commiss decis june relat proceed pursuant articl treati dutch french text authent text eea relev ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard complaint lodg british midland februari respect system discount land fee brussel nation airport zaventem belgian author belgian airwai author régie de voi aérienn regi der luchtwegen airlin sabena sobelair notic submit comment object formul commiss regard system discount land fee brussel nation airport zaventem fact proceed relat system discount grant land fee brussel nation airport zaventem british midland bm consid system step discount increas line airlin volum traffic favour carrier high volum traffic brussel airport place small carrier compet disadvantag bm object justif grant discount servic arriv depart aircraft requir time suppli bm state oper movement week unabl reach minimum monthli amount fee trigger discount receiv reduct airport charg sabena main competitor obtain annual reduct bfr million state measur question articl royal decre arrêté royal koninklijk besluit decemb author airwai author charg fee laid brussel nation airport articl royal decre fix land fee amount tonn aircraft carri cargo paragraph articl establish system discount se fee due calendar month reduc portion amount due bfr million bfr million portion amount due bfr million bfr million portion amount due bfr million bfr million portion amount due bfr million airlin qualifi reduct amount receiv gt tabl gt undertak servic question airwai author belgian public bodi entrust state public servic function perform public interest commerci principl construct develop mainten exploit brussel nation airport infrastructur ii ensur safeti air transport belgian airspac respect carri econom activ activ point concern carri principl privat enterpris profit sabena belgian group own belgian state finacta air franc group agreement conclud belgian state swissair acquisit hold sabena capit negoti progress withdraw air franc sabena capit sabena main activ transport passeng freight basi schedul servic oper schedul air transport subsidiari sobelair ground handl servic activ hotel tourism sector carri passeng brussel airport airport econom manual icao intern civil aviat organ recommend member calcul land fee basi maximum weight defin land fee charg fee collect runwai taxiwai apron area includ light provis approach aerodrom control fee cover oper mainten cost administr cost attribut area vehicl equip includ expens labour mainten materi power fuel brussel airport serv larg number destin world studi produc cranfi univers passeng brussel connect airport airlin princip serv brussel meet requir passeng brussel final destin actual point departur short medium haul flight hour commun servic southern area commun brussel catchment area realist altern brussel airport intern airport geograph area km zaventem airlin altern mean meet demand oper brussel airport brussel airport consid airport limit substitut airport medium haul servic brussel catchment area commiss assess articl articl lai case public undertak undertak member state grant special exclus right member state enact maintain forc measur contrari rule contain treati airwai author public undertak mean articl royal decre decemb lai fee payabl brussel nation airport articl thereof establish system discount land fee refer recit state measur mean articl articl relev market relev market market servic link access airport infrastructur fee payabl exploit mainten runwai taxiwai apron approach guidanc court justic held organ port facilitit parti singl port constitut relev market mean articl judgment decemb case porto di genova spa siderurgica gabrielli spa paragraph likewis court consid pilot servic port genoa constitut relev market judgment case corsica ferri corpo dei piloti del porto di genova court base reason fact oper wish offer transport servic maritim rout access port instal situat end rout essenti provis servic reason easili transpos air transport sector access airport case issu genuin altern offer advantag brussel airport short medium haul transport servic brussel catchment area short medium haul air servic commun constitut neighbour distinct market affect conduct undertak activ market land servic emerg explan suppli recit brussel airport short medium haul servic commun oper brussel catchment area limit substitut rout face minor competit judgment april case ahm saeed zentral zur bekaempfung unlauteren wettbewerb substanti part common market brussel airport handl million passeng tonn freight eleventh busiest airport commun term passeng carri busiest term freight consid commiss airport common interest context tran european airport network lt constitut substanti part common market domin posit case law court justic undertak legal monopoli provid servic hold domin posit mean articl treati judgment octob case telemarket case airwai author public enterpris virtu exclus grant articl royal decre octob hold domin posit capac airport author market aircraft land servic fee question charg abus domin posit system discount land fee establish royal decre decemb effect appli dissimilar condit airlin equival transact link land servic place competit disadvantag system discount oper refer monthli amount fee due base number movement month weight aircraft take account paramet tabl number daili frequenc land qualifi step step final step discount calcul basi monthli amount exceed bfr million type aircraft gt tabl gt gt tabl gt theshold bfr million monthli fee attain order qualifi discount high carrier base airport benefit detriment commun carrier minimum number daili frequenc requir high case commun rout airlin