CELEX: C2002/031/01
Language: en
Date: 2002-02-02 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of 22 November 2001 in Case C-451/98: Antillean Rice Mills NV v Council of the European Union (Arrangements for association of overseas countries and territories — Imports of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories — Safeguard measures — Regulation (EC) No 304/97 — Action for annulment — Inadmissibility)

2.2.2002                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                               C 31/1
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                                                     COURT OF JUSTICE
                                                               COURT OF JUSTICE
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                       1.    Dismisses the action as inadmissible.
                      of 22 November 2001                                    2.    Orders Antillean Rice Mills NV to pay the costs.
                                                                             3.    Orders the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian
in Case C-451/98: Antillean Rice Mills NV v Council of                             Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Commission
                     the European Union (1)                                        of the European Communities to bear their own costs.
(Arrangements for association of overseas countries and
                                                                             (1) OJ C 188 of 3.7.1999.
territories — Imports of rice originating in the overseas
countries and territories — Safeguard measures — Regu-
lation (EC) No 304/97 — Action for annulment — Inadmis-
                              sibility)
                          (2002/C 31/01)
                                                                                              JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                    (Language of the case: Dutch)
                                                                                                   of 22 November 2001
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                   in the European Court Reports)
                                                                             in Case C-452/98: Nederlandse Antillen v Council of the
                                                                                                    European Union (1)
In Case C-451/98: Antillean Rice Mills NV, established in                    (Arrangements for association of overseas countries and
Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles), (Avocats: W. Knibbeler and                   territories — Imports of rice originating in the overseas
K.J. Defares), supported by Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agent:               countries and territories — Safeguard measures — Regu-
M.A. Fierstra) v Council of the European Union (Agents:                      lation (EC) No 1036/97 — Action for annulment —
R. Torrent, J. Huber and G. Houttuin), supported by Kingdom                                            Inadmissibility)
of Spain (Agent: L. Pérez de Ayala Becerril), French Republic
(Agent: by K. Rispal-Bellanger and C. Chavance), Italian
Republic (Agent: U. Leanza, assisted by F. Quadri), and                                                (2002/C 31/02)
Commission of the European Communities (Agent: T. van
Rijn) —application for annulment of Council Regulation (EC)                                      (Language of the case: Dutch)
No 304/97 of 17 February 1997 introducing safeguard
measures in respect of imports of rice originating in the
overseas countries and territories (OJ 1997 L 51, p. 1) — the                (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
Court, composed of: G.C. Rodrı́guez Iglesias, President, P. Jann                                in the European Court Reports)
and F. Macken (Rapporteur) (Presidents of Chambers), C. Gul-
mann, D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, J.-P. Puissochet, L. Sevón,
M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen and V. Skouris, Judges; P. Léger,
Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the Registrar,              In Case C-452/98: Nederlandse Antillen (Avocats: P.V.F. Bos
has given a judgment on 22 November 2001, in which it:                       and M. Slotboom) v Council of the European Union (Agents: