CELEX: C2002/017/01
Language: en
Date: 2002-01-19 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of 22 November 2001 in Case C-110/97: Kingdom of the Netherlands 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)

19.1.2002               EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                               C 17/1
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                                                     COURT OF JUSTICE
                                                               COURT OF JUSTICE
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                       Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the Registrar,
                                                                             has given a judgment on 22 November 2001, in which it:
                      of 22 November 2001                                    1.    Dismisses the action as unfounded.
                                                                             2.    Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.
in Case C-110/97: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Council
                    of the European Union (1)                                3.    Orders the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian
                                                                                   Republic, and the Commission of the European Communities
                                                                                   to bear their own costs.
(Arrangements for association of overseas countries and
territories — Imports of rice originating in the overseas                    (1) OJ C 181 of 14.6.1997.
countries and territories — Safeguard measures — Regu-
       lation (EC) No 304/97 — Action for annulment)
                          (2002/C 17/01)
                                                                                               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                    (Language of the case: Dutch)
                                                                                                    of 22 November 2001
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                                                                             in Case C-301/97: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Council
                   in the European Court Reports)
                                                                                                  of the European Union (1)
                                                                             (Arrangements for association of overseas countries and
                                                                             territories — Imports of rice originating in the overseas
                                                                             countries and territories — Safeguard measures — Regu-
In Case C-110/97: Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agent:
                                                                                   lation (EC) No 1036/97 — Action for annulment)
M.A. Fierstra) v Council of the European Union (Agents:
R. Torrent, J. Huber and G. Houttuin), supported by Kingdom
of Spain (Agent: L. Pérez de Ayala Becerril), French Republic                                           (2002/C 17/02)
(Agents: K. Rispal-Bellanger and C. Chavance), Italian Republic
(Agent: by U. Leanza and F. Quadri), and Commission of the                                        (Language of the case: Dutch)
European Communities (Agent: T. van Rijn) — application
for annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 304/97 of                        (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
17 February 1997 introducing safeguard measures in respect                                       in the European Court Reports)
of imports of rice originating in the overseas countries and
territories (OJ 1997 L 51, p. 1) — the Court, composed of:
G.C. Rodrı́guez Iglesias, President, P. Jann and F. Macken
(Rapporteur) (Presidents of Chambers), C. Gulmann,                           In Case C-301/97: Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agents:
D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola, J.P. Puissochet, L. Sevón,                    J.S. van den Oosterkamp and M.A. Fierstra) v Council of the
M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen and V. Skouris, Judges; P. Léger,                  European Union (Agents: R. Torrent, J. Huber and G. Houttuin),