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12.8.2006 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 190/16 |
Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 June 2006 — Österreichische Postsparkasse and Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft v Commission
(Joined Cases T-213/01 and T-214/01) (1)
(Action for annulment - Competition - Regulation No 17 - Regulation (EC) No 2842/98 - Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC - Hearing Officer - Measure having binding legal effects - Admissibility - Legitimate interest - Standing of applicant or complainant - Client final buyer of goods or services - Access to statements of objections - Confidential information - Sufficient interest)
(2006/C 190/26)
Language of the case: German
Parties
Applicants: Österreichische Postsparkasse AG (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: initially M. Klusmann, F. Wiemer and A. Reidlinger, then H.-J. Niemeyer, lawyers) and Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft AG (Vienna) (represented by: H.-J. Niemeyer, lawyer)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: S. Rating, Agent)
Re:
Annulment of the decisions of the Hearing Officer of 9 August 2001 and 25 July 2001, respectively, to disclose to an Austrian political party (the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs) the non-confidential versions of the statements of objections relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC concerning the fixing of banking tariffs (COMP/36.571-Österreische Banken)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the actions. |
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Orders the applicants to pay two thirds of the costs of the main proceedings and the whole of the costs of the interlocutory proceedings. |
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Orders the Commission to pay one third of the costs of the main proceedings. |