CELEX: C2000/063/01
Language: en
Date: 2000-03-04 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of 23 November 1999 in Case C-89/96: Portuguese Republic v Commission of the European Communities (Action for annulment — Commercial policy — Quantitative restrictions on imports of textile products — Products originating in India — Regulation (EC) No 3053/95 — Partial withdrawal)

4.3.2000                 EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                               C 63/1
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                                                     COURT OF JUSTICE
                                                               COURT OF JUSTICE
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                       2. Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the
                                                                                  costs.
                       of 23 November 1999
                                                                             (1) OJ C 145 of 18.5.1996.
in Case C-89/96: Portuguese Republic v Commission of
                 the European Communities (1)
(Action for annulment — Commercial policy — Quantitative
restrictions on imports of textile products — Products                                        JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
originating in India — Regulation (EC) No 3053/95 —
                         Partial withdrawal)                                                           (Fifth Chamber)
                           (2000/C 63/01)                                                          of 25 November 1999
                                                                             in Case C-96/98: Commission of the European Communi-
                  (Language of the case: Portuguese)                                             ties v French Republic (1)
                                                                             (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations —
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published       Directive 79/409/EEC — Conservation of wild birds —
                    in the European Court Reports)                                                Special protection areas)
                                                                                                        (2000/C 63/02)
In Case C-89/96: Portuguese Republic (Agents: L. Fernandes
and M. L. Duarte) v Commission of the European Communities
(Agents: M. de Pauw and F. de Sousa Fialho) — application for                                    (Language of the case: French)
annulment of Annex V, on cottage industry and folklore
products, to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3053/95 of                        (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
20 December 1995 amending Annexes I, II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII,                                 in the European Court Reports)
IX and XI of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on
common rules for imports of certain textile products from                    In Case C-96/98: Commission of the European Communities
third countries (OJ 1995 L 323, p. 1) — the Court, composed                  (Agents: P. Stancanelli and O. Couvert-Castéra) v French
of: G.C. Rodrı́guez Iglesias, President, J.C. Moitinho de Almeida,           Republic (Agents: K. Rispal-Bellanger and R. Nadal) — appli-
D.A.O. Edward and L. Sevón (Presidents of Chambers),                        cation for a declaration that, by failing to adopt the special
P.J.G. Kapteyn (Rapporteur), C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet,                   measures necessary for the conservation of bird habitats in the
G. Hirsch, P. Jann, H. Ragnemalm and M. Wathelet, Judges;                    Marais Poitevin and by failing to take the appropriate steps to
A. Saggio, Advocate General; H.A. Rühl, Principal Adminis-                   avoid deterioration of those habitats, the French Republic has
trator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 23 November               failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4 of Council
1999, in which it:                                                           Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of
                                                                             wild birds (OJ 1979 L 103, p. 1) — the Court (Fifth Chamber),
1. Annuls Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3053/95                 composed of: L. Sevón, President of the First Chamber,
    of 20 December 1995 amending Annexes I, II, III, V, VI, VII,             acting for the President of the Fifth Chamber, C. Gulmann
    VIII, IX and XI of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 on                (Rapporteur), J.-P. Puissochet, P. Jann and M. Wathelet, Judges;
    common rules for imports of certain textile products from third          N. Fennelly, Advocate General; D. Louterman-Hubeau, Princi-
    countries in so far as that provision replaces Annex VI to               pal Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on
    Regulation No 3030/93 by Annex V;                                        25 November 1999, in which it: