commiss decis decemb relat proceed pursuant articl ec treati iv sea contain stena sealink interim measur english text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access spain portug articl thereof regard applic sea contain date april alleg infring articl treati stena sealink port stena sealink line request commiss adopt interim measur regard commiss decis juli open proceed case stena sealink port stena sealink line opportun make view object rais commiss accord articl regul commiss regul eec juli hear provid articl council regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact natur present decis decis reject applic interim measur pend final decis applic made pursuant articl regul sea contain stena sealink port stena sealink line alleg infring articl ec treati undertak sea contain sc compani incorpor bermuda princip place busi unit kingdom sea contain hous upper ground london sei pf main busi activ compani sale leas special form marin cargo contain ownership oper port harbour subsidiari sea contain ferri limit compani oper passeng car freight ferri servic stena sealink line ssl compani incorpor unit kingdom regist offic charter hous park street ashford kent tn compani princip busi oper ferri servic unit kingdom ireland franc stena sealink port ssp compani incorpor unit kingdom regist offic charter hous park street ashford kent tn main oper address sealink hous holyhead gwynedd ll idq ssp owner oper port holyhead anglesei wale prior novemb ssp sealink harbour limit ssl interest ssp remain compani share own stena sealink hold limit sslh ssl ssp member stena line ab group compani stena group ssl ssp effect econom unit secretari director ssl exert consider control commerci activ ssp employe distinguish compani confus refer sealink distinguish aris complaint april commiss receiv complaint sc pursuant articl council regul ssl ssp ground complaint ssp abus domin posit owner oper port holyhead contrari articl ec treati fail sc access reason basi essenti facil infrastructur reli exclus right protect commerci interest ferri oper object justif ssl member sealink recit domin posit market provis passeng car ferri servic central corridor rout great britain ireland recit benefit protect afford regard oper seek enter market sc argu sealink adequ separ role port oper role ferri oper complain request commiss matter urgenc interim measur inter alia prohibit sealink develop port holyhead effect reduc current capac port requir sealink enter agreement sc sc oper fast ferri servic central corridor holyhead dun laoghair commenc market sea rout passeng car ferri oper great britain ireland northern corridor port stranraer scotland belfast larn northern ireland central corridor port holyhead wale dublin dun laoghair ireland southern corridor port swansea pembrok fishguard wale cork rosslar ireland relev market case market provis port servic passeng vehicl ferri central corridor rout substitut corridor irish sea travel depend travel point origin intend destin journei question northern southern corridor servic rout scotland northern ireland south wale ireland consid viabl altern central corridor major leisur user car ireland popul resid greater dublin area holyhead easili reach inhabit birmingham manchest liverpool irish port northern southern corridor dublin singl import destin irish side road dublin rest ireland faster public transport satisfactori road public transport larn belfast rosslar central corridor account traffic pass unit kingdom ireland signific rout port holyhead holyhead port unit kingdom serv ireland market transport passeng car central corridor rout servic oper amp dublin sealink dun laoghair amp line plc ship line incorpor ireland oper ferri servic holyhead dublin holyhead handl region million passeng car year port character narrow approach shallow channel land port save unus british rail track own sealink port berth sealink oper convent ferri station berth amp outer harbour berth berth admiralti pier berth sealink fast ferri servic juli previous amp time sea contain origin applic access port remain berth east quai disus contain berth repair lai berth background disput sealink sc agre exist facil holyhead unsatisfactori west side port unsatisfactori road network prone congest station berth admiralti pier singl ramp sealink work welsh develop agenc region council british rail prepar redevelop side port essenti develop encompass movement ferri activ east side west side pure commerci develop benefit town holyhead anticip west side retail shop hotel residenti accommod work east side port involv remov british rail track develop railwai station construct passeng termin freight facil deepen harbour multi purpos berth plan sealink east side harbour suitabl roll roll ferri fast ferri type sc seacat repli complaint sealink intend ahead propos redevelop state level financi aid receiv impact time redevelop sealink latest propos redevelop commenc sealink state redevelop port oper offer servic port holyhead due faster turnaround time result effici port oper sc argu redevelop reduc capac port disput sc consid introduc fast ferri servic central corridor seacat vessel seacat lightweight high speed catamaran capabl carri car passeng holyhead consid sc suitabl port oper servic central corridor sc sealink enter preliminari discuss propos servic june initi delai meet held august main point aris meet sc seacat vessel commenc servic holyhead dublin dun laoghair outlin propos timet sealink sc outlin technic requir prepar flexibl regard oper port prepar pai temporari facil sc requir servic linkspan passeng gangwai standag car passeng termin suitabl access egress passeng limit administr offic sealink experienc difficulti vessel manoeuv port felt amp make complaint effect