Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 March 2005 in Case T-160/03 AFCon Management Consultants and Others v Commission of the European Communities (Tacis Programme — Invitation to tender — Irregularities in the tendering procedure — Action for damages)
Date: 2005-05-28
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU programme, European Commission, award of contract, indemnification, invitation to tender

28.5.2005

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 132/25

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 16 March 2005

of 17 March 2005

in Case T-112/03 L'Oréal SA v Office for Harmonisation in
the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (1)

in Case T-160/03 AFCon Management Consultants and
Others v Commission of the European Communities (1)

(Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Appli-
cation for word mark FLEXI AIR — Earlier word mark FLEX
— Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion —
Request for proof of genuine use — Article 8(1)(b), Article
8(2)(a)(ii) and Article 43(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

(Tacis Programme — Invitation to tender — Irregularities in
the tendering procedure — Action for damages)

(2005/C 132/45)

(2005/C 132/46)

(Language of the case: English)

(Language of the case: English)

(OHIM)

In Case T-112/03: L'Oréal SA, established in Paris (France),
represented X. Buffet Delmas d'Autane, lawyer, against Office
for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and
Designs)
(Agents: B. Filtenborg, S. Laitinen and G.
Schneider), the other party to the proceedings before the Board
of Appeal of OHIM having been Revlon (Suisse) SA, established
in Schlieren (Switzerland) — action brought against the deci-
sion of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 January
2003 (Case R 396/2001-4) relating to opposition proceedings
between L'Oréal SA and Revlon (Suisse) SA — the Court of
First Instance (Second Chamber), composed of J. Pirrung, Presi-
dent, A.W.H. Meij and I. Pelikánová, Judges; B. Pastor, Deputy
Registrar,
for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 16 March
2005, in which it:

1. Dismisses the application;

2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 135 of 7.6.2003.

In Case T-160/03: AFCon Management Consultants, established
in Bray (Ireland), Patrick Mc Mullin, resident in Bray, Seamus
O'Grady, resident in Bray, represented by B. O'Connor, soli-
citor, and I. Carreño, lawyer, against Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities (Agents: J. Enegren and F. Hoffmeister, with
an address for service in Luxembourg) — application for
compensation for the damage allegedly suffered as a result of
irregularities in the tendering procedure for a project financed
by the Tacis programme (‘Project FDRUS 9902 — Agricultural
extension services in South Russia’) — the Court of First
Instance (Fifth Chamber), composed of P. Lindh, President, R.
García-Valdecasas and J.D. Cooke,
Judges; D. Christensen,
Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 17 March
2005, in which it:

1. Orders the Commission to pay AFCon the sum of EUR 48 605,
together with interest thereon from delivery of this judgment until
full payment. The rate of interest to be applied is to be calculated
on the basis of the European Central Bank's rate for its main refi-
nancing operations, in force during the period concerned, plus two
percentage points. The amount of interest is to be calculated on
the basis of compound interest;

2. Dismisses the application as to the remainder;

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3. Orders the Commission to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 200 of 23.8.2003.

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

of 17 March 2005

in Case T-285/03 Agraz, SA and Others v Commission of
the European Communities (1)

(Agriculture — Common organisation of the markets in
processed fruit and vegetable products — Production aid for
processed tomato products — Method of calculating the
amount — 2000-01 marketing year)

(2005/C 132/47)

(Language of the case: French)

In Case T-285/03: Agraz, SA and Others, established in Madrid
(Spain), Agrícola Conservera de Malpica, SA, established in
Tolède (Spain), Agridoro Soc. coop. rl, established in Pontenure
(Italy), Alfonso Sellitto SpA, established in Mercato S. Severino
(Italy), Alimentos Españoles, Alsat, SL, established in Don
Benito, Badajoz (Spain), AR Industrie Alimentari SpA, estab-
lished in Angri (Italy), Argo Food — Packaging & Innovation
Co. SA, established in Serres
Industrial
Commercial SA, established in Athens (Greece), Attianese Srl,
established in Nocera Superiore (Italy), Audecoop distillerie
(AUDIA), established in
séparatives
Arzens — Techniques
Montréal (France), Benincasa Srl, established in Angri, Boschi
Luigi & Figli SpA, established in Fontanellato (Italy), CAS SpA,
established in Castagnaro (Italy), Calispa SpA, established in

