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Subject-matter

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 20 September 2012 in Case T-169/08 DEI v Commission, by which the General Court annulled Commission Decision C(2008) 824 final of 5 March 2008 declaring incompatible with Article 86(1) of the EC Treaty, read in conjunction with Article 82 of the EC Treaty, the retention by the Hellenic Republic of preferential rights in favour of the public undertaking Dimosia Epikhirisi Ilektrismou A.E. for the exploration and exploitation of lignite deposits (Case COMP/B-1/38.700)

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : paragraphs 33, 39, 41, 44 - 47, 51, 57, 66, 67
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 86 -P1 : paragraphs 33, 39, 41, 44, 46, 51, 56, 57, 67, 68
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A61L1 : paragraph 49
• Commission - Other Acts - 52008XC0415(02) : paragraphs 1 - 70
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/72 : paragraph 68
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -18/88 : paragraphs 41, 43, 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -260/89 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -271/90 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -320/91 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -163/96 : paragraph 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/97 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -462/99 : paragraphs 41, 43, 44, 59, 66
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/07 : paragraphs 41 - 43
• General Court - Judgment T -169/08 : paragraphs 1 - 70

Operative part

• Annuls : General Court - Judgment T -169/08

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 3 -P1LG : point 54
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 82 : points 35 - 66, 77 - 81, 95, 99
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 86 : point 59
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 86 -P1 : points 37, 40, 43 - 49, 54 - 66, 77 - 81, 95, 99
  
• Decision 90/16 : point 42
  
• Decision 90/456 : point 42
  
• Commission - Other Acts - 52008XC0415(02) : points 1 - 99
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -85/76 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -322/81 : point 94
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -30/87 : points 59, 96
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -18/88 : points 48, 54, 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -202/88 : points 54, 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -260/89 : points 54, 59, 94
  
• General Court - Judgment T -51/89 : point 63
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -41/90 : points 39, 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -179/90 : point 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -271/90 : points 47, 61
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -323/93 : point 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -185/95 : point 94
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -55/96 : points 39, 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -67/96 : point 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -163/96 : points 39, 48, 54, 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -395/96 : point 94
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -147/97 : point 59
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -180/98 : point 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -237/98 : point 94
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -340/99 : point 53
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -340/99 : point 52
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -462/99 : points 54, 56, 61, 62
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -475/99 : point 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -198/03 : point 94
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -403/04 : point 94
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -380/05 : point 54
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -120/06 : point 94
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/07 : points 39, 54, 57, 60
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -385/07 : point 94
  
• General Court - Judgment T -169/08 : points 1 - 99
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 30/11/2012

Date of the Opinion

• 05/12/2013

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

17/07/2014

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 315 from 15.09.2014, p.6

Application: OJ C 32 from 02.02.2013, p.10

Name of the parties

Commission v DEI

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Triantafyllou, Dimitris N.: Der Staat als Garant der Wettbewerbsstruktur, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2014 p.734-737 (DE)
2. Frenz, Walter: Genehmigungen zur Braunkohlegewinnung zugunsten der DIE verstoßen gegen europäisches Wettbewerbsrecht, Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt 2014 p.1455-1456 (DE)
3. Idot, Laurence: Abus de position dominante et entreprise publique, Europe 2014 Octobre Comm. nº 10 p.40 (FR)
4. Tóth, Tihamér: Az EU Bíróság döntése a görög lignitbányászati jogokról, Versenytükör 2014 2. szám p.108-113 (HU)
5. Robin, Catherine: Droit exclusif de l'article 106 et abus de position dominante, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence : droit, économie, régulation 2015 nº 42 p.42-43 (FR)
6. Manaridou, Eleni: The Greek Lignite case: a (Questionable) Victory of the "Effects Theory", European Law Review 2015 p.424-438 (EN)
7. Bastidas Venegas, Vladimir: DEI-målet och tillämpningen av artiklarna 106.1 och 102 FEUF, Europarättslig tidskrift 2015 Nr 3 p.595-627 (SV)
8. Długosz, Tomasz: Prawa wyłączne z art. 106 ust. 1 TFUE i równość szans podmiotów gospodarczych – glosa do wyroku Trybunału Sprawiedliwości z 17.07.2014 r. w sprawie C-553/12 P Komisja Europejska przeciwko Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou AE (DEI), Europejski Przegląd Sądowy 2015 Vol. 8 p.30-35 (PL)
9. Karagiannis, Vasilis: I anisotita efkairion ston antagonismo os periptosi "aftomatopoiimenis" katachrisis, Energeia & Dikaio 2016 p.50-55 (EL)
10. Roset, Sébastien: Distribution d'électricité, Europe 2017 décembre nº 12 p.42 (FR)
11. Köcse, Ildikó: Állami tulajdonban lévő vállalkozás számára barnaszén kitermelésére biztosított kvázi monopolisztikus jogok, Versenytükör 2017 1. szám p.72-84 (HU)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  
• - Dominant position
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Actions for annulment
  
• Appeals : application granted
  

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ilešič

Advocate General

Wathelet

Language(s) of the Case

• Greek
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• French