seacat pass vessel berth commiss order interim measur sealink june complaint pursuant articl ec treati sealink oblig alter sail time avoid pass amp vessel berth sealink plan redevelop port schedul begin late finish earli area contain berth effect construct site allow hinder progress plan complet date sealink put sc propos engin consult sc sealink met septemb discuss option put forward sc launch servic essenc option concern sc locat port option concern refit berth west side port concern variat contain berth east side sealink port oper point view refit berth option prefer caution requir due marin implic effect user time redevelop west side constraint appli east side sc applic time unpreced chang holyhead propos involv parti sealink full control progress time plan redevelop sealink wrote sc septemb list marin implic seacat oper port holyhead need examin includ effect seacat pass vessel admiralti pier effect convent vessel pass seacat berth effect seacat manoeuvr close proxim vessel moor east dock requir lai berth harbour reduc sea room vessel enter leav harbour station berth time seacat manoeuvr bad weather sealink state concern requir care consider advic expert sealink ask sc wish sealink put hand mathemat studi effect seacat manoeuvr cost paid sc sealink posit provid detail land west side releas develop sc repli octob state sealink simpli produc catalogu uncertainti suggest posit solut sc insurmount technic difficulti seacat manoeuvr sc wrote sealink octob stress propos option east side forgotten sealink repli octob sc confirm schedul propos oper express doubt reliabl seacat vessel bad weather sealink suggest mathemat model mean examin implic sc propos schedul sc wrote sealink octob express concern lack progress accus sealink emploi delai tactic order protect ferri busi sc state intend announc publicli world travel market novemb commenc servic holyhead novemb sealink repli number issu resolv holyhead navig issu effect custom compat redevelop plan negoti invest charg obtain bank parti consent sealink confirm principl sc oper seacat exist facil port slot time schedul time arriv departur alloc ship movement sealink accommod sc east side redevelop complet sc seek creation temporari facil rais problem sealink head address sc discount meet place novemb parti exist facil discuss dai sc provid sealink list basic facil requir oper exist facil adapt linkspan standag car passeng termin suitabl access egress passeng gangwai sc present propos sealink term access east side port propos inter alia sea contain construct temporari facil dismantl dai provid sealink guarante place port time redevelop east side place sc guarante access port year option termin month notic prioriti facil construct altern facil redevelop work novemb sealink provid schedul slot exist holyhead facil slot offer station berth admiralti pier berth outer harbour berth dai telefax sc appli slot station berth slot appli sc qualifi applic state base understand gap departur vessel arriv minut sc stress applic slot station berth prejudic sc view sealink reason basi refus accommod sc propos temporari facil east quai novemb sc wrote sealink state slot appli consid optimum sc expect receiv suitabl slot redevelop port novemb sc announc publicli commenc servic holyhead spring departur time holyhead sc inform sealink dai accus respond sc applic slot station berth sealink repli novemb state need requir sc relat station berth recit sc wrote sealink novemb state slot offer station berth commerci unaccept sc suitabl rail connect start time irish side earli start time holyhead rule attract traffic major british citi berth arrang leav leewai difficulti weather station berth sealink exercis control sc oper sc state sc consult engin rule admiralti pier berth seacat technic ground outer harbour berth unsatisfactori exposur north north east wind sc option press case access east quai sc wrote sealink decemb state clear time east quai facil sensibl seacat servic sealink repli decemb light regard sc applic slot station berth withdrawn reject sc propos novemb temporari facil east quai state presumptu side fraught potenti problem jeopard develop programm januari sc wrote sealink state due lack agreement late commenc seacat servic conclud agreement enabl commenc servic meet place parti januari sealink outlin develop plan east side port dai sc provid sealink detail written descript technic requir seacat servic februari sealink advis sc number technic requir met port agreement conclud easter request sc plan process commenc septemb inconclus exchang correspond sc lodg complaint commiss april develop complaint ssl made call applic ssp slot commenc fast ferri servic admiralti pier berth holyhead juli approv timet approv press releas announc servic holyhead unspecifi locat dublin bai juli issu sealink advertis appear british press june announc commenc servic holyhead dun laoghair juli june sealink wrote commiss set term prepar offer sc relat exist facil holyhead schedul provid show slot station admiralti pier outer harbour berth sealink believ accommod sc reason requir previou request slot slot aggrav congest problem port sealink guarante measur propos solv problem congest sealink port charg applic fast ferri servic state charg final autumn increas significantli relat sc propos oper addit facil sealink light substanti capac port exist facil enabl sea contain oper slot identifi desir creat facilit event sealink extens redevelop work begin east side facil regard west side facil avoid problem congest middai slot sc wrote commiss june respons sealink letter sc sealink offer term precis demonstr substanti capac exist facil west side port flexibl sc chang timet sealink admit disrupt occur due congest advers weather condit port charg high