ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT
18 June 2012 (1)
(Interventions)
In Case C-28/12,
APPLICATION for annulment under Article 263 TFEU, brought on 18 January 2012 (email of 17 January 2012),
European Commission, represented by G. Valero Jordana, K. Simonsson and S. Bartelt, acting as Agents,
applicant,
v
Council of the European Union, represented by E. Karlsson, R. Szostak and M.‑M. Joséphidès, acting as Agents,
defendant,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT,
after hearing the Advocate General, P. Mengozzi,
makes the following
Order
1        By application lodged at the Court Registry on 13 March 2012 (fax of 12 March), the French Republic, represented by G. de Bergues, acting as Agent, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
2        By application lodged at the Court Registry on 4 April 2012, the Czech Republic, represented by M. Smolek, E. Ruffer and D. Hadroušek, acting as Agents, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
3        By application lodged at the Court Registry on 10 April 2012, the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by T. Henze and N. Graaf Vitzthum, acting as Agents, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
4        By application lodged at the Court Registry on 13 April 2012 (fax of 12 April), the Hellenic Republic, represented by A. Samoni-Rantou and S. Chala, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
5        By application lodged at the Court Registry on 13 April 2012, the Republic of Finland, represented by J. Heliskoski, acting as Agent, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
6        By application lodged at the Court Registry on 17 April 2012, the Republic of Poland, represented by B. Majczyna and M. Szpuznar, acting as Agents, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
7        By application lodged at the Court Registry on 17 April 2012, the Portuguese Republic, represented by L. Inez Fernandes and M. Luísa Duarte, acting as Agents, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
8        By application lodged at the Court Registry on 18 April 2012 (fax of 17 April), the Italian Republic, represented by G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
9        By application lodged at the Court Registry on 20 April 2012, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, represented by C. Wissels and J. Langer, acting as Agents, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
10      By application lodged at the Court Registry on 23 April 2012 (fax of 19 April), the European Parliament, represented by R. Passos and A. Auersperger Matić, acting as Agents, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Commission.
11      By application lodged at the Court Registry on 26 April 2012, the Kingdom of Sweden, represented by A. Falk, A. Meyer-Seitz, C. Stege, S. Johannesson, U. Persson and K. Ahlstrand-Oxhamre, acting as Agents, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
12      By application lodged at the Court Registry on 27 April 2012 (fax of 24 April), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by S. Behzadi-Spencer, acting as Agent, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
13      By application lodged at the Court Registry on 4 May 2012 (email of 30 April), the Kingdom of Denmark, represented by L. Volck Madsen, acting as Agent, applied for leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
14      The applications for intervention were made in accordance with Article 93(1) of the Rules of Procedure, and are submitted pursuant to the first subparagraph 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 French Republic, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Denmark are granted leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the Council of the European Union.
2.      The European Parliament is granted leave to intervene in Case C‑28/12 in support of the form of order sought by the European Commission.
3.      A period shall be prescribed within which the interveners must set out, in writing, the pleas relied on in support of the form of order which they seek.
4.      A copy of every document served on the parties will be sent to the interveners by the Registrar.
5.      Costs are reserved.
Luxembourg, 18 June 2012.
A. Calot Escobar
V. Skouris
Registrar
President
1 – Language of the case: English.