Reports of Cases

1998 II-03141

Subject-matter

Annulment of Commission Decision 94/663/EC relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (IV/34.600 ─ Night Services) ─ Night train services for transporting travellers by the Channel Tunnel

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• General Court - Judgment T -67/94 -N200 : paragraph 53
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -313/90 -N31 : paragraph 61
• General Court - Judgment T -266/94 -N51 : paragraph 61
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 173 -L3 : paragraph 75
• General Court - Rules of Procedure (1991) -A102P2 : paragraph 75
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (1991) -N2A01 : paragraph 75
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -42/85 -N10 : paragraphs 76, 77
• General Court - Judgment T -80/89 : paragraphs 76, 77
• General Court - Judgment T -12/90 : paragraph 79
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 85 -P1 : paragraphs 90 - 103, 135 - 160, 205 - 221, 229
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 190 : paragraphs 95 - 105, 157 - 159, 213 - 219, 232 - 235
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -360/92 -N39 : paragraph 95
• General Court - Judgment T -290/94 -N150 : paragraph 95
• General Court - Judgment T -369/94 -N117 : paragraph 95
• General Court - Judgment T -61/89 -N131 : paragraph 95
• General Court - Judgment T -230/94 -N36 : paragraph 95
• General Court - Judgment T -16/91 -N45 : paragraph 95
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -5/69 -N07 : paragraph 102
• General Court - Judgment T -7/93 -N98 : paragraph 102
• Secondary Legislation - Document published in the OJ C series- 31997Y1209(02) : paragraph 102
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -100/80 : paragraph 103
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -234/89 : paragraphs 136, 137
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -250/92 -N31 : paragraph 136
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -399/93 -N10 : paragraph 136
• Directive 91/440 : paragraphs 139 - 148, 180 - 189
• General Court - Judgment T -77/94 -N140 : paragraph 136
• General Court - Judgment T -148/89 -N109 : paragraph 136
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 85 -P3 : paragraphs 136, 229 - 235
• General Court - Judgment T -79/95 : paragraph 152
• Decision 94/954 : paragraphs 156, 185
• Decision 93/93 -N06 : paragraph 183
• Decision 94/210 -N10 : paragraph 185
• Decision 94/210 -N11 : paragraph 185
• Decision 94/210 -N12 : paragraph 185
• EC Treaty (Maastricht), Article 85 -P3 : paragraphs 206 - 221, 229 - 235
• Decision 94/663 : paragraphs 90 - 103, 135 - 160, 206 - 221, 229 - 235
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -241/91 -N53 : paragraph 208
• General Court - Judgment T -504/93 -N131 : paragraph 208
• General Court - Judgment T -229/94 -N55 : paragraph 220
• Regulation 1017/68 -A05 : paragraph 230
• Agreement on the European Economic Area : paragraphs 90 - 103, 135 - 160, 205 - 221, 229 - 235

Operative part

• Annuls : Decision 94/663

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

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Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

15/09/1998

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Applications: OJ C 392 from 31.12.1994, p.8 ; OJ C 386 from 31.12.1994, p.23

Judgment: OJ C 340 from 07.11.1998, p.15

Name of the parties

European Night Services and Others v Commission

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Von Fragstein, Udo: Anforderungen an die Begründung einer Kommissionsentscheidung bei Verfahren nach Art. 85 EGV, European Law Reporter 1998 p.444-445 (DE)
2. Bernaerts, Inge: Gerecht tikt Commissie stevig op de vingers in zaak liberalisering spoorwegen, Nederlandse staatscourant 1998 nº 216 p.2 (NL)
3. Idot, Laurence: Europe 1998 Novembre Comm. nº 377 p.17-18 (FR)
4. Poillot-Peruzzetto, Sylvaine: Contrats - concurrence - consommation 1998 nº 165 p.15-16 (FR)
5. Loozen, E.M.H. ; Mortelmans, K.J.M.: Mededinging in de Kanaaltunnel? De Europese Commissie is ontspoord!, Ars aequi 1999 p.183-193 (NL)
6. Hermitte, Marie-Angèle: Chronique de jurisprudence du Tribunal et de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes, Journal du droit international 1999 p.590-594 (FR)
7. X: Jurisprudence de la Cour de justice et du Tribunal de première instance des Communautés européennes. Trib. prem. inst. C.E. (2e ch.), 15 septembre 1998: European Night Services Ltd (ENS) et autres (aff. T-374/94, 375/94 et 388/94), Petites affiches. La Loi / Le Quotidien juridique 2000 nº 27 p.15-16 (FR)
8. Stehmann, Oliver: Applying "Essential Facility" Reasoning to Passenger Rail Services in the EU - the Commission Decision in the Case GVG, European Competition Law Review 2004 p.390-394 (EN)
9. Korah, Valentine: European Night Services, the First Judgment on a Joint Venture Adopted a Realistic Approach to Effects on Competition, Competition Law Journal (Ed. Jordans - Bristol) 2007 (EN)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

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Subject-matter

• Competition
  
• - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
  
• Transport
  

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

Deuxième chambre (Tribunal)

Judge-Rapporteur

Kalogeropoulos

Advocate General

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Language(s) of the Case

• English, French
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

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