Judgment_paragraph 137 · Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV, Elf Atochem SA, BASF AG, Shell International Chemical Company Ltd, DSM NV, DSM Kunststoffen BV, Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Hoechst AG, Société artésienne de vinyle, Montedison SpA, Imperial Chemical Industries plc, Hüls AG and Enichem SpA v Commission of the European Communities (T-305/94, T-306/94, T-307/94, T-313/94, T-314/94, T-315/94, T-316/94, T-318/94, T-325/94, T-328/94, T-329/94, T-335/94)

137Enichem argues that by regarding itself as bound to adopt a new decision after the annulment of the original decision by the Court of Justice the Commission exceeded its powers, which were purely discretionary in that area (Transocean Marine Paint; Joined Cases 97/86, 193/86, 99/86, and 215/86 Asteris and Others v Commission [1988] ECR 2181; Case C-294/90 British Aerospace and Rover v Commission [1992] ECR I-493). Neither Article 176 of the Treaty nor Regulation No 2988/74 could thus constitute the legal basis for an obligation to readopt the annulled decision.

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