Reports of Cases
2004 I-00023
Subject-matter
Appeal against the judgment in Case T-41/96, in which the Court of First Instance annulled Commission Decision 96/478/EC of 10 January 1996 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EC Treaty (Case IV/34.279/F3 ─ Adalat) -- Meaning of an agreement between undertakings -- Proof of the existence of an agreement
Systematic classification scheme
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-19 Legal proceedings
B-19.10 Appeals
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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-07.03.02.08 Decision of the Commission
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B-07.01.01.01 Agreements of undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
B-07.01.01 Prohibition of agreements, decisions and concerted practices
B-07.01.01.01 Agreements of undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices
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B-07.01.01.01 Agreements of undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
B-07.01.01 Prohibition of agreements, decisions and concerted practices
B-07.01.01.01 Agreements of undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices
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B-07.01.01.01 Agreements of undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices
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B European Community (EEC/EC)
B-07 Competition
B-07.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
B-07.01.01 Prohibition of agreements, decisions and concerted practices
B-07.01.01.01 Agreements of undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices
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Citations of case-law or legislation
References in grounds of judgment
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EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 85
-P1 : paragraphs 49 - 147
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EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 86
: paragraph 101
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 225
: paragraph 47
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Treaty of Nice 2001 - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice
-A58 : paragraph 47
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -32/78
: paragraphs 143, 145
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -107/82
: paragraphs 105, 107, 109, 110, 143, 144
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -25/84
: paragraphs 84, 86, 105, 108, 109, 110, 143, 144
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -277/87
: paragraphs 84, 85, 104, 142
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92
: paragraph 62
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -7/95
: paragraph 47
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General Court - Judgment T -41/96
: paragraphs 1 - 147
Operative part
Opinion
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EEC Treaty (Rome) - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice, Article 51
: point 32
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EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 85
-P1 : points 27 - 114
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EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 85
-P3 : points 69, 72
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EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 225
: point 32
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Decision 96/478
: points 85, 94
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -41/69
: point 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/76
: point 68
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -209/78
: point 56
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -107/82
: points 49, 68 - 72, 95
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -25/84
: points 49, 69 - 72, 95
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -277/87
: points 49 - 51, 94, 110
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General Court - Judgment T -43/92
: point 49
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -49/92
: points 102, 103
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -53/92
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -70/93
: points 49, 73, 74
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General Court - Judgment T -49/95
: point 49
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -7/95
: point 32
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Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/95
: point 32
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General Court - Judgment T -41/96
: points 1 - 116
