CELEX: C2000/302/26
Language: en
Date: 2000-10-21 00:00:00
Title: Case C-509/99: Action brought on 27 December 1999 by Portuguese Republic against Commission of the European Communities

C 302/14                EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                    21.10.2000
J.C. Moitinho de Almeida, D.A.O. Edward, L. Sevón (Rappor-               Action brought on 27 December 1999 by Portuguese
teur) and R. Schintgen, Presidents of Chambers, and                       Republic against Commission of the European Communi-
P.J.G. Kapteyn, C. Gulmann, A. La Pergola, J.-P. Puissochet,                                              ties
G. Hirsch, P. Jann, H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet, V. Skouris
and F. Macken, Judges; J. Mischo, Advocate General; R. Grass,                                       (Case C-509/99)
Registrar, has made an order on 21 June 2000, the operative
part of which is as follows:                                                                        (2000/C 302/26)
1.    The action is dismissed.                                            An action against the Commission of the European Communi-
                                                                          ties was brought before the Court of Justice of the European
2.    The French Republic is to pay the costs.                            Communities on 27 December 1999 by the Portuguese Repub-
                                                                          lic, represented by Luı́s Fernandes, Director of the Legal
(1) OJ C 63 of 4.3.2000.                                                  Services of the Directorate General for Community Affairs at
                                                                          the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Maria Luı́sa Duarte,
                                                                          Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon, acting
                                                                          as Agents, and by Miguel Galvão Teles and Mário Marques
                                                                          Mendes, of the Lisbon Bar, with an address for service in
                                                                          Luxembourg at the Portuguese Embassy, 24 Rue Guillaume
                                                                          Schneider.
Action brought on 13 October 1999 by Portuguese                           The applicant claims that the Court should:
Republic against Commission of the European Communi-
                                ties                                      1.    find the present application admissible and
                          (Case C-391/99)                                       (a)   declare non-existent Commission Decision of
                                                                                      20 October 1999 (C (1999) 3370 final) relating to
                          (2000/C 302/25)                                             a procedure pursuant to Article 21 of Council
                                                                                      Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1) of 21 December
                                                                                      1989 on the control of concentrations between
An action against the Commission of the European Communi-                             undertakings (Case IV/M 1616 — A. Champali-
ties was brought before the Court of Justice of the European                          maud/BSCH)
Communities on 13 October 1999 by the Portuguese Repu-
blic, represented by Luı́s Fernandes, Director of the Legal                     (b) in the alternative, declare the abovementioned
Services of the Directorate General for Community Affairs at                          Decision void.
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Maria Luı́sa Duarte,
Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Lisbon, acting          2.    Order the Commission to pay the costs.
as Agents, with an address for service in Luxembourg at the
Portuguese Embassy, 24 Rue Guillaume Schneider.                           By Order of 14 September 2000, the President of the Court of Justice
                                                                          of the European Communities ordered the removal of the case from
The applicant claims that the Court should:                               the Register of the Court.
1.    find the present application admissible and                         (1) OJ 1989 L 395, p. 1.
      (a)   declare non-existent Commission Decision of
            20 July 1999 (C (1999) 2406 final) relating to
            a procedure pursuant to Article 21 of Council
            Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1) of 21 December
            1989 on the control of concentrations between
            undertakings (Proc. IV/M 1616 — A. Champali-                  Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Bundesverwal-
            maud/BSCH)                                                    tungsgericht by order of 27 April 2000 in the case of
                                                                          Stratmann GmbH & Co. KG v Landrätin of Wesel Local
      (b) in the alternative, declare the abovementioned                                               Authority
            Decision void.
                                                                                                    (Case C-284/00)
2.    Order the Commission to pay the costs.
                                                                                                    (2000/C 302/27)
By Order of 13 September 2000, the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal of the case from          Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
the Register of the Court.                                                European Communities by order of 27 April 2000 by the
                                                                          Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Federal Administrative Court),
(1) OJ 1989 L 395, p. 1.                                                  which was received at the Court Registry on 19 July 2000, for
                                                                          a preliminary ruling in the case of Stratmann GmbH & Co. KG
                                                                          v Landrätin (Administrative Head) of Wesel Local Authority
                                                                          on the following question: