Reports of Cases
1973 00215
Greek 1972-1973/00445 Portuguese 1973/00109 Spanish 1973/00101 Swedish II/00089 Finnish II/00089
Subject-matter
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Systematic classification scheme
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B-07.03.02.06 Hearing of persons concerned and of third parties / Access to the file
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.03 Implementation of the competition rules
B-07.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
B-07.03.02.06 Hearing of persons concerned and of third parties / Access to the file
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-20 Acts of the institutions
B-20.03 Decisions
B-20.03.03 Notification
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-28 General and final provisions
B-28.00 General
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.00 General
B-07.00.06 Definition of undertaking
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.00 General
B-07.00.04 Territorial scope
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.02 Dominant position
B-07.02.00 General
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B-01.02 Objectives and foundations of the Community
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
B-01.02 Objectives and foundations of the Community
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B-07.00.01 Binding nature of the competition rules and measures taken by Member States, direct effect
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.00 General
B-07.00.01 Binding nature of the competition rules and measures taken by Member States, direct effect
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B-01.02 Objectives and foundations of the Community
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
B-01.02 Objectives and foundations of the Community
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B-07.00.01 Binding nature of the competition rules and measures taken by Member States, direct effect
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.00 General
B-07.00.01 Binding nature of the competition rules and measures taken by Member States, direct effect
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B-01.02 Objectives and foundations of the Community
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-01 Principles and citizenship of the Union
B-01.02 Objectives and foundations of the Community
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B-07.00.01 Binding nature of the competition rules and measures taken by Member States, direct effect
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.00 General
B-07.00.01 Binding nature of the competition rules and measures taken by Member States, direct effect
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.02 Dominant position
B-07.02.00 General
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B-07.00.01 Binding nature of the competition rules and measures taken by Member States, direct effect
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.00 General
B-07.00.01 Binding nature of the competition rules and measures taken by Member States, direct effect
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.02 Dominant position
B-07.02.04 Abuse of a dominant position
B-07.02.04.01 Definition of abuse
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.02 Dominant position
B-07.02.04 Abuse of a dominant position
B-07.02.04.01 Definition of abuse
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.02 Dominant position
B-07.02.02 Determination of the relevant market
B-07.02.02.01 Product or products constituting a market
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.02 Dominant position
B-07.02.02 Determination of the relevant market
B-07.02.02.01 Product or products constituting a market
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
Operative part
Opinion
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Decision 72/21
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 86
: pages 256, 258, 260
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ECSC Treaty (Paris), Article 66
: pages 256, 259
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 86
-L2 : page 257
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 86
-L1 : page 257
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 3
-LF : page 257
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85
-P3LB : pages 257, 259
