Liberté d'établissement et libre prestation de services (1er janvier 2007 - 31 décembre 2008)

in Revue Trimestrielle de Droit Européen (2009), 3

Commentaires des législations et arrêts suivants: Dir. 2006/123/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 12 déc. 2006 relative aux services dans le marché intérieur, JOUE L 376, p. 36-68 CJCE 13 mars ... [more ▼]

Commentaires des législations et arrêts suivants: Dir. 2006/123/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 12 déc. 2006 relative aux services dans le marché intérieur, JOUE L 376, p. 36-68 CJCE 13 mars 2007, Test Claimants in the Thin Cap Group Litigation, C-524/04, Rec. I-2107 CJCE 18 oct. 2006, KommAustria/ORF, C-195/06, Rec. p. I-8817 CJCE 7 déc. 1993, Wirth, C-109/92, Rec. I-6447 CJCE 9 nov. 2007, Schwarz et Gootjes-Schwarz, C-76/05, Rec. I-6849 CJCE 9 nov. 2007, Commission c/ Allemagne, C-318/05, Rec. I-6957 CJCE 18 déc. 2007, Jundt, C-281/06, Rec. I-12231 CJCE 29 nov. 2007, Commission c/ Allemagne, C-404/05, Rec. I-10239 CJCE 11 déc. 2007, International Transport Workers’ Federation et Finnish Seamen’s Unioncontre Viking Line ABP et OÜ Viking Line Eesti, C-438/05, Rec. I-10779 CJCE 18 déc. 2007, Laval, C-341/05, Rec. I-11767 CJCE 3 avr. 2008, Rüffert, C-346/06, Rec. I-1989 CJCE 19 juin 2008, Commission c/Luxembourg, C-319/06, Rec. I-4323 CJCE 17 juill. 2008, Commission c/ Espagne, C-207/07, Rec. I-111* CJCE 16 déc. 2008, Cartesio, C-210/06, nep CJCE 5 nov. 2002, Überseering, C-208/00, Rec. I-9919, point 70 CJCE 17 juill. 2008, ASM Brescia, C-347/06, Rec. I-5641 CJCE 18 déc. 2007, Commission c/ Irlande, C-532/03, Rec. I-11353 CJCE 18 déc. 2007, Asociación Profesional de Empresas de Reparto y Manipulado de Correspondencia,C-220/06, Rec. I-12175 CJCE 13 mars 2008, Commission c/ Espagne, C-248/06, Rec. I-47* CJCE 23 nov. 2008, Krankenheim Ruhesitz am Wannsee-Seniorenheimstatt, C-157/07, Rec.I-8061 CJCE 28 févr. 2008, Deutsche Shell, C-293/06, Rec. I-1129 CJCE 2 oct. 2008, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, C-360/06, Rec. I-7333 CJCE 18 juill. 2007, Oy AA, C-231/05, Rec. I-6373 CJCE ord. 23 avr. 2008, The Test Claimants in the FCF and Dividend Group litigation, C-201/05, Rec. I-2875 CJCE 15 mai 2008, Lidl Belgium, C-414/06, Rec. I-3601 CJCE 22 mars 2008, Talotta, C-383/05, CJCE 18 déc. 2007, Jundt, C-281/06, Rec. I-12231 CJCE 9 nov. 2007, Schwarz et Gootjes-Schwarz, C-76/05, Rec. I-6849 CJCE 9 nov. 2007, Commission c/ Allemagne, C-318/05, Rec. I-6957 CJCE 13 déc. 2009, United Pan-Europe Communications Belgium SA e.a. c/ Etat belge, C-250/06, Rec. I-11135 CJCE 13 déc. 2007, Commission c/ Italie, C-465/05, Rec. I-11091 CJCE 13 sept. 2007, Commission c/ Italie, C-260/04, Rec. I-7083 CJCE 21 juill. 2005, Coname, C-231/03, Rec. I-7287 CJCE 6 mars 2007, Placanica, C-338/04, Rec. I-1891 CJCE 6 nov. 2003, Gambelli e.a., C-243/01, Rec. I-13031 CJCE 18 juill. 2007, Commission c/ Allemagne, C-490/04, Rec. I-6095 CJCE 17 juill. 2008, Corporación Dermoestética, Cc500/06, Rec. I-5785 CJCE 13 mars 2008, Commission c/ Espagne, C-248/06, Rec. I-47* CJCE 10 mars 2005, Laboratoires Fournier, C-39/04, Rec. I-2057 CJCE 19 avr. 2007, Stamatelaki, C-444/05, Rec. I-3185 CJCE 18 janv. 2007, Commission c/ République tchèque, C-203/06, Rec. I-6 CJCE 18 janv. 2007, Commission c/ République tchèque, C-204/06, Rec. I-7* CJCE 24 mai 2007, Commission c/Portugal, C-43/06, Rec. I-73* CJCE 10 juill. 2008, Commission c/ Portugal, C-307/07, Rec. I-107* CJCE 17 avr. 2008, Willem Van Leuken, C-197/06, Rec. I-02627 CJCE 4 déc. 2008, Theologos-Grigorios Chatzithanasis, C-151/07, nep CJCE 4 déc. 2008, Commission c/ Grèce, C-84/07, nep CJCE 23 oct. 2008, Commission c/ Espagne, C-286/06, Rec. I-8025 CJCE 23 oct. 2008, Commissionc/ Grèce, C-274/05, Rec. I-7969 CJCE 2 oct. 2008, Commission c/ Grèce, C-36/08, Rec. I-135* CJCE 23 mars 2006, Honyvem Informazioni Commerciali, C-465/04, Rec. I-2879 CJCE 16 mars 2006, Poseidon Chartering, C-3/04, Rec. I-2505 CJCE 17 janv. 2008, C-19/07, Héritiers de Paul Chevassus-Marche, Rec. I-159 CJCE 13 nov. 2008, Commission c/ Italie, C-437/07, nep CJCE 19 juin 2008, Nachrichtenagentur GmbH, C-454/06, Rec. I-4401 CJCE 10 avr. 2008, Ing. Aigner, C-393/06, Rec. I-2339 CJCE 3 avr. 2008, Commission c/ Espagne, C-444/06, Rec. I-2045 CJCE 21 févr. 2008, Commission c/ Italie, C-412/04, Rec. I-619 CJCE 11 oct. 2007, Lämmerzahl GmbH, C-241/06, Rec. I-8415 CJCE 11 oct. 2007, Commission c/ Grèce, C-237/05, Rec. I-8203 CJCE 18 janv. 2007,Jean Auroux, C-220/05, Rec. I-385 CJCE 13 nov. 2008, Coditel Brabant, C-324/07 CJCE 15 nov. 2007, International Mail Spain, C-162/06, Rec. 9911 CJCE 20 nov. 2008, Frank Weber, C-1/07, nep CJCE 26 juin 2008, Arthur Wiedemann et Peter Funk, C-329/06 et C-343/06, Rec. I-4635 CJCE, 26 juin 2008, Zerche, C-334/06 à C-336/06, Rec. I-4691 CJCE ord. 28 sept. 2006, Stefan Kremer, C-340/05, Rec. I-98* CJCE ord. 6 avr. 2006, Daniel Halbritter, C-227/05, Rec. I-49*. [less ▲]