small medium size aircraft seat dc similar mean order reach level bfr million fee trigger discount averag carrier offer frequenc dai dc seat saturdai sundai number frequenc lower increas number frequenc week averag rout heavi traffic carri frequenc dai region servic obtain reduct amount fee exceed bfr million carrier provid region servic offer daili rout brussel medium size larg aircraft lufhansa fli direct brussel german citi account movement airport arriv depart passeng achiev amount fee obtain reduct likewis airlin larg aircraft boe oper flight dai princip intercontinent flight obtain discount system high threshold progress step linear reduct offer increas proportion number land off fact accentu differ heavi traffic carrier rest disadvantag region carrier carri larg number movement month small aircraft gener fly brussel rout sabena receiv final step discount equival reduct fee qualifi airlin sobelair ba elig step discount airlin oper brussel airport qualifi reduct land fee rout brussel london sabena bm carrier compet type aircraft sabena receiv discount land fee equival servic airwai author place bm competit disadvantag reason fact airwai author posit appli dissimilar condit commerci partner equival transact place competit disadvantag constitut abus domin posit mean point articl case issu member state establish system administr act state measur natur constitut infring articl read conjunct point articl treati airwai author respons prove land servic fee payabl determin amount fee discount applic court held member state infring articl treati requir undertak exploit domin posit abus fashion appli commerci partner dissimilar condit equival transact mean point subparagraph articl treati judgment case reason appli state measur reduc elimin room manoeuvr undertak member state exercis influenc structur competit common market doctrin develop court judgment case bodson pomp funèbr held articl treati interpret preclud public author impos undertak grant exclus right condit price contrari articl airwai author justifi introduct system ground undertak introduc system reduct part commerci polici grant larger discount loyal custom view financi secur provid economi scale cost term administr staff suppli servic nation carrier larg volum traffic airport airport attract presenc nation carrier offer extens network destin repli ground state court occas held commerci conduct consid normal constitut abus mean articl treati attribut undertak domin posit state airlin choos serv brussel airport surround area account loyalti base commerci polici pursu brussel airport airwai author wish attract airlin seek airport serv region link threshold set enabl airlin qualifi system case ground commiss consid system justifi sole economi scale achiev airwai author appli case issu airwai author demonstr commiss handl land aircraft belong airlin rise economi scale handl land aircraft requir servic irrespect owner number aircraft belong airlin airwai author argu economi scale occur level invoic singl invoic cover larg number movement issu carrier high level traffic whilst invoic cover movement need carrier economi scale neglig final ground link system question abus commit undertak domin posit design maxim profit strengthen domin articl appli case undertak domin posit discrimin partner reason interest involv give prefer undertak state undertak pursu gener polici abus commit undertak domin posit reason interest afford pilot port genoa appli preferenti tariff approv state maritim transport undertak oper port situat nation territori case case issu unlik case system call loyalti rebat examin court judgment februari case hoffman la roch commiss judgment novemb case michelin commiss airwai author attempt obtain loyalti custom attract demonstr recit state act intermediari give preferenti treatment specif undertak nation airlin sabena regard belgian author state polici land fee impos royal decre question interest airwai author discount reduc revenu airwai author obtain fee system introduc order benefit airlin sabena sobelair lesser extent british airwai qualifi breach articl effect trade member state appli system discount advers affect price short medium haul air transport commun carrier qualifi airport charg major item expenditur oper cost airlin estim comité de sage de aviat civil make includ air traffic control tax oper cost commun airlin reduct amount fee intra commun flight liabl affect trade member state give signific advantag undertak receiv million passeng pass brussel airport travel citi union judgment case court acknowledg discriminatori practic appli ident servic affect undertak provid transport servic member state affect trade member state articl belgian author invok derog provid articl treati justifi introduct mainten system discount commiss consid case issu applic competit rule obstruct specif purpos airwai author construct develop maintain exploit brussel airport obstruct specif public servic function assign airlin condit arrang govern imposit member state public servic oblig intra commun schedul air servic articl council regul eec derog provid articl appli conclus view commiss consid state measur refer recit infring articl treati read conjunct articl thereof adopt decis articl system discount land fee introduc articl royal decre decemb measur incompat articl ec treati read conjunct articl thereof articl belgian govern bring end infring refer articl decis inform commiss measur end month notif decis articl decis address kingdom belgium brussel june commiss karel van miert member commiss opinion advoc gener van gerven join case netherland commiss ecr ecr ecr ecr paragraph oj