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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-
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.
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.
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