Judgment of the Court of 31 May 1979.

Hugin Kassaregister AB and Hugin Cash Registers Ltd v Commission of the European Communities.

Spare parts for cash registers.

Case 22/78.


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Reports of Cases

1979 01869

Greek 1979:I/00951 Spanish 1979/00995

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
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
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.02 Dominant position
      B-07.02.01 Definition
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.00 General
      B-07.00.05 Community law and national law on competition
B European Community (EEC/EC)
  B-07 Competition
    B-07.02 Dominant position
      B-07.02.05 Effect on trade between Member States


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 24/02/1978

Date of the Opinion

  • 02/05/1979

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

31/05/1979


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 83 from 07.04.1978, p.7

Judgment: OJ C 168 from 05.07.1979, p.3

Name of the parties

Hugin v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Bennett, Tim: Article 86: "Effect on Trade between Member States" Re-examined, European Law Review 1979 p.294-298
  2. Baden Fuller, C.W.: Article 86 EEC: Economic Analysis of the Existence of a Dominant Position, European Law Review 1979 p.423-441
  3. Egerton-Vernon, Paul: Victory in Defeat for the Commission - The Hugin Liptons Judgment, European Intellectual Property Review 1979 p.225-227
  4. Laurent, Philippe: Gazette du Palais 1979 I Jur. p.623-624
  5. Pesce, Angelo: I pezzi di ricambio e la politica della concorrenza, Il Foro padano 1979 IV Col.33-34
  6. Akyürek-Kievits, H.E.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1980 p.122-124
  7. Verstrynge, J.Fr.: Het begrip "relevante markt" in het EEG-mededingingsrecht: de stand na het Hugin-arrest, S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1980 p.400-418
  8. Pardolesi, R.: Il Foro italiano 1981 IV Col.164-165



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

Cour plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Sørensen

Advocate General

Reischl

Language(s) of the Case

  • English

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • German