CELEX: C1998/041/50
Language: en
Date: 1998-02-07 00:00:00
Title: Removal from the register of T-225/97

C 41/24                EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  7.2.98
Ð the Commission knew of, or could not in any event                 Communities ordered the removal from the register of
    have been unaware of, the dangerous nature of                   Case T-173/96: Teresa Maria Rodrigues Gomes de
    asbestos generally, and, in particular, the danger which        Oliveira v. Commission of the European Communities.
    it represented for persons performing tasks of an
    administrative nature and archive work in a building            (1) OJ C 388, 21.12.1996.
    contaminated with asbestos;
Ð the Commission knew that it lacked sufficient staff to
    monitor compliance with safety and hygiene standards
    generally and the protection measures applicable
    during the course of maintenance works.                         Removal from the register of Joined Cases T-176/96 and
                                                                                            T-108/97 (1)
The unlawfulness of the conduct in question also results                                    (98/C 41/49)
from a disregard of the principles, rights and guarantees                          (Language of the case: French)
contained in the European Social Charter. Those
principles, rights and guarantees constitute general                By order of 4 December 1997, the President of the First
principles of Community law with which the Community                Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European
authorities are required to comply and which the                    Communities ordered the removal from the register of
Community judicature is required to monitor. On the                 Joined Cases T-176/96 and T-108/97, Cornelis Volger v.
basis of that Charter, the applicant claims that all workers        European Parliament.
are entitled to safety and hygiene at work, that all persons
are entitled to the benefit of all such measures as will            (1) OJ C 388, 21.12.1996 and OJ C 181, 14.6.1997.
enable them to enjoy the best possible state of health and
that it is necessary, in so far as may be possible, to prevent
epidemic, endemic and other illnesses. In the present case,
the applicant's rights were disregarded and no measures
were taken to prevent diseases caused by contact with
asbestos.                                                                    Removal from the register of T-225/97 (1)
                                                                                            (98/C 41/50)
                                                                                   (Language of the case: French)
                                                                    By order of 17 December 1997, the President of the
                                                                    Fourth Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the
          Removal from the register of T-173/96 (1)                 European Communities ordered the removal from the
                          (98/C 41/48)                              register of Case T-225/97: Asia Motor France SA, Jean-
                                                                    Michel Cesbron, Monin Automobiles SA and Europe Auto
                (Language of the case: French)                      Service (EAS) SA v. Commission of the European
                                                                    Communities.
By order of 5 December 1997, the President of the Second
Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European              (1) OJ C 318, 18.10.1997.