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Moritz J. Weig GmbH & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities (C-280/98 P)
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The appeal
The second plea
52

Moritz J. Weig GmbH & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities (C-280/98 P)

Judgment of 16 Nov 2000law://eu/cjeu/1998/c-280-98/para_52@2026-11-10

52By its second plea the appellant complains that the Court of First Instance infringed the principle of equal treatment, Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 and Article 172 of the Treaty when the Court fixed the fine imposed on it.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-280/98 P · ECLI:EU:C:2000:627
Decided: 16 Nov 2000
Procedure: Action for annulment
Ruled invalid: 61994TJ0317
Applicant: Moritz J. Weig GmbH & Co. KG
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities
Rapporteur: M. Wathelet
Advocate General: J. Mischo
Bench: 4 judges
M. Wathelet, D.A.O. Edward, P. Jann, L. Sevón
Language: German
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61998CJ0280

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Interprets 1: Moritz J. Weig GmbH & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities (T-317/94)
Cited by 9: Servier SAS and Others v European Commission (T-691/14); Trafilerie Meridionali SpA v European Commission (C-519/15 P)2 provisions; Telefónica SA and Telefónica de España SAU v European Commission (C-295/12 P)2 provisions; Alliance One International Inc., formerly Standard Commercial Corp., and Standard Commercial Tobacco Co. Inc. v European Commission and European Commission v Alliance One International Inc. and Others (C-628/10 P, C-14/11 P)2 provisions; Fuji Electric Co. Ltd (anciennement Fuji Electric Holdings Co. Ltd) v European Commission (T-132/07); Schunk GmbH and Schunk Kohlenstoff-Technik GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-69/04); Dansk Rørindustri A/S, Isoplus Fernwärmetechnik Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH and Others, KE KELIT Kunststoffwerk GmbH, LR af 1998 A/S, Brugg Rohrsysteme GmbH, LR af 1998 (Deutschland) GmbH and ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-189/02 P, C-202/02 P, C-205/02 P, C-206/02 P, C-207/02 P, C-208/02 P, C-213/02 P); Volkswagen AG v Commission of the European Communities (C-338/00 P); CMA CGM and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-213/00)2 provisions
Cites 13: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; Enso Española SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-348/94); EEC Council: Regulation No 17: First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty; BPB de Eendracht NV, formerly Kartonfabriek de Eendracht NV, v Commission of the European Communities (T-311/94); Blackspur DIY Ltd, Steven Kellar, J.M.A. Glancy and Ronald Cohen v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities (C-362/95 P); Vereniging van Samenwerkende Prijsregelende Organisaties in de Bouwnijverheid and others v Commission of the European Communities (C-137/95); Mayr-Melnhof Kartongesellschaft mbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-347/94); Ferriere Nord SpA v Commission of the European Communities (C-219/95 P); Buchmann GmbH v Commission of the European Communities (T-295/94); The Irish Farmers Association and others v Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Ireland and Attorney General (C-22/94); SA Musique Diffusion française and others v Commission of the European Communities (100/80, 101/80, 102/80, 103/80); Société des Treillis et Panneaux Soudés v Commission of the European Communities (T-151/89); Gruber + Weber GmbH & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities (T-310/94)