CELEX: C2001/200/42
Language: en
Date: 2001-07-14 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 31 May 2001 in Case C-41/99 P: Sadam Zuccherifici, divisione della SECI — Società Esercizi Commerciali Industriali SpA and Others v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Sugar — Regulation (EC) No 2613/97 — Aid to beet sugar producers — Abolition — Marketing year 2001/02 — Action for annulment — Natural or legal persons — Inadmissible)

C 200/24                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                          14.7.2001
M. Patakia and G. Bisogni) v Italian Republic (Agents: U. Lean-            Bologna (Italy), Sadam Castiglionese SpA, established in Bolog-
za, assisted by O. Fiumara) — application for a declaration                na, Sadam Abruzzo SpA, established in Bologna, Zuccherificio
that, by placing restrictions on the pursuit of the activity of            del Molise SpA, established in Termoli (Italy), Società Fondiaria
transport consultant, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its        Industriale Romagnola SpA (SFIR), established in Cesena (Italy),
obligations under Articles 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty (now,                represented by V. Cerulli Irelli, G. Pittalis and G. Fanzini,
after amendment, Articles 43 EC and 49 EC) — the Court                     avvocati — appeal against the order of the Court of First
(Sixth Chamber), composed of: C. Gulmann, President of the                 Instance of the European Communities (Fourth Chamber,
Chamber, V. Skouris, R. Schintgen (Rapporteur), N. Colneric                Extended Composition) of 8 December 1998 in Case T-39/98
and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; S. Alber, Advocate General;              Sadam Zuccherifici and Others v Council [1998] ECR II-4207,
R. Grass, Registrar, has given a judgment on 29 May 2001, in               as amended by an order of 29 January 1999 (not published in
which it:                                                                  the European Court Reports), seeking to have the first order
                                                                           set aside, the other party to the proceedings being: Council of
1.    Declares that, by subjecting, in the context of Law No 264           the European Union, (Agents: J. Carbery and I. Dı́ez Parra) —
      Disciplina dell’attività di consulenza per la circolazione dei       the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of: A. La Pergola,
      mezzi di trasporto (Law No 264 on the activity of transport          President of the Chamber, D.A.O. Edward and C. W.A. Tim-
      consultancy), of 8 August 1991, the pursuit of the activity          mermans (Rapporteur), Judges; C. Stix-Hackl, Advocate
      of transport consultant to possession of an administrative           General; L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given
      authorisation, failing which liability to penalties is incurred,     a judgment on 31 May 2001, in which it:
      and by making its issue subject to the condition that nationals
      of other Member States reside in Italy and lodge a security, the     1.    Dismisses the appeal.
      Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under
      Articles 52 and 59 of the Treaty (now, after amendment,              2.    Orders Sadam Zuccherifici, divisione della SECI — Società
      Articles 43 EC and 49 EC);                                                 Esercizi Commerciali Industriali SpA, Sadam Castiglionese
                                                                                 SpA, Sadam Abruzzo SpA, Zuccherificio del Molise SpA and
2.    Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.                              Società Fondiaria Industriale Romagnola SpA (SFIR) to pay
                                                                                 the costs.
(1) OJ C 281 of 2.10.1999.
                                                                           (1) OJ C 100 of 10.4.1999.
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                                       JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                        (Fourth Chamber)                                                              of 31 May 2001
                          of 31 May 2001                                   in Case C-43/99 [reference for a preliminary ruling from
                                                                           the Conseil supérieur des assurances sociales (Luxem-
in Case C-41/99 P: Sadam Zuccherifici, divisione della                     bourg)]: Ghislain Leclere and Alina Deaconescu v Caisse
SECI — Società Esercizi Commerciali Industriali SpA and                                 nationale des prestations familiales (1)
         Others v Council of the European Union (1)
                                                                           (Regulations (EEC) Nos 1408/71 and 1612/68 — Luxem-
                                                                           bourg maternity, childbirth and child-raising allowances —
(Appeal — Sugar — Regulation (EC) No 2613/97 — Aid to
                                                                           Residence condition — Rights of a person receiving a pension
beet sugar producers — Abolition — Marketing year
                                                                           but not resident in the Member State responsible for the
2001/02 — Action for annulment — Natural or legal
                                                                           pension — Family allowances and family benefits — Concept
                     persons — Inadmissible)
                                                                                           of ‘worker’ and ‘social advantage’)
                          (2001/C 200/42)                                                             (2001/C 200/43)
                    (Language of the case: Italian)                                             (Language of the case: French)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published     (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                   in the European Court Reports)                                              in the European Court Reports)
In Case C-41/99: Sadam Zuccherifici, divisione della SECI —                In Case C-43/99: reference to the Court under Article 177 of
Società Esercizi Commerciali Industriali SpA, established in               the EC Treaty (now Article 234 EC) from the Conseil supérieur