Reports of Cases

1991 I-00935

Swedish XI/I-00065 Finnish XI/I-00077

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 : paragraphs 1, 7, 9, 43 - 55
• Regulation 1984/83 : paragraphs 1, 6, 7, 9, 35, 42, 55
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 -P2 : paragraphs 6 - 55
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 -P1 : paragraphs 6, 7, 9 - 33
• Regulation 1984/83 -A06P1 : paragraphs 7, 34 - 37, 39
• Regulation 1984/83 -A02P1 : paragraph 7
• Regulation 1984/83 -A08P2LB : paragraphs 7, 38 - 42
• Regulation 1984/83 -A06 : paragraphs 9, 35
• Regulation 1984/83 -A08 : paragraphs 9, 35, 39
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -23/67 : paragraphs 14, 20
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -43/69 : paragraphs 19, 51
• Regulation 1984/83 -A07 : paragraph 35
• Regulation 1984/83 -A08P1 : paragraph 39
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -56/65 : paragraph 40
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -10/86 : paragraph 41
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 -P3 : paragraphs 44, 47, 50, 55
• Regulation 17/62 -A09P1 : paragraph 44
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 86 : paragraphs 45, 47, 52, 53
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -127/73 : paragraph 45
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -63/75 : paragraph 46
• Regulation 17/62 : paragraphs 48, 53
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -48/72 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -59/77 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -99/79 : paragraph 48
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -1/70 : paragraph 49
• Regulation 17/62 -A04P2 : paragraph 51
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 214 : paragraph 53
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 5 : paragraph 53
• Court of Justice - Order C -2/88 : paragraph 53
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 177 : paragraph 54

Operative part

• Interprets : EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 -P1
• Interprets : Regulation 1984/83 -A06P1
• Interprets : Regulation 1984/83 -A08P2LB
• Interprets : Regulation 1984/83
• Interprets : EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 -P2
• Interprets : EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 -P3

Opinion

• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 -P1 : points 1 - 26
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A01 : points 1, 26
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A06P1 : points 1, 26
  
• Regulation 1984/83 : points 1 - 26
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A02P1 : point 1
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A08P2LB : points 1, 11, 23, 26
  
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 -P2 : points 1, 5, 7, 9
  
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 : points 1, 5, 8, 11, 15
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -126/80 : points 2, 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -26/62 : point 2
  
• Regulation 17/62 : point 4
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A09 : point 5
  
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 85 -P3 : points 5, 7, 10, 11, 26
  
• EEC Treaty (Rome), Article 86 : points 5, 15
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -63/75 : point 5
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A14 : point 6
  
• Regulation 19/65 -A07 : point 6
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -47/76 : points 6, 16
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A04P2L1 : points 7, 9
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A04P1 : point 7
  
• General Court - Judgment T -51/89 : point 6
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -1/70 : point 7
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -43/69 : points 7, 19
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A06P2 : point 7
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -48/72 : points 7, 8
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A02 : point 8
  
• Regulation 17/62 -A06 : point 8
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -319/82 : point 9
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A06P1 : points 10, 12
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -C18 : point 11
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A08P2 : point 11
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A07P1LA : point 12
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A07P1LB : point 12
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A07 : point 12
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A07P1LC : point 12
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A08P1LA : point 12
  
• Regulation 1984/83 -A02P3LB : point 13
  
• Written Parliamentary question - 91982E001764 : point 16
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -56/65 : points 18, 22, 24, 25
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -23/67 : points 18, 19, 20
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -23/67 : point 20
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -42/84 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -246/86 : point 24
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -8/72 : point 24
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 27/07/1989

Date of the Opinion

• 11/10/1990

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

28/02/1991

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 238 from 16.09.1989, p.4

Judgment: OJ C 86 from 03.04.1991, p.8

Name of the parties

Delimitis v Henninger Bräu

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Brouwer, O.W.: Decentrale toepassing EG-mededingingsregels, Nederlandse staatscourant 1991 nº 46 p.4 (NL)
2. Thieme, Hans: Unvereinbarkeit von Bierlieferungsverträgen mit Art.85 Abs.1 EWG-Vertrag?, Der Betrieb 1991 p.748 (DE)
3. Jehle, Thomas: Bierbezugsverträge und Gemeinschaftsrecht, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 1991 p.372-375 (DE)
4. Vogel, Louis: Contrats - concurrence - consommation 1991 nº 6 p.10-11 (FR)
5. Hermitte, Marie-Angèle: Chronique de jurisprudence de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes. Concurrence, Journal du droit international 1991 p.485-487 (FR)
6. Dalens, Guy: Les contrats de brasserie : Delimitis contre Henninger, Revue de la concurrence et de la consommation 1991 p.35-38 (FR)
7. Kovar, Robert: Contrats de bière. Effet cumulatif. Collaboration des juges nationaux et de la Commission., Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 1991, p. 494-509 (FR)
8. Ebenroth, Carsten Thomas ; Rapp, Angela: Alleinbezugsverträge und EG-Kartellrecht, Juristenzeitung 1991 p.962-967 (DE)
9. Von Braunmühl, Michael: Inländische Alleinbezugsverträge für Bier und Art.85 EWGV, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb 1991 p.888-891 (DE)
10. Mok, M.R.: Concurrentie / kartelrecht. Opnieuw : bierleveringscontracten, TVVS ondernemingsrecht en rechtspersonen 1991 p.326 (NL)
11. Shaw, Josephine ; Wheeler, Sally: Networks of Similar Agreements, European Law Review 1991 p.520-529 (EN)
12. Lasok, K.P.E.: Assessing the Economic Consequences of Restrictive Agreements: A Comment on the Delimitis Case, European Competition Law Review 1991 p.194-201 (EN)
13. Jones, Christopher ; Pathak, Anand ; Van der Woude, Marc: Vertical agreements: Stergios Delimitis v Henninger Brau AG, European Law Review 1991, Competition Law Checklist 1991, p. 28-34 (EN)
14. Bolze, Christian: Droit des ententes, Revue trimestrielle de droit commercial et de droit économique 1992 p.296-300 (FR)
15. Korah, Valentine: The Judgment in Delimitis: A Milestone towards a Realistic Assessment of the Effects of an Agreement - or a Damp Squib?, European Intellectual Property Review 1992 p.167-176 (EN)
16. Constantinesco, Vlad ; Simon, Denys: Chronique de jurisprudence de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes. Institutions et ordre juridique communautaire, Journal du droit international 1992 p.419-422 (FR)
17. Akyürek-Kievits, H.E. ; Mok, M.R.: S.E.W. ; Sociaal-economische wetgeving 1992 p.831-838 (NL)
18. Bertoli, Giuseppe: Contratto di fornitura di birra e concorrenza, Diritto comunitario e degli scambi internazionali 1992 p.689-693 (IT)
19. Merola, Massimo: Norme comunitarie sulla concorrenza e poteri dei giudici nazionali, Il Foro italiano 1993 IV Col.30-46 (IT)
20. Korah, C. Valentine: The Judgment in Delimitis - A Milestone Towards a Realistic Assessment of the Effects of an Agreement - Or a Damp Squib?, The Tulane European and Civil Law Forum 1993 Vol.8 p.17-51 (EN)
21. Vogelaar, F.O.W.: Het nuttig effect van klein bier, Het recht van de Europese Unie in 50 klassieke arresten (Ed. Boom Juridische Uitgevers - Den Haag) 2010 p.206-213 (NL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main - Germany

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

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

Cour plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kapteyn

Advocate General

Van Gerven

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• Dutch