CELEX: C2000/034/17
Language: en
Date: 2000-02-05 00:00:00
Title: Case C-392/99: Action brought on 13 October 1999 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Portuguese Republic

5.2.2000                EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                            C 34/9
I. Sáenz-Cortabarrı́a Fernández and Morales Isasi, of the Viz-           (1) The appeal is dismissed.
caya Bar, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the
Chambers of G. Harles, 8-10 Rue Mathias — against the order                (2) N is to pay the costs.
of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
(Second Chamber) in Case T-136/95, Infrisa v Commission,
[1998] ECR II-3301, seeking to have that order set aside, the              (1) OJ C 71 of 13.3.1999.
other party to the proceedings being: Commission of the
European Communities (Agent: J. Guerra Fernández) — the
Court (First Chamber) composed of L. Sevón (Rapporteur),
President of the Chamber, P. Jann and M. Wathelet, Judges,
Advocat General: F.G. Jacobs, Registrar: R. Grass has made an
order on 14 October 1999 in which it:
1. Dismisses the appeal;                                                   Action brought on 13 October 1999 by the Commission
                                                                           of the European Communities against the Portuguese
2. Orders Industria del Frio Auxiliar Conserera SA (Infrisa) to pay                                      Republic
     the costs.
                                                                                                     (Case C-392/99)
( 1) OJ C 20 of 23.1.1999.
                                                                                                      (2000/C 34/17)
                                                                           An action against the Portuguese Republic was brought
                                                                           before the Court of Justice of the European Communities
                                                                           on 13 October 1999 by the Commission of the European
                                                                           Communities, represented by Lena Ström and António Caeiros,
                    ORDER OF THE COURT                                     acting as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg at
                                                                           the office of Carlos Gómez de la Cruz, of its Legal Service,
                         (Third Chamber)                                   Wagner Centre, Kirchberg.
                       of 19 October 1999                                  The applicant claims that the Court should:
in Case C-21/99 P: N v Commission of the European                          (a) Declare that:
                          Communities (1)
                                                                               — by failing to adopt the provisions by which the
(Appeal — Former officials — Staff report — Interest in                            competent authority, before granting a permit to the
            bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility)                                undertakings which regenerate waste oils or use waste
                                                                                   oils as fuel, may satisfy itself that all appropriate health
                          (2000/C 34/16)                                           protection measures in the field of regeneration of
                                                                                   waste oils have been taken, including use of the best
                                                                                   technology available, where the cost is not excessive,
                    (Language of the case: French)                                 in the field of regeneration of waste oils and the use of
                                                                                   waste oils as fuel;
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published         — by failing to ensure that the residues from the combus-
                   in the European Court Reports)                                  tion of waste oils are disposed of in accordance with
                                                                                   Article 9 of Directive 78/319/EEC (1) and, from 27 June
In Case C-21/99 P: N, a former official of the Commission of                       1995, in accordance with Article 9 of Directive
the European Communities, residing in Brussels (Belgium),                          75/442/EEC (2), which, as amended by Directive 91/
represented by G. Sakellaropoulos, of the Athens Bar, with an                      156/EEC (3) and pursuant to Directive 91/689/EEC (4),
address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of A. May,                       replaced Article 9 of Directive 78/319/EEC;
31 Grand-Rue — appeal against the order of the Court of First
Instance of the European Communities (Fifth Chamber) of                        — by failing to provide for regular inspections of the
30 November 1998 in Case T-97/94 N v Commission [1998]                             undertakings regenerating waste oils or which use
ECR-SC I-A-621 and II-1879, seeking to have that order set                         waste oils as fuel and for the examination of trends in
aside and applying for the grant of the form of order sought                       the state of technical development and/or of the
by the appellant in the proceedings at first instance, the other                   environment with a view to revising, where necessary,
party to the proceedings being the Commission of the                               permits granted to such undertakings;
European Communities (Agents: G. Valsesia and F. Duvieusart-
Clotuche) — the Court (Third Chamber), composed of:                            — by failing to convey to the Commission information
J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, President of Chamber, C. Gulmann                         concerning its technical expertise and the experience
(Rapporteur) and J.-P. Puissochet, Judges; F.G. Jacobs, Advocate                   gained and results obtained through the application of
General; R. Grass, Registrar, has made an order on 19 October                      measures taken pursuant to Directive 75/439/EEC (5),
1999, the operative part of which is as follows:                                   as amended by Directive 87/101/EEC(6),
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the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations                  nationals of a non-member country if such persons have
under Articles 6(2), 8(2)(a), 13 and 17 of Directive 75/439/EEC               no right of free movement under the Treaty of 25 March
as amended by Council Directive 87/101/EEC and under the                      1957 establishing the European Community, as amended
first paragraph of Article 10 and the third paragraph of                      by the Treaty of 7 February 1992 on European Union?
