61977CO0090_EN
Parties
Grounds
Operative part
Parties
IN CASE 90/77,
HELLMUT STIMMING KG, WITTEN,
APPLICANT,
V COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
DEFENDANT,
Grounds
1 BY AN APPLICATION LODGED ON 21 JULY 1977, THE APPLICANT BROUGHT AN ACTION FOR DAMAGES ' AGAINST THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ' .
2 IN ITS REPLY IN THAT CASE, THE APPLICANT PURPORTS TO ' EXTEND '
ITS ACTION AND BRING IT ALSO AGAINST THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
3 THE RULES OF PROCEDURE DO NOT ALLOW SUCH AN ALTERATION IN THE PERSON OF THE DEFENDANT .
4 ACCORDINGLY, THE REPLY IS TO BE ACCEPTED ONLY AS A PLEADING IN THE PROCEEDINGS BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND THE COMMISSION, BUT CANNOT BE REGARDED AS COMMENCING AN ACTION AGAINST THE COUNCIL .
Operative part
THE COURT
HEREBY :
ORDERS THE REGISTRAR NOT TO SERVE ON THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES THE REPLY LODGED ON 7 NOVEMBER 1977 .