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bourg is covered by the French society) but only GEMA refused to change its rules to conform with the EEC Treaty, GEMA has said it would take the case to the Community Court in Luxembourg. The Commission decision in no way affects GEMA'S cultural or social functions, the copyrights themselves or the financial incomes of the authors, except in trying to re-establish the rights of the affiliates vis-a-vis, GEMA.

Although this was its first "decision" on abuse of a dominant position, the Commission had previously com- mented on the case of Europ-Emballage, the Dutch metal-packaging firm taken over by the US firm, Con- tinental Can. The Commission restated its doctrine that takeovers by a dominant firm of a competing firm can in itself constitute an abuse. The Commission has investigated all five of the nat- ional copyright societies in the member states (Luxem-

Statutory Instruments

RULES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS (No. 2), 1971 S.I. No. 226 of 1972 1. In Order 76, rule 6 shall be deleted, and the follow- ing rule substituted therefore :— "6. All such proceedings (except notices to creditors) shall be written or printed or partly written and partly printed on paper on sheets measuring 13 inches by 8 inches or thereabouts, with an inner margin of If inches wide; but no objection shall be allowed to any proof of debt, affidavit or proxy on account of its being written or printed on other sized paper." 2. In Order 86, rule 18 (3) shall be deleted and the following sub-rule substituted therefore :— "(3). A transcript of the shorthand notes taken of the proceedings at the trial of an appellant shall be supplied by the Registrar free of charge (b) to an appellant who has been granted a legal aid (appeal) certificate, and (b) to any other appellant by order of the Court." 3. The following additional Order shall be inserted immediately after Order 90 viz : ORDER 90A THE REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACT, 1967 1. Every appeal to the Court under the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967 shall be brought by special sum- mons. 2. The summons shall be entitled in the matter of the said Act, on the application of the person bring- ing the appeal, and shall state the decision of the Redundancy Appeals Tribunal, (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal), appealed against and the grounds of appeal. 3. The summons shall be served on the Minister for Labour and all parties to the decision of the Tribunal. 4. The summons shall be issued within twenty-one days of the date on which notice of the decision of the Tribunal was given to the party appealing; pro- vided that the time within which the summons may be issued may be extended on application ex parte

at any time within six weeks from the date on which notice of the decision of the Tribunal was given to the party desirous of appealing. 5. Any question referred to the decision of the High Court by the said Minister under section 40 of the said Act shall be brought by special summons, en- titled in the matter of the said Act, on the applica- tion of the said Minister. The summons shall state concisely the question referred for the decision of the Court and shall be served on all parties to the appli- cation to the Tribunal. 6. No costs shall be allowed of any proceedings under this order unless the Court shall by special order allow such costs." 4. In Order 99, rule 45 shall be deleted and the follow- ing rule substituted therefore :— "45. Subject to the provisions of rule 8, in all cases not provided for by rule 39 in which a person shall obtain judgment for the payment of money or costs, if and when execution shall issue on foot thereof, the officer issuing such execution, shall add to the sum ordered to be paid the appropri- ate sum specified in respect of 'costs of execu- tion' set forth in Appendix W, Part III." 5. These rules shall be construed together with the Ruls of the Superior Courts and may be cited as the Rules of the Superior Courts (No. 2), 1971.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS S.I. No. 218 of 1971

SOLICITORS ACT 1954 (APPRENTICESHIP AND EDUCATION) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1971 The effect of these Regulations is to enable time spent by an apprentice in temporary employment outside the master's office to count as due service provided that it does not interfere with his employment as an appren- tice. Consequential amendments have been made to Form AE5. These Regulations came into force on 15th July, 1971. 121