Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 July 2005 in Case C-180/00: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission of the European Communities (Association arrangements for the overseas countries and territories — Imports of sugar and mixtures of sugar and cocoa — Regulation (EC) No 465/2000 — Action for annulment — Safeguard measures — Proportionality)
Date: 2005-09-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU customs procedure, European Commission, France, Netherlands, Spain, action for annulment (EU), common organisation of markets, import policy, overseas countries and territories, sugar

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3. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs.

(Second Chamber)

(1) OJ C 149 of 27.05.2000.

of 14 July 2005

in Case C-26/00: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commis-
sion of the European Communities (1)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Association arrangements for the overseas countries and
territories — Imports of sugar and mixtures of sugar and
cocoa — Regulation (EC) No 2423/1999 — Action for
annulment — Safeguard measures — Proportionality)

(2005/C 217/01)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

In Case C-26/00, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agents: M. Fier-
stra and J. van Bakel) v Commission of the European Commu-
nities (Agents: T. van Rijn and C. van der Hauwaert), supported
by Kingdom of Spain (Agent: N. Díaz Abad) — action for
annulment under Article 230 EC, brought on 29 January 2000
— the Court (Second Chamber), composed of C.W.A. Timmer-
the Chamber, R. Silva de Lapuerta, R.
mans, President of
Schintgen (Rapporteur), G. Arestis and J. Klučka,
Judges; P.
Léger, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment
on 14 July 2005, in which it:

1. Dismisses the action;

(Second Chamber)

of 14 July 2005

in Case C-180/00: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commis-
sion of the European Communities (1)

(Association arrangements for the overseas countries and
territories — Imports of sugar and mixtures of sugar and
cocoa — Regulation (EC) No 465/2000 — Action for annul-
ment — Safeguard measures — Proportionality)

(2005/C 217/02)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

In Case C-180/00: Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agents: M.
Fierstra and J. van Bakel) v Commission of
the European
Communities (Agents: T. van Rijn and C. van der Hauwaert),
supported by Kingdom of Spain (Agent: N. Díaz Abad), and by
French Republic (Agents: G. de Bergues and D. Colas) — action
for annulment under Article 230 EC, brought on 12 May 2000
— the Court (Second Chamber), composed of C.W.A. Timmer-
the Chamber, R. Silva de Lapuerta, R.
mans, President of
Schintgen (Rapporteur), G. Arestis and J. Klučka,
Judges; P.
Léger, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment
on 14 July 2005, in which it:

2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs;

1. Dismisses the action;

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2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs;

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

3. Orders the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic to bear

their own costs.

(1) OJ C 211 of 22.07.2000.

(First Chamber)

of 14 July 2005

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Second Chamber)

of 14 July 2005

in Case C-452/00: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commis-
sion of the European Communities (1)

(Association arrangements for the overseas countries and
territories — Imports of sugar and mixtures of sugar and
cocoa — Regulation (EC) No 2081/2000 — Action for
annulment — Safeguard measures — Proportionality)

(2005/C 217/03)

(Language of the case: Dutch)

In Case C-452/00, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agent: J. van
Bakel) v Commission of the European Communities (Agents: T.
van Rijn and C. van der Hauwaert), supported by Kingdom of
Spain, (Agent: N. Díaz Abad) — action for annulment under
Article 230 EC, brought on 6 December 2000 — the Court
(Second Chamber), composed of C.W.A. Timmermans, Presi-
dent of
the Chamber, R. Silva de Lapuerta, R. Schintgen
(Rapporteur), G. Arestis and J. Klučka, Judges; P. Léger, Advo-
cate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 July
2005, in which it:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs;

3. Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs.

(1) OJ C 45 of 10.02.2001.

in Case C-57/02 P: Compañía española para la fabricación
de aceros inoxidables SA (Acerinox) v Commission of the
European Communities (1)

(Appeal — ECSC Treaty — Agreement, decisions and
concerted practices — Alloy surcharge — Parallel conduct —
Reduction of the fine — Cooperation in the administrative
procedure — Rights of the defence)

(2005/C 217/04)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case C-57/02 P, Compañía española para la fabricación de
aceros inoxidables SA (Acerinox), established in Madrid (Spain)
(Lawyers: A. Vandencasteele and D. Waelbroeck), the other
party to the proceedings being: Commission of the European
Communities (Agent: A. Whelan, and J. Flynn, Barrister) —
appeal under Article 49 of the ECSC Statute of the Court of
(First
Justice, brought on 22 February 2002 — the Court
Chamber), composed of P. Jann, President of the Chamber, A.
Rosas, R. Silva de Lapuerta, K. Lenaerts and S. von Bahr
(Rapporteur),
Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; R. Grass,
Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 July 2005, in which it:

1. Annuls the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the Euro-
pean Communities of 13 December 2001 in Case T-48/98 Acer-
inox v Commission to the extent to which it rejected the plea in
law put forward by Compañía española para la fabricación de
aceros inoxidables SA (Acerinox) alleging the lack of a statement
of reasons relating to its alleged participation in an agreement on
the Spanish market;

2. For the rest, dismisses the appeal;

3. Dismisses

the action for annulment brought by Compañía
española para la fabricación de aceros inoxidables SA (Acerinox)
to the extent to which it is based on a plea in law alleging that
the Commission of the European Communities was wrong to attri-
bute evidential value to the fax sent on 14 January 1994 by
Avesta Sheffield AB to its subsidiaries;