Pratiques unilatérales

in Concurrences : Revue des Droits de la Concurrence (2009), 2

Case C-202/07 P France Telecom v. Commission [2009] ; Case C-350/07 Kattner Stahlbau [2009] ; Case C-113/07 P Selex Sistemi Integrati v. Commission and Eurocontrol [2009]; Cass. com., 17 March 2009 ... [more ▼]

Case C-202/07 P France Telecom v. Commission [2009] ; Case C-350/07 Kattner Stahlbau [2009] ; Case C-113/07 P Selex Sistemi Integrati v. Commission and Eurocontrol [2009]; Cass. com., 17 March 2009, Ministry of Economy, n°08-14.503, GlaxoSmithKline France ; Cass. com., 3 March 2009, SFR and France Telecom, n°08-14.435 and 08-14.464 ; Fr. NCA, 27 January 2009, NMPP, 09-D-04; Fr. NCA, 5 February 2009, SNCF and Expedia Inc., Travel agencies online, 09-D-06; Fr. NCA, 27 February 2009, SNCM, 09-D-10; Fr. NCA, 25 March 2009, Supply of electricity to small businesses, 09-D-14. [less ▲]

La jurisprudence de la Cour au prisme de la science économique

in Mbongo, Pascal; Vauchez, Antoine (Eds.) Dans la fabrique du droit européen : Scènes, acteurs et publics de la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes (2009)

The European Court of justice has long been aware of economists watching its judgements, particularly in the field of European Competition Law. This article considers first what exactly economists are ... [more ▼]

The European Court of justice has long been aware of economists watching its judgements, particularly in the field of European Competition Law. This article considers first what exactly economists are looking at when they read the case law. Then, the typical content of their observation is analysed. Finally, the analysis turns to how the Court takes into account economist's view point on the case law. [less ▲]

La jurisprudence de la Cour au prisme de la science économique

Conference (2008, May 16)