comparison dun laoghair sealink benefit charg paid ferri compani receiv port oper sc adequ capac east side harbour concentr ferri oper exist western berth result problem slot alloc congest sealink redevelop origin schedul complet spring appar schedul complet depend grant aid sea contain willing pai temporari facil move dai notic sealink requir sc maintain sealink behaviour expect independ port oper attribut protect ferri servic competit independ port oper activ sought busi port sought construct find solut technic obstacl arisen respons commiss statement object sealink slot sc west side sealink state prepar permit sc construct temporari facil east side fast ferri servic wish provid facil move dai notic east side redevelop began appear sealink want redevelop begin sc wish commenc oper sc bear expens temporari facil pai normal port due sealink guarante sc ident slot west side move redevelop work began east side oral hear sc slot west side undermin daili schedul unaccept degre sail dun laoghair depart earli commerci viabl result servic commerci viabl commiss invit amp line plc attend oral hear parti affect decis interim measur case amp support sealink content slot sc west side give rise unaccept level congest port wish reserv posit relat altern slot propos light actual experi regard redevelop port amp consult sealink plan inform form view advers affect instal temporari facil sc amp express view fulli consult interim measur order commiss advers effect busi octob sealink made offer sc slot west side achiev carri improv port facil carri improv vacant possess cottag west side achiev june demolit creat space seri improv eas traffic congest problem slot sc sc slot essenti oper commerci viabl servic departur time holyhead sc repli offer octob consider doubt congest problem solv make improv suggest sealink extrem sc traffic handl satisfactorili time propos novemb sc wrote sealink state give thought offer decid accept spite reserv sc propos commenc servic holyhead dun laoghair sc accept slot offer sealink question aris decis applic interim measur adopt sc maintain applic nation author ask commiss make decis commiss remain suffici public interest decis parti reach agreement access sea contain port holyhead season hold oppos view respect right sealink continu claim special oblig capac port owner decis stage applic interim measur clarifi legal posit parti futur deal obviat intervent commiss stage relat access facil built east side port provid guidanc treatment similar situat futur circumst commiss consid make decis case commiss understand unit kingdom author sealink obtain fund requir redevelop east side port holyhead proce plan essenti argument parti sc argu octob sealink abus domin posit port author holyhead order protect posit market provis ferri servic central corridor contravent articl sc suggest sealink intention prevent commenc fast ferri servic attempt protect share market traffic pass central corridor sealink believ sc beeen exist facil port launch servic pend redevelop sealink maintain sc seek exclus berth termin believ entitl event sealink argu sc offer slot commenc servic time deni access essenti infrastructur sc commenc servic holyhead wish free commenc servic sealink request interim measur unfound compani disagre suffici capac congest exist west dock facil sea contain oper commerci viabl servic sealink legitim reason refus sc propos oper temporari basi east quai feasibl light redevelop project sea contain construct temporari facil east side port sc maintain octob slot offer exist facil oper commerci viabl servic sc argu entitl access east quai spare capac sealink reason refus access concern protect competit ferri servic sealink maintain reason refus permit sc east quai wish avoid interfer plan redevelop port intend begin sealink argu sea contain interest exclus facil holyhead genuin interest oper exist facil ii legal assess condit order interim measur commiss power pursuant articl regul requir termin infring competit rule includ power protect measur extent indispens order avoid exercis power make decis articl ineffectu illusori action undertak case camera care commiss condit met grant interim measur prima faci evid infring urgenc base avoid situat irrepar damag parti seek interim measur intoler public interest measur commiss take temporari conservatori natur restrict requir situat commiss regard legitim interest undertak subject interim measur interim measur scope commiss power order termin infring final decis oper essenti facil requir provid access discriminatori term interim measur enabl competitor enter market requir stronger justif measur maintain situat establish competitor undertak deni opportun provid product servic market opportun diminish consider absenc interim measur suffici urgenc justifi interim measur condit grant met final commiss decis prohibit abus domin posit hinder growth competit render ineffectu illusori applic principl present case prima faci case infring articl case point issu sealink hold domin posit ii sealink behaviour amount abus interim measur case commiss make final determin point decid strong prima faci case issu shown domin posit determin undertak domin identifi relev market relev geograph servic market assess market power allegedli domin undertak essenc complaint amount refus access port holyhead reason discriminatori term protect lead strengthen sealink posit market provis maritim transport servic car passeng central corridor rout unit kingdom ireland recit port holyhead british port serv market nearest altern port holyhead liverpool journei dublin liverpool approxim length dublin holyhead make dublin liverpool journei longer liverpool port substitut holyhead purpos passeng car ferri servic present circumst sea contain