Article 249 of the EC Treaty;
                                                                         2. If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative:
(b) Order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.
                                                                              If a person living with a employed person, who is a
                                                                              recognised refugee, in a cohabitation relationship similar
Pleas in law and main arguments                                               to marriage and who looks after and raises the couple’s
                                                                              child also to be regarded as a member of the family
                                                                              within the meaning of Article 1(f)(i) of Regulation (EEC)
The mandatory nature of the provisions of the third paragraph
                                                                              No 1408/71?
of Article 249 and the first paragraph of Article 10 of the EC
Treaty requires Member States to adopt the measures necessary
                                                                         3. If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative:
to transpose directives addressed to them into their domestic
law before the expiry of the period prescribed for doing so and
                                                                              Does Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 also apply in the case
forthwith to inform the Commission thereof. That period,
                                                                              where a refugee has travelled directly to a Member State
which is laid down in Article 2 of Directive 87/101/EEC,
                                                                              from a non-member country and has not moved within
expired on 1 January 1990 without Portugal having so far
                                                                              the Community?
brought into force the abovementioned provisions.
                                                                         4. If the answers to Questions 1 and 3 are in the affirmative,
(1) Council Directive 78/319/EEC of 20 March 1978 on toxic and                but Question 2 falls to be answered in the negative:
    dangerous waste (OJ 1978 L 84, p. 43).
(2) Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (OJ 1975            Do provisions of Community law preclude national rules
    L 194, p. 39).                                                            under which, even in the event of recognition as a refugee,
(3) Council Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991 amending                    entitlement to family benefits cannot exist retroactively
    Directive 75/442/EEC on waste (OJ 1991 L 78, p. 32).                      but arises only once a residence permit has been issued?
(4) Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazard-
    ous waste (OJ 1991 L 377, p. 20).
(5) Council Directive 75/439/EEC of 16 June 1975 on the disposal         (1) JO L 149 of 5.7.1971, p. 2 ; OJ, English Special Edition 1971 (II),
    of waste oils (OJ 1975 L 194, p. 23).                                    p. 416.
(6) Council Directive 87/101/EEC of 22 December 1986 amending
    Directive 75/439/EEC on the disposal of waste oils (OJ 1987 L
    42, p. 43).
                                                                         Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Bundessozial-
                                                                         gericht by order of that Court of 5 August 1999 in the
                                                                         case of Akhtar Seyed Abbasy against Landeskreditbank
Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Bundessozial-                                 Baden-Württemberg-Förderbank
gericht by order of 5 August 1999 in the case of Vetharani-
gam Pathminidevi v Landeskreditbank Baden-Württem-
                                                                                                  (Case C-425/99)
                         berg-Förderbank
                                                                                                   (2000/C 34/19)
                         (Case C-407/99)
                                                                         Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
                          (2000/C 34/18)
                                                                         European Communities by order of the Bundessocialgericht
                                                                         (Federal Social Court) of 5 August 1999, received at the Court
Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the                   registry on 3 November 1999, for a preliminary ruling in
European Communities by order of 5 August 1999 from the                  the case of Akhtar Seyed Abbasy against Landeskreditbank
Bundessozialgericht (Federal Social Court), which was received           Baden-Württemberg-Förderbank, on the following question:
at the Court Registry on 25 October 1999, for a preliminary
ruling in the case of Vetharanigam Pathminidevi v Landeskre-             1. Is Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (1) of the Council of
ditbank Baden-Württemberg-Förderbank on the following                         14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes
questions:                                                                    to employed persons and their families moving within the
                                                                              Community applicable to refugees and members of their
1. Does Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (1) of 14 June                    family who are nationals of a third country if they do not
     1971 on the application of social security schemes to                    enjoy the right of freedom of movement under the Treaty
     employed persons, to self-employed persons and to mem-                   establishing the European Communities of 25 March
     bers of their families moving within the Community apply                 1957, as amended by the Treaty on European Union of
     to refugees and to members of their families who are                     7 February 1992?