CELEX: C1998/209/19
Language: en
Date: 1998-07-04 00:00:00
Title: JUDGMENT OF THE COURT of 5 May 1998 in Case C-391/96 P: Compagnie Continentale (France) SA v. Commission of the European Communities (Emergency assistance given by the Community to the States of the former Soviet Union - Loan - Documentary credit - Action for annulment - Admissibility - 'Directly concerned')

C 209/10              EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                       4.7.98
               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                               JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
                        of 5 May 1998                                                        of 5 May 1998
in Case C-391/96 P: Compagnie Continentale (France) SA               in Case C-403/96 P: Glencore Grain Ltd v. Commission of
       v. Commission of the European Communities (1)                                 the European Communities (1)
(Emergency assistance given by the Community to the                  (Emergency assistance given by the Community to the
States of the former Soviet Union Ð Loan Ð                           States of the former Soviet Union Ð Loan Ð
Documentary credit Ð Action for annulment Ð                          Documentary credit Ð Action for annulment Ð
            Admissibility Ð Directly concerned')                                Admissibility Ð Directly concerned')
                         (98/C 209/19)                                                        (98/C 209/20)
                (Language of the case: French)                                       (Language of the case: Dutch)
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be         (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
          published in the European Court Reports)                            published in the European Court Reports)
In Case C-391/96 P: Compagnie Continentale (France) SA,              In Case C-403/96 P: Glencore Grain Ltd, formerly trading
a company incorporated under French law, established in              as Richco Commodities Ltd, a company incorporated
Levallois-Perret (France), represented by Patrick Chabrier,          under Bermudian law, established at Hamilton (Bermuda),
of the Paris Bar, with an address for service in                     represented by M. M. Slotboom, P. V. F. Bos and J. G. A.
Luxembourg at the Chambers of Ernest Arendt, 8Ð10                    van Zuuren, of the Rotterdam Bar, with an address for
Rue Mathias Hardt Ð appeal against the judgment of the               service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Marc Loesch,
Court of First Instance of the European Communities                  11 Rue Goethe Ð appeal against the judgment of the
(Third Chamber) of 24 September 1996 in Case T-494/93                Court of First Instance of the European Communities
Compagnie Continentale v. Commission [1996] ECR                      (Third Chamber) of 24 September 1996 in Case T-491/93
II-1157, seeking to have that judgment set aside, the                Richco v. Commission [1996] ECR II-1131, seeking to
other party to the proceedings being the Commission                  have that judgment set aside, the other party to the
of the European Communities (Agents: Marie-JoseÂ                     proceedings being the Commission of the European
Jonczy and Nicholas Khan) Ð the Court, composed                      Communities (Agents: B. J. Drijber and N. Khan) Ð the
of: G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President, C. Gulmann,                 Court, composed of: G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President,
H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet (Rapporteur) and                           C. Gulmann, H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet (Rapporteur)
R. Schintgen (Presidents of Chambers), G. F. Mancini, J. C.          and R. Schintgen (Presidents of Chambers), G. F. Mancini,
Moitinho de Almeida, P. J. G. Kapteyn, J. L. Murray,                 J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, P. J. G. Kapteyn, J. L. Murray,
D. A. O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, G. Hirsch and P. Jann,            D. A. O. Edward, J.-P. Puissochet, G. Hirsch and P. Jann,
L. Sevón and K. M. Ioannou, Judges, Advocate General:                L. Sevón and K. M. Ioannou, Judges, Advocate General:
A. La Pergola, Registrar: D. Louterman-Hubeau, Principal             A. La Pergola, Registrar: D. Louterman-Hubeau, Principal
Administrator, has given a judgment on 5 May 1998, in                Administrator, has given a judgment on 5 May 1998, in
which it:                                                            which it:
1. Annuls the judgment of the Court of First Instance of             1. Annuls the judgment of the Court of First Instance of
     24 September 1996 in Case T-494/93 Compagnie                         24 September 1996 in Case T-491/93 Richco v.
     Continentale v. Commission in so far as it dismisses as              Commission inasmuch as it dismisses as inadmissible
     inadmissible the action for annulment brought by                     the action for annulment brought by Glencore Grain
     Compagnie Continentale (France) SA.                                  Ltd, formerly trading as Richco Commodities Ltd.
2. Refers the case back to the Court of First Instance for           2. Refers the case back to the Court of First Instance for
     judgment on the substance.                                           judgment on the substance.
3. Reserves costs.                                                   3. Reserves costs.
(1) OJ C 40 of 8.2.1997.                                             (1) OJ C 74 of 8.3.1997.