinion C -545/10 -N107 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -473/10 -N78 : point 24
Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/10 -N39 : point 47
Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/10 -N44 : points 45, 47
Court of Justice - Judgment C -512/10 -N75 : point 26
Court of Justice - Judgment C -512/10 -N87 : point 27
Court of Justice - Judgment C -512/10 -N88 : point 27
Court of Justice - Judgment C -545/10 -N104 : point 62
Court of Justice - Judgment C -556/10 : point 42
Court of Justice - Judgment C -369/11 -N41 : point 47
Court of Justice - Judgment C -369/11 -N42 : point 47
Court of Justice - Judgment C -369/11 -N43 : points 45, 47
Court of Justice - Opinion C -28/15 -N48 : point 68
Court of Justice - Judgment C -231/15 -N22 : point 68

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

17/09/2015

Date of the Opinion

24/11/2016

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

09/11/2017

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 5 from 08.01.2018, p.3

Application: OJ C 406 from 07.12.2015, p.17

Name of the parties

CTL Logistics

Notes on Academic Writings

Gerstner, Stephan: Verkehrsrecht: Überprüfung der Wegeentgelte im Eisenbahnverkehr von den ordentlichen Gerichten, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2018 p.79-80 (DE)
Ludwigs, Markus: Verhältnis von Eisenbahnentgeltregulierung und zivilrechtlicher Billigkeitskontrolle, Netzwirtschaften & Recht 2018 p.55-59 (DE)
Bremer, Eckhard ; Scheffczyk, Fabian: Die Rückforderung überhöhter Eisenbahninfrastrukturentgelten auf Grundlage von § 315 BGB und Kartellrecht, Neue Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht 2018 p.121-123 (DE)
Neun, Andreas ; Schlichting, Johanna: EuGH I Zivilgerichtliche Billigkeitskontrolle der Wegeentgelte ist unionsrechtswidrig, IWRZ – Zeitschrift für internationales Wirtschaftsrecht 2018 p.32-33 (DE)
Fricke, Norman: Die Billigkeitskontrolle von regulierten Netzengelten, Netzwirtschaften & Recht 2018 p.66-73 (DE)
Bouveresse, Aude: Transports ferroviaires - Unicité du contrôle par l'organisme compétent, Europe 2018, Janvier nº 1, Comm. 16 (FR)
Kunnes, Christian: Zivilgerichtliche Kontrolle in regulierten Netzen nach der EuGH-Entscheidung „CTL Logistics“ : eine Betrachtung de lege lata und de lege ferenda : C-489/15, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2021 p. 281-284 (DE)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Landgericht Berlin - Germany

Subject-matter

Transport
Approximation of laws

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

Reference for a preliminary ruling
Reference for a preliminary ruling : case not proceeding to judgment

Formation of the Court

cinquième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Berger

Advocate General

Mengozzi

Language(s) of the Case

German

Language(s) of the Opinion

French