Case T-255/07: Action brought on 17 July 2007 — Algodonera de Palma v Council and Commission
Date: 2007-09-08
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Commission, action for annulment (EU), aid system, common agricultural policy, cotton, farm income, support policy

8.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 211/49

Action brought on 17 July 2007 — Sungro v Council and
Commission

Pleas in law and main arguments

(Case T-252/07)

(2007/C 211/90)

Language of the proceedings: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Sungro, S.A.
L. Ortiz Blanco, lawyer)

(Córdoba, Spain)

(represented by:

Defendants: Council of the European Union and Commission of
the European Communities

Forms of order sought

— to uphold the present action for damages,

in accordance
with Article 288 EC, and declare the applicant is entitled to
be financially compensated by the Council and the Commis-
sion jointly and severally in the sum total of thirty seven
thousand one hundred and eighty-eight euros (EUR 37 188);

— to order the defendant institutions to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are those already put
forward in Case T-217/07 Las Palmeras v Council and Commission.

The pleas in law and main arguments are those already put
forward in Case T-217/07 Las Palmeras v Council and Commission.

Action brought on 17 July 2007 — Pinzón v Council and
Commission

(Case T-254/07)

(2007/C 211/92)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: S. Coop. And. Agrícola y Ganadera de Pinzón (repre-
sented by: L. Ortiz Blanco, lawyer)

Defendants: Council of the European Union and Commission of
the European Communities

Form of order sought

— declare under Article 288 EC that the applicant is entitled to
have damage totalling one million two hundred and ninety
eight
euros
thousand eight hundred and sixty one
(EUR 1 298 861) made good by the Council and the
Commission jointly and severally;

— order the defendants to pay the costs.

Action brought on 17 July 2007 — Desarrollo y
Aplicaciones Fitotécnicas v Council and Commission

Pleas in law and main arguments

(Case T-253/07)

(2007/C 211/91)

Language of the proceedings: Spanish

The pleas in law and main arguments are those relied on in
Case T-217/07 Las Palmeras v Council and Commission.

Parties

Applicant: Desarrollo y Aplicaciones Fitotécnicas, S.A. (Córdoba,
Spain) (represented by: L. Ortiz Blanco, lawyer)

Defendants: Council of the European Union and Commission of
the European Communities

Forms of order sought

— to uphold the present proceedings for damages, in accord-
ance with Article 288 EC, and declare the applicant
is
entitled to be financially compensated by the Council and
the Commission jointly and severally in the sum total of one
million one hundred and sixteen thousand six hundred and
sixty-seven euros (EUR 1 116 667);

— to order the defendant institutions to pay the costs.

Action brought on 17 July 2007 — Algodonera de Palma v
Council and Commission

(Case T-255/07)

(2007/C 211/93)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Algodonera de Palma SA (Córdoba, Spain)
sented by: L. Ortiz Blanco, lawyer)

(repre-

Defendants: Council of the European Union and Commission of
the European Communities

C 211/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.9.2007

Form of order sought

— declare under Article 288 EC that the applicant is entitled to
have damage totalling two million two thousand three
hundred and forty four euros (EUR 2 002 344) made good
by the Council and the Commission jointly and severally;

— order the defendants to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are those relied on in
Case T-217/07 Las Palmeras v Council and Commission.

the judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-228/02
Organisation des Modjahedines du peuple d'Iran v Council [2006]
ECR II-0000. According to the applicant the Council was under
an obligation to remove the applicant's name from the said list.

Furthermore, the applicant contends that the contested decision
was adopted in violation of the applicant's right to be heard and
without proper reasoning.

Moreover, the applicant claims that the contested decision was
adopted on the basis of material all of which related to the
taking into
to the year 2001 and without
period prior
consideration material relating to the years after 2001 adduced
by the applicant.

Finally, the applicant alleges that these circumstances amount to
an abuse or misuse of powers.

Action brought on 16 July 2007 — People's Mojahedin
Organization of Iran v Council

(1) OJ 2007 L 169, p. 58.

(Case T-256/07)

(2007/C 211/94)

Language of the case: English

Action brought on 17 July 2007 — France v Commission

Parties

Applicant: People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (Auvers sur
Oise, France)
lawyer, and D.
Vaughan, QC)

(represented by:

J.P. Spitzer,

(Case T-257/07)

(2007/C 211/95)

Language of the case: French

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Parties

Form of order sought

— Annul Decision 2007/445/EC of the Council insofar as it

applies to the applicant;

— order the defendant to pay the applicant's costs.

Applicant: French Republic (represented by: E. Belliard, G. de
Bergues, R. Loosli and A.-L. During, Agents)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Pleas in law and main arguments

Form of order sought

The applicant seeks the partial annulment of Council Decision
2007/445/EC of 28 June 2007 implementing Article 2(3) of
Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures
directed against certain persons and entities with a view to
combating terrorism and repealing Decisions 2006/379/EC and
2006/1008/EC (1) maintaining the applicant on the list of the
persons, groups and entities to whom a freeze of funds and
other financial resources applies.

In support of its application, the applicant submits that the
contested Council decision should be annulled because the
Council continued to rely on the listing of the applicant in Deci-
sion 2006/379/EC which should have been annulled or
amended by the Council with regard to the applicant following

of

(EC) No

727/2007

— Annul paragraph (3) of the Annex to Commission Regu-
2007 (1)
lation
III, VII and X to Regulation (EC)
amending Annexes I,
No 999/2001 of
the
Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and
eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopa-
thies (2), to the extent that it introduces, into Chapter A of
Annex VII, paragraphs 2.3(b)(iii), 2.3(d), and 4;

the European Parliament and of

June

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— Alternatively, if the Court were to rule that this application
is inadmissible, annul Regulation

for partial annulment
No 727/2007in its entirety;

— Order the Commission to pay the costs.