Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 November 2002 in Joined Cases T-141/99, T-142/99, T-150/99 and T-151/99, Vela Srl and Tecnagrind SL v Commission of the European Communities (Agriculture — EAGGF — Withdrawal of financial assistance — Articles 23 and 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 — Principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations — Principle of proportionality)
Date: 2003-01-25
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EAGGF Guidance Section, EU aid, European Commission, action for annulment (EU), agricultural holding

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C 19/27

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 21 November 2002

of 7 November 2002

in Case T-88/98: Kundan Industries Ltd and Tata Inter-
national Ltd v Council of the European Union (1)

(Dumping — Stainless steel fasteners — Calculation of
export price — Unreliability of the price — Calculation of
normal value — Rights of the defence)

(2003/C 19/49)

(Language of the case: English)

(India),

In Case T-88/98, Kundan Industries Limited, Tata International
Limited, established in Mumbai
represented by
J.-F. Bellis and P. De Baere, lawyers, with an address for service
in Luxembourg, v Council of the European Union (Agents:
S. Marquardt, H.-J. Rabe and G. Berrisch), supported by
Commission of the European Communities (Agents: V. Kreus-
chitz and N. Khan): Application for the annulment of Article 1
of Council Regulation (EC) No 393/98 of 16 February 1998
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of
stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in the
People’s Republic of China,
India, the Republic of Korea,
Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand (OJ 1998 L 50, p. 1) the Court
of First Instance (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition),
composed of: M. Vilaras, President, V. Tiili, J. Pirrung, P. Men-
gozzi and A. W. H. Meij, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, has given
a judgment on 21 November 2002, in which it:

fasteners and parts

1. Annuls Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 393/98 of
16 February 1998 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty
thereof
on imports of
stainless steel
originating in the People’s Republic of China,
the
Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand insofar as
it imposes an anti-dumping duty on exports to the European
Community of products manufactured by Kundan Industries
Limited and exported by Tata International Limited which
exceeds that which would apply but for an adjustment to the
export price made in respect of a commission.

India,

2. Dismisses the remainder of the application.

3. Orders the Council to bear its own costs and to pay 30% of the
costs of the applicants and orders the Commission to bear its
own costs.

( 1) OJ C 234, 25.7.1998.

in Joined Cases T-141/99, T-142/99, T-150/99 and T-151/
99, Vela Srl and Tecnagrind SL v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Agriculture — EAGGF — Withdrawal of financial assist-
ance — Articles 23 and 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88
— Principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate
expectations — Principle of proportionality)

(2003/C 19/50)

(Language of the case: Italian)

in Case T-141/99,

In Joined Cases T-141/99, T-142/99, T-150/99 and T-151/99:
Vela Srl, established in Milan (Italy), Tecnagrind SL, established
in Barcelona (Spain), represented by G. M. Scarpellini, lawyer,
with an address for service in Luxembourg, Commission
of the European Communities (Agents: C. Cattabriga and
M. Moretto) — Application,
for the
annulment of Commission Decision C (1999) 540 of 9 March
1999 withdrawing the assistance granted to Vela Srl by
Commission Decision C (92) 1494 of 30 June 1992, concern-
ing grant of the EAGGF, Guidance Section, contribution under
Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88 of 19 December 1988,
laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC)
No 2052/88 as regards the EAGGF Guidance Section (OJ 1988
L 374, p. 25), in connection with Project No 92.IT.06.001
entitled Action in the form of a demonstrative project for the
introduction and promotion of cylindrical luffa in disadvan-
taged European areas; in Case T-142/99, for the annulment of
Commission Decision C (1999) 541 of 4 March 1999
withdrawing the assistance granted to Sonda Srl by Com-
mission Decision C (93) 3401 of 26 November 1993,
concerning grant of the EAGGF, Guidance Section, contri-
in
bution under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88,
connection with Project No 93.IT.06.057 entitled Action in
the form of a pilot demonstrative project for the reduction of
production costs and fertiliser costs in sunflower cultivation;
in Case T-150/99, for the annulment of Commission Decision
C (1999) 532 of 4 March 1999 withdrawing the assistance
granted to Tecnagrind SL by Commission Decision C (93)
3395 of 26 November 1993, concerning grant of the EAGGF,
Guidance Section, contribution under Council Regulation
Project
(EEC) No
No 93.ES.06.031 entitled Demonstrative project for the mul-
tiple optimisation of Vetiver (Vetiveria Zizanioides) in the

