Judgment — ECLI:EU:T:2006:85
Date: 2006-03-15
Language of the case: Italian
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Wine
Concepts: Pleas in law;GATT and WTO;Admissibility and examination of applications, forms of order sought and pleas in law;Negotiation and conclusion;Description and presentation of wines
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded;Action for annulment - inadmissible
Origin: Italy

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 March 2006 - Italian Republic v Commission (Case T-226/04) 1 (Action for annulment - Regulation (EC) No 316/2004 - Common organisation of the market in wine - Protection of traditional terms - Amendment of classification of certain additional traditional indications - Use in labelling of wine originating in third countries - Procedural defect - Principle of proportionality - TRIPs Agreement) Language of the case: Italian Parties Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: M. Fiorilli, avvocato dello Stato) Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: N. Nolin and V. Di Bucci, acting as Agents) Re: Application for partial annulment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 316/2004 of 20 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products (OJ 2004 L 55, p. 16), in so far as it amends Articles 24, 36 and 37 of Commission Regulation No 753/2002 (OJ 2002 L 118, p. 1), concerning the protection of traditional terms Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs. ____________ 1 - OJ C 179 of 10.7.2004