Judgment of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) 18 November 1992

In Case T-16/91,

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (First Chamber), composed of: H. Kirschner, President, B. Vesterdorf, R. Garcia-Valdecasas, K. Lenaerts and R. Schintgen, Judges, Registrar: H. Jung,

having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 5 June 1992,

gives the following

Judgment

Facts

1. The undertakings concerned

2. The OVS Agreement

3. Relevant national legislation

4. The administrative procedure

5. The contested decision

Procedure

Admissibility

1. The first head of claim

(a) No ruling on the prohibition of imports of electricity by the distribution companies

Arguments of the parties

Findings of the Court

(b) No ruling on the prohibition of exports of electricity by the distribution companies

Arguments of the parties

Findings of the Court

2. The second head of claim

Arguments of the parties

Findings of the Court

Substance

1. Plea alleging infringement of Community competition law and of general principles of law

Arguments of the parties

Findings of the Court

2. The statement of reasons for the contested decision

Arguments of the parties

Findings of the Court

3. The plea alleging infringement of essential procedural requirements, in particular Article 6 of Regulation No 99/63

Costs

1 Language of the case: Dutch.