connection with

4256/88,

in

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Mediterranean area; and, in Case T-151/99, for the annulment
of Commission Decision C (1999) 533 of 4 March 1999
withdrawing the assistance made to Tecnagrind SL by Com-
mission Decision C (96) 2235 of 13 September 1996,
concerning grant of the EAGGF, Guidance Section, contri-
bution under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4256/88,
in
connection with Project No 95.ES.06.005 entitled ‘Demonstra-
tive project for the processing if castor-oil plants (Ricinus
Communis) in agricultural undertakings for the extraction of
aromatic essences’, the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber),
composed of: M. Jaeger, President, K. Lenaerts and J. Azizi,
Judges; J. Palacio González, Administrator, for the Registrar,
has given a judgment on 7 November 2002, in which:

1999 C 351, p. 29, and OJ 2000 C 71, p. 8), the Court of First
Instance (Third Chamber, Extended Composition), composed
of: M. Jaeger, President, R. García-Valdecasas, K. Lenaerts,
P. Lindh and J. Azizi, Judges; Registrar: B. Pastor, Deputy
Registrar, has given a judgment on 23 October 2002, in which
it:

1. Dismisses the applications;

2. Orders the applicants to pay their own costs together with those

of the Commission.

1.

2.

The applications are dismissed.

(1) OJ C 47 of 19.2.2000.

In each case, the applicants shall bear their own costs and pay
those of the Commission.

( 1) OJ C 246, 28.8.99.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 23 October 2002

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 23 October 2002

in Joined Cases T-346/99, T-347/99 and T-348/99: Territo-
rio Histórico de Álava — Diputación Foral de Álava and
Others v Commission of the European Communities (1)

in Joined Cases T-269/99, T-271/99 and T-272/99: Territo-
rio Histórico de Guipúzcoa — Diputación Foral de Gui-
púzcoa and Others v Commission of the European Com-
munities (1)

(State aid — Decision to initiate the procedure under
Article 88(2) EC — Actions for annulment — Admissibility
— Tax measures — Selective nature — Legitimate expec-
tations — Misuse of powers)

(State aid — Decision to initiate the procedure under Article
88(2) EC — Actions for annulment — Admissibility — Tax
measures — Selective nature — Legitimate expectations —
Misuse of powers)

(2003/C 19/52)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

(2003/C 19/51)

(Language of the case: Spanish)

In Joined Cases T-269/99, T-271/99 and T-272/99, Territorio
Histórico de Guipúzcoa — Diputación Foral de Guipúzcoa,
Territorio Histórico de Álava — Diputación Foral de Álava,
Territorio Histórico de Vizcaya — Diputación Foral de Vizcaya,
represented by A. Creus Carreras and B. Uriarte Valiente,
lawyers, v Commission of the European Communities (Agents:
F. Santaolalla Gadea, G. Rozet and G. Valero Jordana): Appli-
cation for annulment of the Commission’s decisions, notified
to the Spanish authorities by letters of 17 August 1999, to
initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) EC against the
Spanish State in relation to tax aid in the form of a 45 % tax
credit in the Provinces of Álava, Viscaya and Guipúzcoa (OJ

In Joined Cases T-346/99, T-347/99 and T-348/99, Territorio
Histórico de Álava — Diputación Foral de Álava, Territorio
Histórico de Guipúzcoa — Diputación Foral de Guipúzcoa,
Territorio Histórico de Vizcaya — Diputación Foral de Vizcaya,
represented by A. Creus Carreras and B. Uriarte Valiente,
lawyers, v Commission of the European Communities (Agents:
F. Santaolalla Gadea, G. Rozet and G. Valero Jordana): Appli-
cation for annulment of the Commission’s decision, notified
to the Spanish authorities by letter of 29 September 1999, to
initiate the procedure under Article 88(2) EC against the
Spanish State in relation to tax aid in the form of a reduction
in the tax base for firms in the Provinces of Álava, Viscaya and
Guipúzcoa (OJ 2000 C 55, p. 2), the Court of First Instance
(Third Chamber, Extended Composition), composed of:
M. Jaeger, President, R. García-Valdecasas, K. Lenaerts, P. Lindh
and J. Azizi, Judges; B. Pastor, Deputy Registrar, has given a
judgment on 23 October 2002, in which it: