ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT
10 January 2012 (*)
(Interventions)
In Case C-431/11,
ACTION for annulment under Article 263 TFEU, brought on 18 August 2011 (fax of 16 August 2011),
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, represented by C. Murrell, acting as Agent, and by A. Dashwood QC,
applicant,
v
Council of the European Union, represented by M. Veiga and G. Marhic, acting as Agents,
defendant,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT,
after hearing the Advocate General, J. Kokott,
makes the following
Order
1        By application lodged at the Registry of the Court on 29 November 2011 (fax of 25 November), Ireland, represented by D. O’Hagan, acting as Agent, with an address for service in Luxembourg, requested leave to intervene in Case C‑431/11 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 1 December 2011 (fax of 1 December), the European Commission, represented by V. Kreuschitz and S. Pardo Quintillán, acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg, requested leave to intervene in Case C‑431/11 in support of the form of order sought by the Council.
3        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.      Ireland is granted leave to intervene in Case C-431/11 in support of the form of order sought by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2.      The European Commission is granted leave to intervene in Case C‑431/11 in support of the form of order sought by the Council of the European Union.
3.      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.
4.      The Registrar shall ensure that copies of all the procedural documents are served on the interveners.
5.      The costs are reserved.
Luxembourg, 10 January 2012.
A. Calot Escobar
V. Skouris
Registrar
President
* Language of the case: English.