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General Court - Judgment T -62/98
: point 49
Dates
Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings
Date of the Opinion
Date of the hearing
Information not available
Date of delivery
06/01/2004
References
Publication in the Official Journal
Applications: OJ C 79 from 10.03.2001, p.14
Judgment: OJ C 59 from 06.03.2004, p.2
Name of the parties
BAI and Commission v Bayer
Notes on Academic Writings
- Koenigs, Folkmar: Vorliegen einer gegen den EG-Vertrag verstoßenden Vereinbarung über ein wettbewerbsbeschränkendes Verhalten?, Der Betrieb 2004 p.249 (DE)
- Klees, Andreas: Einseitige Maßnahmen eines Herstellers als Vereinbarung bei Parallelimporten von Arzneimitteln? - Adalat, Betriebs-Berater 2004 p.291-292 (DE)
- Schulz, Axel: Bayer/Adalat - A Unilateral Decision?, European Law Reporter 2004 p.20-21 (EN)
- Urlesberger, Franz: Einseitige Behinderung von Parallelimporten mangels Vereinbarung kein Verstoß gegen Art. 81 EG, Ecolex 2004 p.121-122 (DE)
- Rosenfeld, Andreas: Nachweis einer (konkludenten) Kartellvereinbarung zur Unterbindung von Paralleleinfuhren in Vertriebsnetzen - Adalat, Recht der internationalen Wirtschaft 2004 p.298-300 (DE)
- Kamann, Hans-Georg ; Bergmann, Ellen: Einseitige Vertriebsbeschränkungen und Art. 81 EG-Vertrag - Folgerungen aus dem Bayer-Adalat-Urteil des EuGH und dem Volkswagen-Urteil des EuGH, Europäisches Wirtschafts- & Steuerrecht - EWS 2004 p.151-155 (DE)
- Cot, Jean-Mathieu: La notion d'entente dans la jurisprudence communautaire récente, Revue de jurisprudence de droit des affaires 2004 p.603-606 (FR)
- Eilmansberger, Thomas: Die Adalat-Entscheidung des EuGH - Maßnahmen von Herstellern zur Steuerung des Verhaltens von Vertriebshändlern als Vereinbarung im Sinne von Art. 81 EG, Zeitschrift für Wettbewerbsrecht 2004 p.285-304 (DE)
- Brown, Christopher: Bayer v Commission: the ECJ Agrees, European Competition Law Review 2004 p.386-389 (EN)
- Vidmar, Matija: Prepoved vzporednega uvoza zdravil, Evropsko pravo in praksa 2004 nº 1 p.58 (SL)
- Van Sasse van Ysselt, Ch.R.E.M.: Adalat: een gebruiksaanwijzing, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 2004 p.121-126 (NL)
- Ruiz Calzado, Xavier: ¿Cabe adoptar legalmente medidas orientadas a limitar el comercio paralelo? Reflexiones sobre la sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia en el asunto Bayer/Adalat, Unión Europea Aranzadi 2004 nº 5 p.5-11 (ES)
- Parret, L.Y.J.M.: Markt & Mededinging 2004 p.149-152 (NL)
- Prieto, Catherine: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Journal du droit international 2004 p.616-618 (FR)
- Bocken, Jan: Nieuw juridisch weekblad 2004 p.737 (NL)
- Hoffmann, Jochen: Parallelausfuhren im Europäischen Wettbewerbsrecht nach der "Bayer"-Entscheidung, Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis 2004 p.994-1004 (DE)
- Colangelo, G.: Il Foro italiano 2004 IV Col.421 (IT)
- Bastianon, Stefano: I segreti del caso "Bayer". Ovvero: intesa anticompetitiva e integrazione dei mercati, Il Foro italiano 2004 IV Col.421-425 (IT)
- Claudel, Emmanuelle: Entente et concours de volonté. De la dénaturation à l'harmonie, Recueil Le Dalloz 2004 Jur. p.1970-1971 (FR)
- Idot, Laurence: Entente. En matière de relations verticales, pour qu'il y ait accord et non comportement unilatéral, la Commission doit apporter la preuve d'une offre du fabricant et d'une acceptation des revendeurs, Europe 2004 Mars Comm. nº 84 p. 24-25 (FR)
- Vilmart, Christine: Importations parallèles. La Commission désavouée par la CJCE (6 janv. 2004) qui confirme la conception restrictive des ententes prohibées déjà adoptée par le TPICE, La Semaine juridique - entreprise et affaires 2004 p.752-756 (FR)
- Curto Polo, Mercedes: El concepto de acuerdo en el Derecho de la libre competencia: comentario al asunto al asunto Bayer AG (sentencia del TJCE de 6 de enero de 2004), Revista General de Derecho Europeo 2004, nº 4, p. 1-14 (ES)
- Mok, M.R.: Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2005 nº 35 (NL)
- Brammer, Silke: The Columbia Journal of European Law 2005 p.437-449 (EN)
- Nagy, Csongor István: A vertikális megállapodás, mint a kartelltilalom küszöbfogalma: összehasonlító jogi elemzés és értékelés, Versenytükör 2011 1. szám p.20-35 (HU)
Procedural Analysis Information
Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
Information not available
Subject-matter
- Competition
- - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
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 : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility
- Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
Formation of the Court
Assemblée plénière (Cour)
Judge-Rapporteur
Edward
Advocate General
Tizzano
Language(s) of the Case
Language(s) of the Opinion