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Regulation 17/62
-A02 : page 258
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EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85
: page 258
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -22/71
: page 266
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -52/69
: page 266
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -56/64
: page 266
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Regulation 1/58
-A03 : page 267
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -41/69
: page 267
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Regulation 99/63
-A07 : page 267
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
21/02/1973
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Application: OJ C 24 from 11.03.1972, p.1
Judgment: OJ C 68 from 21.08.1973, p.33
Name of the parties
Europemballage Corporation and Continental Can Company v Commission
Notes on Academic Writings
- Granfield, Richard P.: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 1972-73 p.669-677 (EN)
- Capelli, Fausto: Le sentenze "De Haecht" e "Continental Can" e l'interpretazione evolutiva del diritto comunitario, Il Foro padano 1973 IV Col.17-22 (IT)
- De Richemont, Jean: Concentrations et abus de positions dominantes - Article 86 du traité de Rome, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 1973 p.463-491 (FR)
- Apollonio, William Nicolo: L'affare Continental Can e la sentenza della Corte di giustizia europea, Rivista di diritto europeo 1973 p.121-134 (IT)
- Alexander, Willy: Common Market Law Review 1973 p.316-318 (EN)
- Baardman, B.: Ars aequi 1973 p.313-317 (NL)
- Anselme-Rabinovitch, L.: L'affaire Continental Can Company - La Cour de justice des Communautés européennes annule la décision de la Commission, Revue de la banque 1973 p.622-624 (FR)
- De Jong, H.W.: Wending in de Europese mededingingspolitiek - de zaak Continental Can, Economisch statistische berichten 1973 p.209-211 (NL)
- Focsaneanu, Lazar: L'abus de position dominante après l'arrêt "Continental Can" (21 février 1973), Revue du Marché Commun 1973 p.145-159 (FR)
- Gleiss, Alfred: Fusionskontrolle im EWG-Kartellrecht? - zum Continental-Can-Urteil des Europäischen Gerichtshofs, Außenwirtschaftsdienst des Betriebs-Beraters / Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft 1973 p.268-271 (DE)
- Guyénot, Jean: Concentration d'entreprises et position dominante, Rivista del diritto commerciale 1973 II p.187-209 (FR)
- Guyénot, Jean: L'affaire "Continental Can" et les concentrations en Europe, Rivista delle società 1973 p.1053-1063 (FR)
- Heynen, Klaus Jörg: Konzentrationskontrolle für die Europäische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft - Folgerungen aus dem Continental Can-Urteil, Neue juristische Wochenschrift 1973 p.1526-1529 (DE)
- Mok, M.R.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1973 p.360-364 (NL)
- Marston, Geoffrey: The Continental Can Case, Journal of World Trade Law 1973 nº 4 p.476-483 (EN)
- Neri, Sergio: Le contrôle des concentrations dans le traité CEE, Cahiers de droit européen 1973 p.339-353 (FR)
- Pev: EEC Merger Policy and the Continental Can Case, The Law Society's Gazette 1973 p.2565-2566 (EN)
- Singley, Robert S.: Abuse of a Dominant Position by Acquisition in the Common Market: The Continental Can Cases (Commission and Court of Justice of the European Communities, 1972 and 1973), Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 1973 p.359-386 (EN)
- Van der Esch, B.: Het vonnis van het hof van justitie van de europese gemeenschappen in de zaak continental can, TVVS ondernemingsrecht en rechtspersonen 1973 p.230-237 (NL)
- Jacquemin, Alex: Entreprises étrangères et politique européenne de concurrence, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 1973 p.420-423 (FR)
- Guyénot, Jean: L'affaire "Continental Can" - L'arrêt du 21 février 1973 de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Les petites affiches 1973 nº 31 p.3-4 (FR)
- Guyénot, Jean: L'affaire "Continental Can" - L'arrêt du 21 février 1973 de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Gazette du Palais 1973 III Doct. p.352-354 (FR)
- De Dorlodot, François-Xavier: L'article 86 du traité CEE et l'affaire Continental Can, Centre d'études européennes de l'UCL - Série Travaux de licence en droit européen 1973 nº 1 31 p. (FR)
- Zäch, Roger: Continental Can - Die Tragweite von Art. 86 EWGV, Bulletin d'information du Centre d'études juridiques européennes 1973 nº 16 p.1-18 (DE)
