CELEX: C2006/108/36
Language: en
Date: 2006-05-06 00:00:00
Title: Case T-226/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of  15 March 2006  — Italian Republic v Commission (Action for annulment — Regulation (EC) No 316/2004 — Common organisation of the market in wine — Protection of traditional terms — Amendment of classification of certain additional traditional indications — Use in labelling of wine originating in third countries — Procedural defect — Principle of proportionality — TRIPs Agreement)

6.5.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 108/20
            
         Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 March 2006 — Italian Republic v Commission
   (Case T-226/04) (1)
   
   (Action for annulment - Regulation (EC) No 316/2004 - Common organisation of the market in wine - Protection of traditional terms - Amendment of classification of certain additional traditional indications - Use in labelling of wine originating in third countries - Procedural defect - Principle of proportionality - TRIPs Agreement)
   (2006/C 108/36)
   Language of the case: Italian
   Parties
   
      Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: M. Fiorilli, avvocato dello Stato)
   
      Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: N. Nolin and V. Di Bucci, acting as Agents)
   Re:
   Application for partial annulment of Commission Regulation (EC) No 316/2004 of 20 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products (OJ 2004 L 55, p. 16), in so far as it amends Articles 24, 36 and 37 of Commission Regulation No 753/2002 (OJ 2002 L 118, p. 1), concerning the protection of traditional terms
   Operative part of the judgment
   The Court:
   
               1.
            
            
               Dismisses the action.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 179 of 10.7.2004