Judgment of the Court of 22 November 2001 in Case C-451/98: Antillean Rice Mills NV v Council of the European Union (Arrangements for association of overseas countries and territories — Imports of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories — Safeguard measures — Regulation (EC) No 304/97 — Action for annulment — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2002-02-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, Netherlands Antilles, action for annulment (EU), import licence, protective clause, rice

2.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 31/1

I

(Information)

COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF JUSTICE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

1. Dismisses the action as inadmissible.

of 22 November 2001

2. Orders Antillean Rice Mills NV to pay the costs.

in Case C-451/98: Antillean Rice Mills NV v Council of
the European Union (1)

3. Orders the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian
Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Commission
of the European Communities to bear their own costs.

(Arrangements for association of overseas countries and
territories — Imports of rice originating in the overseas
countries and territories — Safeguard measures — Regu-
lation (EC) No 304/97 — Action for annulment — Inadmis-
sibility)

(1) OJ C 188 of 3.7.1999.

(2002/C 31/01)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

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

In Case C-451/98: Antillean Rice Mills NV, established in
Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles), (Avocats: W. Knibbeler and
K.J. Defares), supported by Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agent:
M.A. Fierstra) v Council of the European Union (Agents:
R. Torrent, J. Huber and G. Houttuin), supported by Kingdom
of Spain (Agent: L. Pérez de Ayala Becerril), French Republic
(Agent: by K. Rispal-Bellanger and C. Chavance),
Italian
Republic (Agent: U. Leanza, assisted by F. Quadri), and
Commission of the European Communities (Agent: T. van
Rijn) —application for annulment of Council Regulation (EC)
No 304/97 of 17 February 1997 introducing safeguard
measures in respect of imports of rice originating in the
overseas countries and territories (OJ 1997 L 51, p. 1) — the
Court, composed of: G.C. Rodrı´guez Iglesias, President, P. Jann
and F. Macken (Rapporteur) (Presidents of Chambers), C. Gul-
mann, D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, J.-P. Puissochet, L. Sevo´ n,
M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen and V. Skouris, Judges; P. Léger,
Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the Registrar,
has given a judgment on 22 November 2001, in which it:

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 22 November 2001

in Case C-452/98: Nederlandse Antillen v Council of the
European Union (1)

(Arrangements for association of overseas countries and
territories — Imports of rice originating in the overseas
countries and territories — Safeguard measures — Regu-
lation (EC) No 1036/97 — Action for annulment —
Inadmissibility)

(2002/C 31/02)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

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

In Case C-452/98: Nederlandse Antillen (Avocats: P.V.F. Bos
and M. Slotboom) v Council of the European Union (Agents: