Reports of Cases

1998 I-05141

Subject-matter

Preliminary ruling ─ Korkein Hallinto-oikeus ─ Interpretation of Arts 1(3) and 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1191/69 of 26 June 1969 on action by Member States concerning the obligations inherent in the concept of a public service in transport by rail, road and inland waterway

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 177 : paragraphs 22 - 24
• Regulation 1191/69 : paragraphs 1, 20
• Regulation 1191/69 -C2 : paragraph 33
• Regulation 1191/69 -A01P3 : paragraphs 1, 4, 20, 25, 36
• Regulation 1191/69 -A01P4 : paragraphs 1, 5, 27
• Regulation 1191/69 -A03 : paragraphs 27, 30, 35, 36
• Regulation 1191/69 -A03P1 : paragraphs 6, 34
• Regulation 1191/69 -A03P2 : paragraphs 6, 34
• Regulation 1191/69 -A04 : paragraphs 20, 25, 36
• Regulation 1191/69 -A04P1 : paragraphs 7, 26
• Regulation 1191/69 -A05 : paragraphs 8, 26
• Regulation 1191/69 -A06P2 : paragraphs 9, 30
• Regulation 1191/69 -A07 : paragraphs 10, 30
• Regulation 1893/91 : paragraphs 1, 20
• EEC Treaty (Rome) - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice, Article 20 : paragraph 24
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -194/94 -N20 : paragraph 22
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -44/65 : paragraph 23
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -352/95 : paragraph 24
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -412/96 -N40 : paragraph 28
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -412/96 -N48 : paragraph 30

Operative part

• Interprets : Regulation 1191/69 -A01P3
• Interprets : Regulation 1191/69 -A04
• Interprets : Regulation 1191/69 -A03
• Interprets : Regulation 1893/91

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 177 : points 30 - 34
  
• Regulation 1191/69 : points 45, 51, 64 - 66
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -C2 : points 42, 55
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -C4 : point 53
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -C5 : point 65
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -C6 : point 41
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -C11 : points 43, 65
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -A01 : point 62
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -A01P3 : point 67
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -A01P4 : points 46, 51
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -A02 : point 53
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -A03 : points 46, 48, 56 - 58, 61, 62
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -A04 : points 38, 46, 62
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -A05 : point 46
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -A06P2 : point 49
  
• Regulation 1191/69 -A07 : point 50
  
• Regulation 1893/91 : point 51
  
• Regulation 1893/91 -C1 : point 42
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -13/61 : point 30
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -291/96 -N12 : point 30
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/65 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -126/80 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/62 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -66/95 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -35/85 -N10 : point 33
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 23/12/1996

Date of the Opinion

• 26/03/1998

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

17/09/1998

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 74 from 08.03.1997, p.12

Judgment: OJ C 327 from 24.10.1998, p.4

Name of the parties

Kainuun Liikenne and Pohjolan Liikenne

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Trompenaars, B.W.M.: Openbaar vervoer en openbare dienstverplichtingen, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 1998 p.247-249

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Cour administrative suprême) - Finland

Subject-matter

• Transport
  
• Competition
  
• - State aid
  

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
  

Formation of the Court

sixième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kapteyn

Advocate General

Léger

Language(s) of the Case

• Finnish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• French