(Greece), Asteris

Castel San Giorgio (Italy), Campil — Agro Industrial do Campo
do Tejo, Lda, established in Cartaxo (Portugal), Campoverde Srl,
established in Carinola (Italy), Carlo Manzella & C. Sas, estab-
lished in Castel San Giovanni (Italy), Carmine Tagliamonte & C.
Srl, established in Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino (Italy), Carnes y
Conservas Españolas, SA, established in Mérida (Spain), Cbcotti
Srl, established in Nocera Inferiore (Italy), Cirio del Monte Italia
SpA, established in Rome (Italy), Consorzio Ortofrutticoli Tras-
formati Polesano (Cotrapo) Soc. coop. rl, established in Fiesso
Umbertiano (Italy), Columbus Srl, established in Parma (Italy),
Compal — Companhia produtora de Conservas Alimentares,
SA, established in Almeirim (Portugal), Conditalia Srl, estab-
lished in Nocera Superiore, Conservas El Cidacos, SA, estab-
lished in Autol (Spain), Conservas Elagón, SA, established in
Coria (Spain), Conservas Martinete, SA, established in Puebla de
la Calzada (Spain), Conservas Vegetales de Extremadura, SA,
established in Bajadoz, Conserve Italia Soc. coop. rl, established
in San Lazzaro di Savena (Italy), ConservesFranceSA, established
in Nîmes (France), Conserves Guintrand SA, established in
Carpentras (France), Conservificio Cooperativo Valbiferno Soc.
coop. rl, established in Guglionesi (Italy), Consorzio Casalasco
del Pomodoro Soc. coop. rl, established in Rivarolo del Re ed
Uniti (Italy), Consorzio Padano Ortofrutticolo (Copador) Soc.
coop. rl, established in Collecchio (Italy), Copais Food and
Beverage Company SA, established in Nea Ionia (Greece), Tin
Industry D. Nomikos SA, established in Marousi (Greece), Davia
Srl, established in Gragnano (Italy), De Clemente Conserve Srl,
established in Fisciano (Italy), DE. CON Srl, established in
Scafati (Italy), Desco SpA, established in Terracina (Italy),
‘Di
Lallo’ — Di Teodoro di Lallo & C. Snc, established in Scafati, Di
Leo Nobile — SpA Industria Conserve Alimentari, established
in Castel San Giorgio, Marotta Emilio, established in Sant'An-
tonio Abate (Italy), E. & O. von Felten SpA, established in
Fontanini (Italy), Egacoop, S. Coop., Lda, established in Andosilla
(Spain),Elais SA, established in Athens, Emiliana Conserve Srl,
established in Busseto (Italy), Perano Enrico & Figli Spa, estab-
lished in San Valentino Torio (Italy), FIT — Fomento da Indús-
tria do Tomate, SA, established in Águas de Moura (Portugal),
Faiella & C. Srl, established in Scafati,
‘Feger’ di Gerardo
Ferraioli SpA, established in Angri, Fratelli D'Acunzi Srl, estab-
lished in Nocera Superiore, Fratelli Longobardi Srl, established
in Scafati, Fruttagel Soc. coop. rl, established in Alfonsine
(Italy), G3 Srl, established in Nocera Superiore, Giaguaro SpA,
established in Sarno (Italy), Giulio Franzese Srl, established in
Carbonara di Nola (Italy), Greci Geremia & Figli SpA, estab-
lished in Parme, Greci — Industria Alimentar SpA, established
in Parme, Greek Canning Co. SA Kyknos, established in
Nauplie (Greece), Grilli Paolo & Figli — Sas di Grilli Enzo e
Togni Selvino, established in Gambettola (Italy), Heinz Iberica,
SA, established in Alfaro (Spain), IAN — Industrias Alimen-
tarias de Navarra, SA, established in Vilafranca (Spain), Indus-
tria Conserve Alimentari Aniello Longobardi — Di Gaetano,
Enrico & Carlo Longobardi Srl, established in Scafati, Industrias
de Alimentação Idal, Lda, established in Benavente (Portugal),
Industrias y Promociones Alimentícias, SA, established in
Miajadas (Spain), Industrie Rolli Alimentari SpA, established in
Roseto degli Abruzzi (Italy), Italagro — Indústria de Transfor-
mação de Produtos Alimentares, SA, established in Castanheira
do Ribatejo (Portugal), La Cesenate Conserve Alimentari SpA,
established in Cesena (Italy), La Dispensa di Campagna Srl,
established in Castagneto Carducei (Italy), La Doria SpA, estab-
lished in Angri, La Dorotea di Giuseppe Alfano & C. Srl, estab-
lished in Sant'Antonio Abate, La Regina del Pomodoro Srl,
established in Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino, ‘La Regina di San
Marzano’ di Antonio, Felice e Luigi Romano Snc, established in
Scafati, La Rosina Srl, established in Angri, Le Quattro Stelle
Srl, established in Angri, Lodato Gennaro & C. SpA, established
Louis Martin production SAS,
in Castel

San Giorgio,