Judgment — ECLI:EU:C:2013:267
Date: 2013-04-25
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Fourth Chamber
Subject matter: Taxation;Value added tax
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - unfounded
Origin: United Kingdom

ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT 8 July 2011 (*) (Interventions) In Case C-86/11, ACTION under Article 258 TFEU for failure to fulfil obligations, brought on 24 February 2011, European Commission, represented by R. Lyal, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg, applicant, v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by S. Hathaway, acting as Agent, defendant, THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT, after hearing the Advocate General, N. Jääskinen, makes the following Order 1 By application lodged at the Registry of the Court on 23 May 2011 (email of 18 May), the Kingdom of Denmark, represented by C. Vang, acting as Agent, requested leave to intervene in Case C-86/11 in support of the form of order sought by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2 By application lodged at the Registry of the Court on 6 June 2011 (email of 30 May), the Czech Republic, represented by M. Smolek, J. Očková and T. Müller, acting as Agents, requested leave to intervene in Case C-86/11 in support of the form of order sought by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 3 By application lodged at the Registry of the Court on 14 June 2011 (fax of 10 June), Ireland, represented by D. O’Hagan, with an address for service in Luxembourg, requested leave to intervene in Case C‑86/11 in support of the form of order sought by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 4 By application lodged at the Registry of the Court on 16 June 2011 (fax of 15 June), the Republic of Finland, represented by H. Leppo, acting as Agent, requested leave to intervene in Case C-86/11 in support of the form of order sought by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 5 The applications for leave to intervene were made in accordance with Article 93(1) of the Rules of Procedure, and are submitted pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 40 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union. On those grounds, the President of the Court hereby orders: 1. The Kingdom of Denmark, the Czech Republic, Ireland and the Republic of Finland are granted leave to intervene in Case C-86/11 in support of the form of order sought by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2. A period shall be prescribed within which the interveners are to state in writing the pleas in law in support of the form of order which they seek. 3. The Registrar shall ensure that copies of all the procedural documents are served on the interveners. 4. The costs are reserved. Luxembourg, 8 July 2011. A. Calot Escobar V. Skouris Registrar President * Language of the case: English.