Pratiques unilatérales

in Concurrences : Revue des Droits de la Concurrence (2008), (3), 95-103

Fr. NCA, 06.05.08, 08-D-09 : PUBLIC SERVICE – COMMERCIALOPERATION – ATTEMPT TO CONFUSE CONSUMERS: The French NCAstrikes commercial practices of a public funeral operator causing confusion among consumers ... [more ▼]

Fr. NCA, 06.05.08, 08-D-09 : PUBLIC SERVICE – COMMERCIALOPERATION – ATTEMPT TO CONFUSE CONSUMERS: The French NCAstrikes commercial practices of a public funeral operator causing confusion among consumers as to the distinction between provision of public service and commercial operations [less ▲]

Recension de H. BOULARBAH (dir.), Le nouveau droit de l’expertise judiciaire en pratique, Commentaires de la loi du 15 mai 2007 modifiant le Code judiciaire en ce qui concerne l’expertise et rétablissant un article 509quater dans le Code pénal, Bruxelles, Larcier, 2008

in Revue de la Faculté de Droit de l'Université de Liège (2008), (3), 429-431

The book under review presents the new Belgian legislation about expert evidence. Several points of views are represented. The book also contains useful annexes for practitioners.

Expert Evidence before the EC Courts

in Common Market Law Review (2008), 45(4), 941985

The EC courts are regularly asked to rule on complex scientific and technical matters, as illustrated by cases concerning the foot and mouth crisis or conglomerate effects in merger control. In order to ... [more ▼]

The EC courts are regularly asked to rule on complex scientific and technical matters, as illustrated by cases concerning the foot and mouth crisis or conglomerate effects in merger control. In order to apprehend these technical issues, the EC courts may, like any other court, rely on experts who are appointed either by the courts themselves or by the parties. However, the law on the use of expert evidence by the EC courts is unclear on many aspects. The purpose of this article is therefore to set out briefly the law on expert evidence, to explore how the EC courts use it and to assess whether improvements are desirable. Section 2 of this article describes how the EC courts use “neutral” expert evidence (i.e., evidence obtained through an expert’s report commissioned by the court). An analysis of the case law reveals a paradox: while the status of neutral expert evidence is clearly defined by the rules of procedure governing the EC courts, such evidence is rarely used in practice. Section 2 therefore also endeavours to explain why the use of neutral expert evidence remains exceptional. Section 3 focuses on how the EC courts use “partisan” expert evidence (i.e., expert evidence that is voluntarily submitted by the parties). It shows that partisan expert evidence is the mirror image of neutral expert evidence: while its procedural status is unclear, it is widely used before the EC courts. Finally, in Section 4, it is argued that this situation is not wholly satisfactory. It is submitted inter alia that there is no convincing justification for systematic self-restraint over technical issues. Some changes are therefore explored which could be contemplated in order to improve the use of expert evidence by the EC courts. [less ▲]

Le juge et le raisonnement économique en droit de la concurrence

Book published by L.G.D.J. (2008)

Economic reasoning is a distinctive feature of competition law. At first sight, it may appear as foreign to judges. A closer analysis, however, shows that there is no conflict of logic between economic ... [more ▼]

Economic reasoning is a distinctive feature of competition law. At first sight, it may appear as foreign to judges. A closer analysis, however, shows that there is no conflict of logic between economic and judicial reasoning. Some points of convergence between these modes of reasoning are underlined. In addition, it is submitted that obstacles to judicial acknowledgement of economic reasoning are purely relative. The proposed analysis then proceeds to investigate how economic reasoning may be incorporated into judicial methods. It is shown that this is achieved by way of ordinary mechanisms. Indeed judges may use economic analysis to determine the relevant facts and legal tests. It follows that judicial control over economic reasoning – including that of competition authorities – can be explained by a very general theory of judicial review, according to which the depth of judicial control over grounds of fact and law depends on the dynamics of litigants’ contentions. [less ▲]

Les prix prédateurs entre la lettre de la jurisprudence et l’esprit du raisonnement économique (note sous TPICE, 30 janvier 2007, France Telecom/Commission, T-340/03)

in Petites Affiches, la Loi (2007)

It is argued that the Wanadoo judgement of the CFI is a missed opportunity to develop the AKZO and Tetra Pak case law into a legal test which would be more amenable to economic thinking about predation.

Du droit des consommateurs de prendre part aux procédures de sanctions des infractions au droit de la concurrence

in Revue Lamy de la Concurrence (2007), (11), 789

In the reported judgement, CFI states that any client of a company suspected of having violated competition rules has a legitimate interest to apply to the Commission for a decision establishing an ... [more ▼]

In the reported judgement, CFI states that any client of a company suspected of having violated competition rules has a legitimate interest to apply to the Commission for a decision establishing an infringement. [less ▲]