CELEX: C1998/234/12
Language: en
Date: 1998-07-25 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 14 May 1998 in Case C-259/96 P: Council of the European Union v Lieve de Nil and Christiane Impens (Appeal - Officials - Internal competition - Measures implementing a judgment annulling a decision - Promotion to a higher category following a competition with no retroactive effect - Material and non-material damage)

25.7.98               EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                      C 234/7
established at Groothusen-Krummhörn (Germany),                       President of the Chamber, R. Schintgen, G. F. Mancini and
represented by Professor Detlef Schumacher, Bremen, and              G. Hirsch (Rapporteur) Judges, M. B. Elmer, Advocate
Benno Grunewald, Rechtsanwalt, Bremen Ð appeal                       General; H. von Holstein, Deputy Registrar, has given a
against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (First           judgment on 14 May 1998, in which it:
Chamber) of 13 December 1995 in Case T-109/94
Windpark Groothusen v Commission [1995] ECR II-3007,                 1. Sets aside points 1, 2 and 4 of the operative part of
seeking to have that judgment set aside, the other party to               the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the
the proceedings being Commission of the European                          European Communities of 26 June 1996 in Case T-91/
Communities, represented by Jürgen Grunwald Ð the                         95 De Nil and Impens v Council;
Court (Third Chamber), composed of: C. Gulmann,
President of Chamber, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida,
(Rapporteur) and J.-P. Puissochet, Judges; G. Cosmas,                2. Dismisses the applicants' claim for compensation for
Advocate General; H. A. Rühl, Principal Administrator,                    non-material damage;
for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 14 May 1998,
in which it:                                                         3. Refers the case back to the Court of First Instance for
                                                                          judgment on the applicants' claim for compensation
                                                                          for material damage;
1. Dismisses the appeal;
                                                                     4. Reserves the costs.
2. Orders the appellant to pay the costs.
                                                                     (1) OJ C 269 of 14.9.1996.
( ) OJ C 108 of 13.4.1996.
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                                                                                   JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
              JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                                         (Fifth Chamber)
                       (Sixth Chamber)                                                      of 14 May 1998
                       of 14 May 1998                                in Case C-364/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from
                                                                     the Bezirksgericht für Handelssachen Wien): Verein für
in Case C-259/96 P: Council of the European Union v                  Konsumenteninformation v Österreichische Kreditversiche-
           Lieve de Nil and Christiane Impens (1)                                              rungs AG (1)
(Appeal Ð Officials Ð Internal competition Ð Measures                (Directive 90/314/EEC on package travel, package
implementing a judgment annulling a decision Ð                       holidays and package tours Ð Extent of protection against
Promotion to a higher category following a competition                           the risk of the organiser's insolvency)
with no retroactive effect Ð Material and non-material
                                                                                              (98/C 234/13)
                           damage)
                        (98/C 234/12)                                               (Language of the case: German)
               (Language of the case: French)                          (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
                                                                              published in the European Court Reports)
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be       In Case C-364/97: reference to the Court under Article 177
         published in the European Court Reports)                    of the EC Treaty from the Bezirksgericht für
                                                                     Handelssachen Wien for a preliminary ruling in the
In Case C-259/96 P: appeal by the Council of the                     proceedings pending before that court between Verein für
European Union (Agents: Jean-Paul JacqueÂ, Diego Canga               Konsumenteninformation und Österreichische Kreditversi-
Fano and TheÂreÁse Blanchet) against the judgment of the             cherungs AG Ð on the interpretation of Council Directive
Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 26 June 1996             90/314/EEC of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package
in Case T-91/95 De Nil and Impens v Council [1996]                   holidays and package tours (OJ L 158 of 23.6.1990,
ECR-SC II-959, seeking to have that judgment set aside,              p. 59), the Court (Fifth Chamber), composed of: C.
the other parties to the proceedings being Lieve de Nil, an          Gulmann, (Rapporteur), President of the Chamber, M.
official of the European Union, residing in Wolvertem                Wathelet, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, J.-P. Puissochet and
(Belgium) and Christiane Impens, an official of the                  L. Sevón, Judges; G. Tesauro, Advocate General;
Council of the European Union, residing in Brussels,                 L. Hewlett, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, has
represented by Jean-NoeÈl Louis, Thierry Demaseure,                  given a judgment on 14 May 1998, in which it has ruled:
VeÂronique Leclercq and Ariane Tornel, of the Brussels Bar,
with an address for service in Luxembourg at the offices             Article 7 of Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June
of Fiduciaire Myson SARL, 30 Rue de Cessange, the                    1990 on package travel, package holidays and package
Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of: H. Ragnemalm,                    tours is to be interpreted as covering, as security for the