Order of the Court of First Instance of 3 April 2003 in Case T-258/02: Hendrikus Boukes v European Parliament (Officials — Action for annulment — Action now devoid of purpose — No need to give a decision)
Date: 2003-07-19
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Parliament, action for annulment (EU), equal treatment, marriage, matrimonial law

19.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 171/27

agreement between Vice-President Kinnock and the trade
unions and staff associations of the Commission concerning
the resources available to staff representatives and the rules on
the resources available to staff representatives from 1 January
2002 — the Court of First Instance (First Chamber), composed
of B. Vesterdorf, President, R. M. Moura Ramos and H. Legal,
Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, made an order on 31 March 2003,
the operative part of which is as follows:

1.

2.

The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

Each party shall pay its own costs.

(1) OJ C 247 of 12.10.02.

1.

The action is dismissed as inadmissible.

2.

Each party shall pay its own costs.

( 1) OJ C 247 of 12.10.02.

of 3 April 2003

ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

in Case T-258/02: Hendrikus Boukes v European Parlia-
ment (1)

(Officials — Action for annulment — Action now devoid of
purpose — No need to give a decision)

(2003/C 171/46)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-258/02: Hendrikus Boukes, a former official of the
European Parliament, residing in Waldbredimus (Luxem-
bourg), represented by E. Boigelot, lawyer, with an address for
service in Luxembourg, against the European Parliament
(Agents: H. von Hertzen and L. G. Knudsen) — application for
annulment of the decision of the Secretary-General of the
European Parliament of 4 January 2002 refusing to treat his
marriage to a person of the same sex, contracted under the
Netherlands Law of 21 December 2000, as falling within the
definition of marriage for the purpose of the Staff Regulations
and to grant him all the rights, privileges and immunities
arising from the applicable Community provisions — the
Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber), composed of V. Tiili,
President, P. Mengozzi and M. Vilaras,
Jung,
Registrar, made an order on 3 April 2003, the operative part
of which is as follows:

Judges; H.

1)

2)

There is no longer any need to give a decision on the present
action.

There is no need to give a decision on the Kingdom of the
Netherlands’ application to intervene.

3)

The Parliament shall pay both the applicant’s and its own costs.

(1) OJ C 274 of 9.11.02.

ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 31 March 2003

in Case T-227/02: André Hecq v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Action for annulment — Time-limits — Inadmissibility)

(2003/C 171/45)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-227/02: André Hecq, Secretary-General and rep-
resentative of the Syndicat des Fonctionnaires Internationaux
et Européens (SFIE), residing in Mondercange (Luxembourg),
represented by L. Vogel and D. Amatulli, lawyers, against the
Commission of the European Communities (Agent: J. Currall)
— application for the annulment of the Commission decision
of 15 June 2001, approving the agreement between Vice
President Kinnock and the trade unions and staff associations
of the Commission concerning the resources available to staff
representatives and the rules on the resources available to staff
representatives from 1 January 2002 — the Court of First
Instance (First Chamber), composed of B. Vesterdorf, President
and R.M. Moura Ramos and H. Legal, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar,
made an order on 31 March 2003, the operative part of which
is as follows: