Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 11 July 2006 — Federación Española de Empresa de Tecnología Sanitaria (FENIN), formerly Federación Nacional de Empresa de Instrumentación Científica, Médica, Técnica y Dental v Commission of the European Communities

(Case C-205/03 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Management bodies of the Spanish national health system - Medical treatment - Definition of ‘undertaking’ - Payment conditions imposed on suppliers of medical goods and equipment)

(2006/C 212/02)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Appellant: Federación Española de Empresa de Tecnología Sanitaria (FENIN), formerly Federación Nacional de Empresa de Instrumentación Científica, Médica, Técnica y Dental (represented by: J.-R. García-Gallardo Gil-Fournier and D. Domínguez Pérez, abogados)

Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: W. Wils and F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agents, and J. Rivas de Andrés and J. Gutiérrez Gisbert, abogados)

Interveners in support of the defendants: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: M. Bethell, Agent, and G. Barling QC), Kingdom of Spain (represented by N. Díaz Abad, L. Fraguas Gadea and F. Díez Moreno, Agents)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber, Extended Composition) of 4 March 2003 in Case T-319/99 FENIN v Commission in which the Court dismissed the action for annulment brought by the appellant against the Commission's decision of 26 August 1999 (SG(99) D/7.040) relating to the organisations which manage the Spanish national health system concerning the conditions for payment imposed by those organisations on their suppliers of health products and other allegedly anti-competitive practices of such organisations — Definition of ‘undertaking’

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 184, 02.08.2003.