Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of  8 December 2005  in Case C-220/03: European Central Bank v Federal Republic of Germany (Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities — Agreement on the seat of the European Central Bank — Arbitration clause — Immovable property leased by the ECB — Indirect taxes passed on in leasing or letting charges)
Date: 2006-02-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Central Bank, Germany, VAT, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, property leasing, redemption

11.2.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 36/3

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(First Chamber)

of 24 November 2005

in Joined Cases C-138/03, C-324/03 and C-431/03: Italian
Republic v Commission of the European Communities (1)

(Action for annulment — Structural funds — Co-financing
— Regulations (EC) No 1260/1999 and No 1685/2000 —
Conditions concerning the eligibility of payments on account
made by national bodies within the framework of State aid
schemes)

(First Chamber)

of 8 December 2005

in Case C-220/03: European Central Bank v Federal
Republic of Germany (1)

(2006/C 36/04)

(Language of the case: Italian)

(Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European
Communities — Agreement on the seat of the European
Central Bank — Arbitration clause — Immovable property
leased by the ECB — Indirect taxes passed on in leasing or
letting charges)

In Joined Cases C-138/03, C-324/03 and C-431/03: actions for
annulment under Article 230 EC, brought on 27 March 2003
(C-138/03), 24 July 2003 (C-324/03) and 9 October 2003 (C-
431/03), Italian Republic (Agent: I.M. Braguglia, assisted by A.
Cingolo, avvocato dello Stato) v Commission of the Euro-
pean Communities (Agents: E. de March and L. Flynn, assisted
by A. Dal Ferro, avvocato),
(First Chamber),
composed of P. Jann, President of the Chamber, K. Schiemann,
N. Colneric, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues (Rapporteur) and E. Levits,
J. Kokott, Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Principal
Judges;
Administrator,
for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 24
November 2005, in which it:

the Court

1. Declares it unnecessary to give judgment on the action in Case C-

138/03;

2. Dismisses the action in Case C-324/03;

3. Dismisses the action in Case C-431/03 as inadmissible;

(2006/C 36/05)

(Language of the case: German)

In Case C-220/03: Action under Article 238 EC, brought on 21
May 2003, European Central Bank (Agents: C. Zilioli and M.
Benisch, assisted by H.-G. Kamann and M. Selmayr, Rechtsan-
wälte) v Federal Republic of Germany (Agent: U. Forsthoff,
assisted by W. Hölters, Rechtsanwalt) — the Court
(First
Jann, President of the Chamber,
Chamber), composed of P.
K. Schiemann (Rapporteur), K. Lenaerts, E. Juhász and M. Ilešič,
Judges; C. Stix Hackl, Advocate General; K. Sztranc, Adminis-
trator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 8 December 2005,
in which it:

4. Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the

costs relating to Case C-138/03;

1. Dismisses the action;

5. Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs relating to Cases C-

324/03 and C-431/03.

2. Orders the European Central Bank to pay the costs.

(1) OJ C 135 of 7.6.2003

OJ C 226 of 20.9.2003
OJ C 304 of 13.12.2003.

(1) OJ C 200, 23.8.2003.