Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 31 May 2001 in Case C-41/99 P: Sadam Zuccherifici, divisione della SECI — Società Esercizi Commerciali Industriali SpA and Others v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Sugar — Regulation (EC) No 2613/97 — Aid to beet sugar producers — Abolition — Marketing year 2001/02 — Action for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Inadmissible)
Date: 2001-07-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, State aid, action for annulment (EU), producer organisation, root vegetable, sugar beet

C 200/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14.7.2001

M. Patakia and G. Bisogni) v Italian Republic (Agents: U. Lean-
za, assisted by O. Fiumara) — application for a declaration
that, by placing restrictions on the pursuit of the activity of
transport consultant, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its
obligations under Articles 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty (now,
after amendment, Articles 43 EC and 49 EC) — the Court
(Sixth Chamber), composed of: C. Gulmann, President of the
Chamber, V. Skouris, R. Schintgen (Rapporteur), N. Colneric
and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; S. Alber, Advocate General;
R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 29 May 2001, in
which it:

1. Declares that, by subjecting, in the context of Law No 264
Disciplina dell’attività di consulenza per la circolazione dei
mezzi di trasporto (Law No 264 on the activity of transport
consultancy), of 8 August 1991, the pursuit of the activity
transport consultant to possession of an administrative
of
authorisation, failing which liability to penalties is incurred,
and by making its issue subject to the condition that nationals
of other Member States reside in Italy and lodge a security, the
Italian Republic has failed to fulfil
its obligations under
Articles 52 and 59 of the Treaty (now, after amendment,
Articles 43 EC and 49 EC);

2. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.

Bologna (Italy), Sadam Castiglionese SpA, established in Bolog-
na, Sadam Abruzzo SpA, established in Bologna, Zuccherificio
del Molise SpA, established in Termoli (Italy), Società Fondiaria
Industriale Romagnola SpA (SFIR), established in Cesena (Italy),
represented by V. Cerulli Irelli, G. Pittalis and G. Fanzini,
avvocati — appeal against the order of the Court of First
Instance of the European Communities (Fourth Chamber,
Extended Composition) of 8 December 1998 in Case T-39/98
Sadam Zuccherifici and Others v Council [1998] ECR II-4207,
as amended by an order of 29 January 1999 (not published in
the European Court Reports), seeking to have the first order
set aside, the other party to the proceedings being: Council of
the European Union, (Agents: J. Carbery and I. Dı´ez Parra) —
the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of: A. La Pergola,
President of the Chamber, D.A.O. Edward and C. W.A. Tim-
mermans
Judges; C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate
General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given
a judgment on 31 May 2001, in which it:

(Rapporteur),

1. Dismisses the appeal.

2. Orders Sadam Zuccherifici, divisione della SECI — Società
Esercizi Commerciali Industriali SpA, Sadam Castiglionese
SpA, Sadam Abruzzo SpA, Zuccherificio del Molise SpA and
Società Fondiaria Industriale Romagnola SpA (SFIR) to pay
the costs.

(1) OJ C 281 of 2.10.1999.

(1) OJ C 100 of 10.4.1999.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fourth Chamber)

of 31 May 2001

in Case C-41/99 P: Sadam Zuccherifici, divisione della
SECI — Società Esercizi Commerciali Industriali SpA and
Others v Council of the European Union (1)

(Appeal — Sugar — Regulation (EC) No 2613/97 — Aid to
beet sugar producers — Abolition — Marketing year
2001/02 — Action for annulment — Natural or legal
persons — Inadmissible)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 31 May 2001

in Case C-43/99 [reference for a preliminary ruling from
the Conseil supérieur des assurances sociales (Luxem-
bourg)]: Ghislain Leclere and Alina Deaconescu v Caisse
nationale des prestations familiales (1)

(Regulations (EEC) Nos 1408/71 and 1612/68 — Luxem-
bourg maternity, childbirth and child-raising allowances —
Residence condition — Rights of a person receiving a pension
but not resident in the Member State responsible for the
pension — Family allowances and family benefits — Concept
of ‘worker’ and ‘social advantage’)

(2001/C 200/42)

(2001/C 200/43)

(Language of the case: Italian)

(Language of the case: French)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
in the European Court Reports)

In Case C-41/99: Sadam Zuccherifici, divisione della SECI —
Società Esercizi Commerciali Industriali SpA, established in

In Case C-43/99: reference to the Court under Article 177 of
the EC Treaty (now Article 234 EC) from the Conseil supérieur