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Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 11 September 2003. # Altair Chimica SpA v ENEL Distribuzione SpA. # Reference for a preliminary ruling: Corte d'appello di Firenze - Italy. # Competition - Dominant position - Supply of electricity - Imposition of a sovrapprezzo. # Case C-207/01.
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 11 September 2003.
Altair Chimica SpA v ENEL Distribuzione SpA.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Corte d'appello di Firenze - Italy.
Competition - Dominant position - Supply of electricity - Imposition of a sovrapprezzo.
Case C-207/01.
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 11 September 2003.
Altair Chimica SpA v ENEL Distribuzione SpA.
Reference for a preliminary ruling: Corte d'appello di Firenze - Italy.
Competition - Dominant position - Supply of electricity - Imposition of a sovrapprezzo.
Case C-207/01.
Izvješća Suda EU-a 2003 I-08875
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:451
«(Competition – Dominant position – Supply of electricity – Imposition of a sovrapprezzo)»
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(Art. 234 EC; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 23)
(Arts 81 and 82 EC)
(Art. 249, fifth subpara., EC)
(Council Recommendation 81/924)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber)
11 September 2003 (1)
((Competition – Dominant position – Supply of electricity – Imposition of a sovrapprezzo))
In Case C-207/01, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 234 EC by the Corte d'appello di Firenze (Italy) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between Altair Chimica SpAand
ENEL Distribuzione SpA, on the interpretation of Articles 81, 82 and 85 EC, Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products (OJ 1992 L 76, p. 1), as amended by Council Directive 96/99/EC of 30 December 1996 (OJ 1997 L 8, p. 12), and Council Recommendation 81/924/EEC of 27 October 1981 on electricity tariff structures in the Community (OJ 1981 L 337, p. 12),THE COURT (Sixth Chamber),,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Altair Chimica SpA, represented by F. Lorenzoni; of ENEL Distribuzione SpA, represented by G.M. Roberti and A. Franchi, avvocati; of the Italian Government, represented by G. de Bellis; and of the Commission, represented by E. Traversa, at the hearing on 16 January 2003,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 13 March 2003,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT (Sixth Chamber),
in answer to the question referred to it by the Corte d'appello di Firenze by order of 23 January 2001, hereby rules: Articles 81, 82 and 85 EC and Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products, as amended by Council Directive 96/99/EC of 30 December 1996, must be interpreted as meaning that they do not preclude a national rule providing for the levy of surcharges on the price of electricity such as those at issue in the main proceedings when the electricity is used in an electro-chemical process and that Council Recommendation 81/924/EEC of 27 October 1981 on electricity tariff structures in the Community is not capable of preventing a Member State from levying such surcharges.
Puissochet |
Schintgen |
Skouris |
Macken |
Cunha Rodrigues |
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R. Grass |
J.-P. Puissochet |
Registrar |
President of the Sixth Chamber |