Opinion of Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer delivered on 17 October 2002 «(Appeal – Competition – Distribution of motor vehicles – Partitioning of the market – Article 85 of the EC Treaty (now Article 81 EC) – Regulation (EEC) No 123/85 – Whether the infringement can be attributed to the undertaking concerned – Right to a fair hearing – Duty to state reasons – Legal consequences of disclosure to the press – Effect of propriety of the notification on the calculation of the fine – Cross-appeal)» Volkswagen AG v Commission of the European Communities.Īppeal - Competition - Distribution of motor vehicles - Partitioning of the market - Article 85 of the EC Treaty (now Article 81 EC) - Regulation (EEC) No 123/85 - Whether the infringement can be attributed to the undertaking concerned - Right to a fair hearing - Duty to state reasons - Legal consequences of disclosure to the press - Effect of propriety of the notification on the calculation of the fine - Cross-appeal.
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 September 2003. # Appeal - Competition - Distribution of motor vehicles - Partitioning of the market - Article 85 of the EC Treaty (now Article 81 EC) - Regulation (EEC) No 123/85 - Whether the infringement can be attributed to the undertaking concerned - Right to a fair hearing - Duty to state reasons - Legal consequences of disclosure to the press - Effect of propriety of the notification on the calculation of the fine - Cross-appeal. # Volkswagen AG v Commission of the European Communities.