1999/618/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 1999 on a procedure relating to the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89 (Electronic ticketing) (notified under document number C(1999) 2068) (Text with EEA relevance) (Only the German text is authentic)

• CELEX: Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89
• Articles: 3

Article 1

Lufthansa AG has infringed Article 8(1) of the code of conduct for CRSs by indirectly linking the use of START Amadeus with the receipt of a commission or other incentive.

The period of the infringement is from 1 January 1997 until 31 December 1997, as far as incentives to corporate clients are concerned, and, as far as travel agents more generally are concerned, from 1 July 1997 until 30 June 1998. In the case of the passenger discount, the period ran from 1 January 1998 until 30 June 1998.

Article 2

1. A fine of EUR 10000 Euro is hereby imposed against Lufthansa AG for the infringement referred to in Article 1.

2. This fine shall be paid, in euro, within three months of the date of notification of this Decision into bank account No 310-0933000-43 of the European Commission, Banque Bruxelles Lambert, Agence Européenne, Rond-Point Schuman 5, B-1040 Brussels.

After expiry of that period, interest shall be automatically payable on the fine at the rate charged by the European Central Bank to its repo operations on the first working day of the month in which this Decision is adopted, plus 3,5 percentage points, namely 6 %.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Von-Gablenz-Strasse 2-6, D-50679 Cologne, Germany.

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1999.

For the Commission

Neil KINNOCK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 220, 29.7.1989, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 40, 13.2.1999, p. 1.

(3) IATA Resolution 722f: Electronic Ticketing/Electronic Miscellaneous Documents - Airline. IATA Resolution 722g: Electronic Ticket/Electronic Miscellaneous Documents - Neutral.

(4) OJ 13, 21.2.1962, pp. 204/62.

(5) OJ L 175, 23.7.1968, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 274, 31.12.1987, p. 1.

(7) OJ 127, 20.8.1963, pp. 2268/63.

(8) OJ L 278, 11.11.1993, p. 1.

(9) In a letter dated 27 August 1997, Lufthansa explained that "included in the incentive scheme (for electronic tickets) is travel within Germany and travel to London and Paris". This is taken as being the relevant activity in this case.