62002O0435
Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 23 September 2004.
Axel Springer AG v Zeitungsverlag Niederrhein GmbH & Co. Essen KG (C-435/02) and Hans-Jürgen Weske (C-103/03).
References for a preliminary ruling: Landgericht Essen and Landgericht Hagen - Germany.
Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure - Partnership law and company law - Directive 90/605/EEC amending the scope of Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC - Article 54(3)(g) of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 44(2)(g) EC) - Partnerships in the form of a limited partnership all the fully liable partners of which are constituted as private limited liability companies - GmbH and Co. KG - Publication of annual accounts - Right of third parties to consult those documents - Concept of a third party - Inclusion of, inter alios, competitors - Validity - Legal basis - Principles of freedom to pursue a trade or profession, freedom of the press and equal treatment.
Joined cases C-435/02 and C-103/03.
European Court reports 2004 Page I-08663