96/438/EC: Commission Decision of 5 June 1996 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EC Treaty (IV/34.983 - Fenex) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

The association 'Nederlandse Organisatie voor Expeditie en Logistiek` (Fenex) infringed Article 85 of the EC Treaty by drawing up and circulating recommended forwarding tariffs from 10 January 1989 to 1 July 1993. The request for exemption lodged by Fenex on 26 May 1995 in respect of the recommended tariffs is rejected.

Article 2

A fine of ECU 1 000 is hereby imposed on Fenex in respect of the infringement referred to in Article 1.

Article 3

The fine referred to in Article 2 shall be paid, in ecus, within three months of the date of notification of this Decision to the European Commission's account No 310-0933000-43, Banque Bruxelles-Lambert, Agence Européenne, 5 Rond-Point Schuman, B-1040 Brussels,

On expiry of that period, interest shall automatically be payable on the amount of the fine at the rate charged by the European Monetary Institute on its ecu operations on the first working day of the month in which this Decision was adopted, plus 3,5 percentage points, i.e. 7,75 %.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to:

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Expeditie en Logistiek

Adriaan Volker Huis

Oostmaaslaan 71

NL-3063 An Rotterdam.

This Decision is enforceable pursuant to Article 192 of the EC Treaty.

Done at Brussels, 5 June 1996.

For the Commission

Karel VAN MIERT

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62.

(2) OJ No L 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63.

(3) OJ No L 175, 23. 7. 1968, p. 1.

(4) OJ No 124, 28. 11. 1962, p. 2751/62.

(5) See in particular the judgment of 27 January 1987 in Case 45/85, Verband der Sachversicherer v. Commission, [1987] ECR, p. 405, paragraphs 26 to 32.

(6) Judgment of 27 October 1972 in Case 8/72, Cementhandelaren v. Commission [1972] ECR, p. 977.

(7) Case 45/85, Verband der Sachversicherer v. Commission, [1987], p. 405.

(8) See 'Conseil de la Concurrence` Decision No 93.D.30 of 7 July 1993 on the competitive situation regarding the provision of town planning services. Annual Report 1993, Paris.

(9) Judgment of 10 July 1980 in Case 30/78, Distillers Company v. Commission, [1980] ECR, p. 2229.

(10) See in particular, Case 45/85 cited at footnote 2, p. 33.

(11) See footnote 1, p. 33.

(12) Case 107/82, AEG v. Commission, [1983] ECR, p. 3151, paragraph 58.