wish introduc ferri servic central corridor rout substanti increas length cross build port action econom physic realist sealink capac port author domin posit market provis port facil car passeng ferri oper central corridor rout unit kingdom ireland abus domin posit undertak occupi domin posit provis essenti facil facil facil infrastructur access competitor provid servic custom refus compani access facil object justif grant access competitor term favour servic infring articl condit articl met undertak domin posit discrimin favour activ relat market owner essenti facil power market order protect strengthen posit relat market refus grant access competitor grant access favour term servic impos competit disadvantag competitor infring articl principl appli competitor seek access essenti facil entrant relev market hoffmann la roch case court concept abus object concept relat behaviour undertak domin posit influenc structur market result presenc undertak question degre competit weaken recours method condit normal competit product servic basi transact commerci oper effect hinder mainten degre competit exist market growth competit decis interim measur ensur final decis commiss effect case complain entrant case establish competitor sc wish introduc fast ferri servic holyhead dun laoghair rout wave pierc catamaran sealink introduc fast ferri servic spring servic rout concern sealink commenc version servic sc sought provid goodwil commerci reput sc wish build offer fast ferri servic rout concern accru sealink sealink consist delai rais difficulti sc exist facil west side port june sealink state willing permit sc oper temporari facil expens eastern side port time redevelop work requir move hear clear redevelop work intend start sc fast ferri servic render offer meaningless commiss consid sealink conduct negoti sea contain propos seek solut problem rais reject sc propos make counter offer attempt negoti consist oblig undertak enjoi domin posit relat essenti facil conduct expect independ port author born fact sealink gave rapid approv fast ferri servic sum ssp treat request sc discriminatori manner comparison ssl stage negoti place june march sealink set propos sc propos solv problem rais sealink construct sc expens temporari facil port action respect neg consist rais difficulti option put forward sc octob sealink unwil provid sea contain slot request commenc servic exist facil sealink consult ferri oper port holyhead redevelop plan sealink set procedur deal respons harbour oper ensur carri duti ferri oper sealink consult sc wai solv difficulti sealink identifi sealink approv promptli timet ferri oper refus discuss sc timet autumn sealink alter develop plan east side harbour time consult sc order suit version plan made difficult sc instal temporari facil east side sealink admit propos sc lead congest refus sc facil sc timet suggest sealink unsatisfactori octob sealink claim consid modif timet hear sealink argu duti entrant servic port deterior result sealink consult sc alleg result unavoid appear sealink omit consult amp plan redevelop port holyhead commiss view circumst present case independ harbour author interest increas revenu port consid interest exist propos user port reconcil solut involv modest alloc slot time plan develop harbour situat present solut consid fulli discuss interest involv port author independ prefer arrang minim inconveni relat oper user necessarili provid discriminatori access entrant sealink draw version redevelop plan east side duli consult sc amp avoid difficulti reconcil plan sc temporari facil sc insist obtain preferenti posit respect commiss conclud octob sealink offer access holyhead discriminatori term sc context decis examin detail relev consider put forward sealink recit question examin context final decis case effect trade member state complaint relat access port geograph market constitut substanti part common market port main link member state unit kingdom ireland port provid direct link great britain capit citi ireland refus offer sc access reason discriminatori basi port facil holyhead enabl commenc ferri servic consequenti effect competit situat maritim transport market irish sea direct effect trade member state conclus evid present suffici prima faci case pattern behaviour constitut abus articl order interim measur condit order measur fulfil likelihood irrepar harm urgenc notwithstand sealink octob made offer sea contain enabl commenc servic slot time regard essenti oper commerci viabl servic sc accept offer commiss consid offer made sealink reason context port limit capac sea contain offer exact slot time identifi essenti servic shore facil oper port delai disrupt occur due congest bad weather affect oper condit urgenc aris danger irrepar harm caus sc fulfil commiss consid shown sc oper commerci viabl servic port result sealink conduct unabl enter market sc offer accept opportun commenc servic question sc suffer irrepar harm justifi order interim measur longer aris adopt decis articl applic made sea contain request commiss order interim measur stena sealink line stena sealink port reject articl decis address sea contain limit sea contain hous upper ground london se pf unit kingdom brussel decemb commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj ecr paragraph case hoffmann la roch commiss ecr paragraph order presid court instanc case langnes iglo schoeller commiss ecr pp ii parti ecr pp ii recit judgment court case commerci solvent commiss ecr case télémarket ecr case rtt gb inno ecr pp case elliniki radiophonia teleorassi ecr pp case rte bbc itp commiss ecr pp ii commis decis eec nation carbon compani oj eec london european sabena oj eec british midland aer lingu oj amp sealink cmlr ec bulletin point footnot page