CELEX: C2000/149/60
Language: en
Date: 2000-05-27 00:00:00
Title: Order of the Court of First Instance of 7 March 2000 in Case T-2/95 (92): Industrie des Poudres Sphériques v Council of the European Union (Taxation of costs — Costs of an intervener — Lawyer's fees — Travel and accommodation expenses)

27.5.2000             EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                    C 149/31
    JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                             A.J. Tweedale Willoughby and, at the hearing, by B.H.E.
                                                                        Halliday, Solicitors, London, with an address for service in
                        of 16 March 2000                                Luxembourg at the Chambers of Loeff, Claeys and Verbeke, 58
                                                                        Rue Charles Martel, against Office for Harmonisation in the
in Case T-72/98: Astilleros Zamacona SA v Commission                    Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Agents:
              of the European Communities (1)                           F. López de Rego, A. Di Carlo and A. von Mühlendahl) —
                                                                        application for annulment of the decision of the Second Board
                                                                        of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal
(State aid — Shipbuilding — Article 4(3) of Council                     Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 11 February 1999 (Case
Directive 90/684/EEC — Determination of the ceiling for                 R 150/98-2) refusing registration of the word OPTIONS as a
                          production aid)                               Community trade mark — the Court of First Instance (Fourth
                                                                        Chamber), composed of: V. Tiili, President, R.M. Moura Ramos
                         (2000/C 149/58)                                and P. Mengozzi, Judges; G. Herzig, Administrator, for the
                                                                        Registrar, has given a judgment on 30 March 2000, in which
                                                                        it:
                  (Language of the case: Spanish)
                                                                        1. Dismisses the application;
In Case T-72/98 Astilleros Zamacona SA, established in
Santurce, Spain, represented by A. Creus Carreras, of the               2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.
Barcelona Bar, and B. Uriarte, of the Madrid Bar, Cabinet
Cuatrecasas, 60 Avenue de Cortenberg, Brussels, Belgium v
                                                                        (1) OJ C 174 of 19.6.1999.
Commission of the European Communities, (Agents: P. Nem-
itz, M. Desantes and M. Muñoz) — application for the
annulment of Commission Decision 98/157/EC of 5 Novem-
ber 1997 concerning aid Spain proposes to grant to Astilleros
Zamacona SA in respect of five tugboats (OJ 1998 L 50, p. 38)
— the Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition),
composed of: A. Potocki, President, K. Lenaerts, J. Azizi,
J. Pirrung and A.W.H. Meij, Judges; J. Palacio González,                      ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
16 March 2000, in which it:                                                                     of 7 March 2000
1. Dismisses the action;                                                in Case T-2/95 (92): Industrie des Poudres Sphériques v
                                                                                      Council of the European Union (1)
2. Orders the applicant to pay the costs.
                                                                        (Taxation of costs — Costs of an intervener — Lawyer’s fees
(1) OJ C 209 of 4.7.98.                                                            — Travel and accommodation expenses)
                                                                                                (2000/C 149/60)
                                                                                           (Language of the case: French)
    JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                             In Case T-2/95 (92): Industrie des Poudres Sphériques, estab-
                                                                        lished in Annemasse, France, represented by C. Momège, of
                        of 30 March 2000                                the Paris Bar, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the
                                                                        Chambers of A. May, 398 Route d’Esch, against Council of the
                                                                        European Union (Agents: originally R. Torrent and J. Monteiro,
in Case T-91/99: Ford Motor Company v Office for
                                                                        then Mr Torrent and Y. Cretien, and subsequently Mr Torrent,
Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and
                                                                        A. Tanca and P. Bentley), supported by Commission of the
                      Designs) (OHIM) (1)
                                                                        European Communities (Agents: N. Khan and X. Lewis),
                                                                        Péchiney Électrométallurgie, established in Courbevoie, France,
(Community trade mark — The word OPTIONS — Absolute                     and Chambre Syndicale de l’Électrométallurgie et de l’Électro-
ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article            chimie, established in Paris, represented originally by J.-P.
7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Acquisition through                  Gunther and H. de Broca, of the Paris Bar, then by Mr Gunther
                 use in part of the Community)                          alone, and subsequently by O. Prost, of the Paris Bar, 99-101
                                                                        Rue de la Loi, Brussels — application for taxation of the costs
                         (2000/C 149/59)                                to be reimbursed by the applicant to the intervener Péchiney
                                                                        Électrométallurgie following the judgment of the Court of First
                                                                        Instance of 15 October 1998 in Case T-2/95 Industrie des
                  (Language of the case: English)                       Poudres Sphériques v Council [1998] ECR II-3939 — the
                                                                        Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition),
In Case T-91/99: Ford Motor Company, established in Dear-               composed of: R. Garcı́a-Valdecasas, President, P. Lindh, R.M.
born, Michigan, United States of America, represented by                Moura Ramos, J.D. Cooke and M. Vilaras, Judges; H. Jung,
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Registrar, made an order on 7 March 2000, the operative part                      ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
of which is as follows:
                                                                                                   of 24 February 2000
The total amount of the costs to be reimbursed by Industrie des
Poudres Sphériques to the intervener Péchiney Électrométallurgie is       in Case T-162/99: Luigia Dricot-Daniele and others v the
fixed at FRF 207 507,50.                                                           Commission of the European Communities (1)
(1) OJ C 54 of 4.3.1995.                                                   (Action for annulment — Withdrawal of contested measure
                                                                                                 — No need to adjudicate)
                                                                                                     (2000/C 149/62)
                                                                                                (Language of the case: French)
       ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
                                                                           In Case T-162/99: Luigia Dricot-Daniele, residing in Overijse
                         of 24 February 2000                               (Belgium), Patricia De Palma, residing in Brussels, and Claudine
                                                                           Hamptaux, residing in Brussels, officials of the Commission of
in Case T-104/99: AS Bolderaja and Others v Council of                     the European Communities, represented by L. Vogel , of the
                       the European Union (1)                              Brussels Bar, with an address for service at the Chambers of C.
                                                                           Kremer, of Faltz et Associés, 6 Rue Heinrich Heine, against
(Action for annulment — Dumping — Regulation (EC) No                       Commission of the European Communities (Agents: G. Valse-
           194/1999 — Time-limit — Inadmissibility)                        sia and J. Currall ) — application for annulment of the elections
                                                                           held on 9, 10 and 11 March 1999 to the Staff Committee of
                                                                           the local Brussels section and the appointments made by that
                           (2000/C 149/61)
                                                                           committee following those elections — the Court of First
                                                                           Instance (Fifth Chamber), composed of R. Garcı́a-Valdecasas,
                     (Language of the case: English)                       President, and P. Lindh and J.D. Cooke, Judges; H. Jung,
                                                                           Registrar, has given a judgment on 24 February 2000, the
                                                                           operative part of which is as follows:
In Case T-104/99: AS Bolderaja, established in Riga (Latvia),
Zaklady Plyt Pilśniowych SA w Krośnie Odrzańskim, estab-
                                                                           1. There is no need to adjudicate on this application.
lished in Krosno Odrzanskie (Poland), Alpex-Karlino SA w
Karlino, established in Karlino (Poland) and Zaklady Plyt                  2. The Commission is ordered to pay the costs of these proceedings
Pilśœniowych SA w Czarnej Wodzie, established in Czarna                        including the costs relating to the application for interim
Woda (Poland) represented by V.N. Akritidis, of the Athens                      measures.
Bar, and T. Pick, Rechtsanwalt, Bonn, with an address for
service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Arendt and
Medernach, 8-10 Rue Mathias Hardt v Council of the European                (1) OJ C 281 of 2.10.1999.
Union (Agents: S. Marquardt, H.-J. Rabe, G.M. Berrisch and
H.-G. Kamann) — application for the annulment of Council
Regulation (EC) No 194/1999 of 25 January 1999 imposing
definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of hardboard orig-
inating in Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and
Russia and definitively collecting the provisional duties
imposed (OJ 1999 L 22, p. 16) — the Court (Fifth Chamber,
                                                                                  ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
Extended Composition), composed of: R. Garcı́a-Valdecasas,
President, P. Lindh, J.D. Cooke, P. Mengozzi and M. Vilaras,
Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, has given a judgment on 24 February                                     of 16 March 2000
2000, the operative part of which is as follows:
                                                                           in Case T-262/99: Anthony Goldstein v Commission of
1. The action is dismissed as inadmissible.                                                the European Communities (1)
2. There is no need to adjudicate on the Commission’s application
                                                                           (Action for compensation — Manifest inadmissibility —
     for leave to intervene.
                                                                                  Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
3. The applicants are ordered to bear their own costs and, jointly
     and severally, to pay the costs of the Council save for those                                   (2000/C 149/63)
     relating to the preparation and submission of its defence.
                                                                                               (Language of the case: English)
(1) OJ C 226 of 7.8.99.
                                                                           In Case T-262/99: Anthony Goldstein, residing in Harrow,
                                                                           Middlesex (United Kingdom), represented by R. St. John