CELEX: C2000/006/06
Language: en
Date: 2000-01-08 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 October 1999 in Case C-308/95: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission of the European Communities (European Regional Development Fund — Projects co-financed by the ERDF — Closure decision)

C 6/4                   EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                           8.1.2000
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                     M. Dı́az-Llanos La Roche and C. Gómez de la Cruz) —
                                                                           application for the partial annulment of Commission Decision
                         (Sixth Chamber)                                   97/333/EC of 23 April 1997 on the clearance of the accounts
                                                                           presented by the Member States in respect of the expenditure
                        of 5 October 1999                                  for 1993 of the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural
                                                                           Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (OJ 1997 L 139, p. 30)
in Case C-308/95: Kingdom of the Netherlands v Com-                        — the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: P.J.G. Kapteyn,
          mission of the European Communities (1)                          President of the Chamber, G. Hirsch and J.L. Murray (Rappor-
                                                                           teur), Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; H. von Holstein,
(European Regional Development Fund — Projects co-                         Deputy Registrar, has given a judgment on 5 October 1999,
          financed by the ERDF — Closure decision)                         in which it:
                           (2000/C 6/06)                                   1. Annuls Commission Decision 97/333/EC of 23 April 1997
                                                                               on the clearance of the accounts presented by the Member States
                    (Language of the case: Dutch)                              in respect of the expenditure for 1993 of the Guarantee Section
                                                                               of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
                                                                               (EAGGF) to the extent to which it failed to charge definitively to
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published         the EAGGF the sum of ESP 58 804 012 in respect of financial
                   in the European Court Reports)                              compensation advanced by the Kingdom of Spain in respect of
                                                                               processing of citrus fruit;
In Case C-308/95: Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agents:
J.S. van den Oosterkamp and M.A. Fierstra) v Commission of                 2. Dismisses the remainder of the action;
the European Communities (Agents: E. Mennens and P. Oliver)
— application for annulment of the Commission’s letter dated               3. Orders the parties to bear their own costs.
28 July 1995 on the closure of projects co-financed by the
European Regional Development Fund — the Court (Sixth
Chamber), composed of: P.J.G. Kapteyn, President of the                    (1) OJ C 271 of 6.9.1997.
Chamber, G. Hirsch, J.L. Murray (Rapporteur), H. Ragnemalm
and R. Schintgen, Judges; A. La Pergola, Advocate General;
L. Hewlett, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a
judgment on 5 October 1999, in which it:
1. Dismisses the application as inadmissible;
2. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.
                                                                                            JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(1) OJ No C 299 of 11.11.1995.
                                                                                                    of 5 October 1999
                                                                           in Case C-251/97: French Republic v Commission of the
                                                                                               European Communities (1)
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                                                                           (Article 92 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article
                         (Sixth Chamber)                                   87 EC) — Concept of aid — Relief on social security
                                                                           contributions in consideration for the costs arising for
                        of 5 October 1999                                  undertakings from collective agreements concerning the
                                                                                   reorganisation and reduction of working time)
in Case C-240/97: Kingdom of Spain v Commission of the
                   European Communities (1)
                                                                                                       (2000/C 6/08)
(EAGGF — Clearance of accounts — 1993 — Export
refunds for butter, beef and veal — Aid for processing of
                            citrus fruit)                                                       (Language of the case: French)
                           (2000/C 6/07)
                                                                           (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
                   (Language of the case: Spanish)                                             in the European Court Reports)
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published     In Case C-251/97: French Republic (Agents: K. Rispal-Bellanger
                   in the European Court Reports)                          and G. Mignot) v Commission of the European Communities
                                                                           (Agent: G. Rozet) — application for annulment of Commission
In Case C-240/97: Kingdom of Spain (Agent: S. Ortiz Vaamon-                Decision 97/811/EC of 9 April 1997 concerning aid granted
de) v Commission of the European Communities (Agents:                      by France to the textile, clothing, leather and footwear