Reports of Cases

1996 I-05457

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 85 -P1 : paragraphs 12 - 13, 15 - 21
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 85 -P1LD : paragraphs 12, 19
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 86 : paragraphs 15 - 17
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 3 : paragraphs 15 - 17
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 2 : paragraphs 15 - 17
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -48/69 -N139 : paragraph 16
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -15/74 -N41 : paragraph 16
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/74 -N32 : paragraph 16
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -30/87 -N19 : paragraph 16
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -66/86 -N35 : paragraph 16
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A112P1LC : paragraph 25
• EEC Treaty (Rome) - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice, Article 49 : paragraph 26
• Court of Justice - Order C -26/94 -N10 : paragraph 26

Operative part

• Confirms : General Court - Judgment T -102/92

Opinion

• General Court - Judgment T -102/92 : point 1
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 85 -P1 : points 32 - 77
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -22/71 -N7 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -22/71 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -48/69 : points 34, 49
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -48/69 -N132 : point 35
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -6/73 -N37 : point 37
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -15/74 : points 38, 41, 49
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -15/74 -N40 : point 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -15/74 -N41 : point 39
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/74 -N32 : points 41, 49
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -170/83 : point 42
  
• Regulation 67/67 : points 42 - 43
  
• Regulation 1983/83 : point 42
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -170/83 -N11 : point 43
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -30/87 : points 44, 49
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 86 : points 45 - 47, 70
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -66/86 : points 46, 49
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -66/86 -N35 : point 46
  
• General Court - Judgment T -11/89 -N311 : point 47
  
• General Court - Judgment T -68/89 -N357 : point 47
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -16/74 : point 49
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -30/87 -N44 : point 49
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 3 -LG : points 62 - 66
  
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 2 : points 62 - 66
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -140/94 -N15 : point 66
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/91 -N22 : point 66
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -15/74 -N40 : point 71
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A112P1LC : points 78 - 81
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -26/94 -N12 : point 78
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -173/95 -N20 : point 78
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

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Date of the Opinion

• 25/04/1996

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

24/10/1996

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 137 from 03.06.1995, p.10

Judgment: OJ C 9 from 11.01.1997, p.6

Name of the parties

Viho v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Mok, M.R.: Concernverhoudingen en art. 85, TVVS ondernemingsrecht en rechtspersonen 1996 p.359
2. Vogel, Louis: Contrats - concurrence - consommation 1996 nº 204 p.16-17
3. Beeser, Simone: St. Galler Europarechtsbriefe 1996 p.416-417
4. Wezenbeek-Geuke, M.G.: Viho/Commissie; toepasselijkheid kartelverbod op verhoudingen binnen concern, Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees recht 1997 p.12-13
5. Micklitz, Hans-W.: Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht 1997 p.219-220
6. Fernández Vicién, Concepción: L'applicabilité de la notion d'accord visée à l'article 85.1 du traité aux accords conclus entre sociétés mère et filiales: l'arrêt de la Cour du 24 octobre 1996 dans l'affaire C-73/95P, VIHO/CCE, L'Observateur de Bruxelles 1997 p.25
7. Hermitte, Marie-Angèle: Journal du droit international 1997 p.596
8. Treacy, Pat ; Feaster, Trudy: When Two Into One Will Go: Intra-group Agreements and Article 85(1), European Law Review 1997 p.573-578
9. Scaramozzino, Yannick: Gazette du Palais 1998 I Jur. p.392-393
10. Tomasevic, Daniel M.: Commentaire de l'arrêt Viho de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Anuario de la competencia 1996 (Ed. Marcial Pons - Madrid) 1998 p.261-270

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

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

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
  
• Appeals : dismissal on substantive grounds
  
• Appeals : dismissal on grounds of inadmissibility
  

Formation of the Court

Sixième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ragnemalm

Advocate General

Lenz

Language(s) of the Case

• German
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• German