- Mean, J.P.: Notes sur l'affaire "Continental Can", Wirtschaft und Recht 1973 p.110-122 (FR)
- Jeantet, Fernand-Charles: Lumière sur la notion exploitation abusive de position dominante, La Semaine juridique - édition entreprise 1973 II 11086 (FR)
- Jeantet, Fernand-Charles: Lumière sur la notion exploitation abusive de position dominante, La Semaine juridique - édition générale 1973 I 2576 (FR)
- Korah, Valentine: The Control of Mergers under Article 86 of the Rome Treaty: Continental Can, Current Legal Problems 1973 p.82-113 (EN)
- Haubert II, Wm.H.: Continental Can - New Strength for Common Market Anti-trust, San Diego Law Review 1973 p.227-244 (EN)
- Hurwitz, James D.: The Impact of the Continental Can Case on Combinations and Concentrations within the Common Market, Hastings Law Journal 1973-74 p.469-517 (EN)
- Schiano Di Pepe, Giorgio: Recenti orientamenti comunitari in tema di abuso di posizione dominante, Rivista del diritto commerciale 1974 II p.306-354 (IT)
- Goffin, Léon: Journal des tribunaux 1974 p.29-32 (FR)
- Guyénot, Jean: The Continental Can Case: A European View, Journal of World Trade Law 1974 nº 1 p.107-112 (EN)
- Benz, Thomas J.: The Emergence of a Common Market Merger Control Policy: The Aftermath of Continental Can - The Proposed EEC Merger Control Regulation, Cornell International Law Journal 1974 p.131-147 (EN)
- Jacquemin, Alex: Application to Foreign Firms of European Rules on Competition, Antitrust Bulletin 1974 p.173-178 (EN)
- Mok, M.R.: Proefkonijn voor concentratiepolitiek, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1974 p.222-239 (NL)
- Saint-Esteben, Robert: Journal du droit international 1974 p.428-441 (FR)
- Vandamme, Jacques: L'arrêt de la Cour de justice du 21 février 1973 et l'interprétation de l'article 86 du traité CEE, Cahiers de droit européen 1974 p.112-126 (FR)
- Guyénot, Jean ; D'Evegnée, Charles P.: The Continental Can Case (Concentrations and Dominant Positions - Judgment Delivered by the Court of Justice of the European Communities on February 21, 1973), Anglo-American Law Review 1974 p.244-250 (EN)
- Dhaeyer, Bernard: L'interprétation de l'article 86 du traité de Rome à la lumière de l'affaire Continental Can, Annales de droit 1974 p.251-293 (FR)
- Chandelle, Jean-Marie: Use of Article 86 to Invalidate Mergers, Harvard International Law Journal 1974 p.333-349 (EN)
- De Richemont, Jean: Artikel 86 EWG-Vertrag und Fusionskontrolle, Neue Entwicklungen im EWG-Kartellrecht - V Kartellrechtsforum Brüssel 1973 1975 p.41-73 (DE)
- Capelli, Fausto: Le sentenze "De Haecht" e "Continental Can" e l'interpretazione evolutiva del diritto comunitario, Scritti di diritto comunitario 1979 Vol. II p.505-510 (IT)
- Mok, M.R.: Annotaties Hof van Justitie EG (Ed. W.E.J. Tjeenk Willink - Zwolle) 1995 p.91-94 (NL)
- Kessler, Alexander ; Legeais, Dominique: Casebook Europäisches Gesellschafts- und Unternehmensrecht, Casebooks Entscheidungen des EuGH 2002 Bd.3 p.249-255 (DE)
- Širicová, Ľubica: Rozsudok "Continental", Výber z rozhodnutí Súdneho dvora Európskych spoločenstiev 2007 p.28-29 (SK)
- Baumé, T.: Het eerste rechtstreekse beroep tegen een beschikking van de Commissie op grond van artikel 86 EEG (nu art. 102 VWEU), Het recht van de Europese Unie in 50 klassieke arresten (Ed. Boom Juridische Uitgevers - Den Haag) 2010 p.58-63 (NL)
- Seeliger, Daniela: Daniela Seeliger über Continental Can: Fusionskontrolle nach Art. 86 EWGV – Voraussetzungen einer beherrschenden Stellung : EuGH, Urteil vom 21.02.1973, C- 6/72, Europemballage/Continental Can, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb 2021 p. 439‑441 (DE)
- Colombier, Quentin: Contrôle des concentrations : la Cour de justice de l’Union exhume le fossile Continental Can, Revue Lamy de la Concurrence 2023, nº 129, p. 40-45 (FR)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
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Subject-matter
- Competition
- - Dominant position
Provisions of national law referred to
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Provisions of international law referred to
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Procedure and result
- Actions for annulment : application granted
Formation of the Court
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Judge-Rapporteur
Monaco
Advocate General
Roemer
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion