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Aéroports de Paris v Commission of the European Communities (C-82/01 P)
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Aéroports de Paris v Commission of the European Communities (C-82/01 P)

Judgment of 24 Oct 2002law://eu/cjeu/2001/c-82-01/para_78@2026-11-10

78The Court of First Instance was thus entitled to find, at paragraph 121 of the contested judgment, that the provision of airport facilities to airlines and the various service providers, in return for a fee at a rate freely fixed by ADP, constitutes an economic activity.

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

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Court: Court of Justice
Case: C-82/01 P · ECLI:EU:C:2002:617
Decided: 24 Oct 2002
Procedure: Action for annulment
Applicant: Aéroports de Paris
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities
Rapporteur: J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Advocate General: J. Mischo
Bench: 4 judges
V. Skouris, F. Macken, N. Colneric, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62001CJ0082

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Cites 24: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Firma Ambulanz Glöckner v Landkreis Südwestpfalz (C-475/99); Council Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 of 14 December 1987 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules on competition to undertakings in the air transport sector; EEC Council: Regulation No 17: First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty; SAT Fluggesellschaft mbH v Eurocontrol (C-364/92); Aéroports de Paris v Commission of the European Communities (T-128/98); Corinne Bodson v SA Pompes funèbres des régions libérées (C-30/87); Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-35/96); Council Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87 of 14 December 1987 on the application of Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices in the air transport sector; EEC: Regulation No 141 of the Council exempting transport from the application of Council Regulation No 17; Deutsche Bahn AG v Commission of the European Communities (T-229/94); Vereniging van Samenwerkende Prijsregelende Organisaties in de Bouwnijverheid and others v Commission of the European Communities (C-137/95); Commission of the European Communities v Union internationale des chemins de fer (UIC) (C-264/95 P); Roger Tremblay, Harry Kestenberg and Syndicat des exploitants de lieux de loisirs (SELL) v Commission of the European Communities (C-91/95); Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (C-41/83); Odette Nicos Petrides Co. Inc. v Commission of the European Communities (C-64/98 P); British Leyland Public Limited Company v Commission of the European Communities (C-226/84); BMW Belgium SA and others v Commission of the European Communities (C-32/78); Regulation (EEC) No 1017/68 of the Council of 19 July 1968 applying rules of competition to transport by rail, road and inland waterway; 98/513/EC: Commission Decision of 11 June 1998 relating to a proceeding under Article 86 of the EC Treaty (IV/35.613 - Alpha Flight Services/Aéroports de Paris) (notified under document number C(1998) 1417) (Only the French text is authentic); Council Directive 96/67/EC of 15 October 1996 on access to the groundhandling market at Community airports; Dorsch Consult Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities (C-237/98 P); Laboratoires pharmaceutiques Bergaderm SA and Jean-Jacques Goupil v Commission of the European Communities (C-352/98 P); Christian Poucet v Assurances Générales de France and Caisse Mutuelle Régionale du Languedoc-Roussillon (C-159/91)