CELEX: C1998/209/25
Language: en
Date: 1998-07-04 00:00:00
Title: ORDER OF THE COURT (Fourth Chamber) of 25 March 1998 in Case C-174/97 P: Fédération Française des Sociétés d'Assurances (FFSA) and Others v. Commission of the European Communities, supported by the French Republic and La Poste (State aid - Appeal - Fiscal advantages in favour of La Poste - Insurance products)

C 209/12              EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                       4.7.98
                  ORDER OF THE COURT                                 in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Ernest Arendt, 8-10
                     of 4 December 1997                              Rue Mathias Hardt, against the Commission of the
                                                                     European Communities (Agents: JoseÂ Luis Iglesias
in Case C-60/97 P: X v. Commission of the European                   Buhigues and Barry Doherty, assisted by Alberto Dal
                        Communities (1)                              Ferro, Avvocato) Ð application under Article 153 of the
                                                                     Euratom Treaty for compensation for damage caused by
             (Officials Ð Promotion Ð Appeal)
                                                                     failure to pay for services provided under a contract
                         (98/C 209/23)                               concluded with the Commission Ð the Court, composed
                                                                     of G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President, C. Gulmann,
                                                                     H. Ragnemalm, M. Wathelet, R. Schintgen (Presidents of
               (Language of the case: French)
                                                                     Chambers), G. F. Mancini, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida,
                                                                     P. J. G. Kapteyn, J. L. Murray, D. A. O. Edward
                                                                     (Rapporteur), J.-P. Puissochet, G. Hirsch, P. Jann, L. Sevón
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
                                                                     and K. M. Ioannou, Judges; Advocate General, A. M. La
         published in the European Court Reports)
                                                                     Pergola; Registrar, R. Grass, made an order on 9 December
                                                                     1997, the operative part of which is as follows:
In Case C-60/97 P: X, an official of the Commission of
the European Communities, residing at Luxembourg,                    1. The case is referred to the Court of First Instance.
represented by Carlo Revoldini, of the Luxembourg Bar,
180 Route de Longwy, Luxembourg Ð appeal against the
judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European              2. The Court of First Instance shall make an order as to
Communities, Third Chamber, of 12 December 1996 in                        costs relating to the proceedings before both courts.
Case T-130/95 X v. Commission [1996] ECR-SC II-1609,
seeking to have that judgment set aside, the other party to          (1) OJ C 271 of 6.9.1997.
the proceedings being Commission of the European
Communities (Agents: Christine Berardis-Kayser, assisted
by Alberto Dal Ferro) Ð the Court (First Chamber),
composed of M. Wathelet (President of Chamber), P. Jann
(Rapporteur), and L. Sevón, Judges; D. Ruiz-Jarabo
Colomer, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, made an
order on 4 December 1997, the operative part of which is                                ORDER OF THE COURT
as follows:                                                                                 (Fourth Chamber)
                                                                                            of 25 March 1998
1. The appeal is dismissed.
                                                                     in Case C-174/97 P: FeÂdeÂration FrancËaise des SocieÂteÂs
                                                                     d'Assurances (FFSA) and Others v. Commission of the
2. The appellant is ordered to pay the costs.                        European Communities, supported by the French Republic
                                                                                             and La Poste (1)
(1) OJ C 108 of 5.4.1997.                                            (State aid Ð Appeal Ð Fiscal advantages in favour of La
                                                                                       Poste Ð Insurance products)
                                                                                              (98/C 209/25)
                                                                                     (Language of the case: French)
                  ORDER OF THE COURT
                     of 9 December 1997                                (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be
in Case C-257/97: E-Quattro Snc v. Commission of the                           published in the European Court Reports)
                  European Communities (1)
(Lack of jurisdiction of the Court Ð Referral to the Court           In Case C-174/97 P: FeÂdeÂration FrancËaise des SocieÂteÂs
                       of First Instance)                            d'Assurances (FFSA), an association governed by French
                                                                     law, established in Paris, Union des SocieÂteÂs EÂtrangeÁres
                         (98/C 209/24)                               d'Assurances (USEA), an association governed by French
                                                                     law, established in Paris, Groupe des Assurances Mutuelles
                (Language of the case: Italian)                      Agricoles (Groupama), an association governed by French
                                                                     law, established in Noisy-le-Grand (France), FeÂdeÂration
                                                                     Nationale des Syndicats d'Agents GeÂneÂraux d'Assurances
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be       (FNSAGA), an association governed by French law,
         published in the European Court Reports)                    established in Paris, FeÂdeÂration FrancËaise des Courtiers
                                                                     d'Assurances et de ReÂassurances (FCA), an association
                                                                     governed by French law, established in Paris, Bureau
In Case C-257/97: E-Quattro Snc, established in Laveno-              International des Producteurs d'Assurances et de
Mombello (Varese, Italy), represented by Giuseppe                    ReÂassurances (BIPAR), an association governed by French
Marchesini, of the Vicenza Bar, with an address for service          law, established in Paris, represented by Xavier de Roux
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and Dominique Voillemot, of the Paris Bar, with an                   H. Ragnemalm, President of the Chamber, G. F. Mancini,
address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of                 P. J. G. Kapteyn (Rapporteur), G. Hirsch and K. M.
Jacques Loesch, 11 Rue Goethe,                                       Ioannou, Judges; G. Cosmas, Advocate General; R. Grass,
                                                                     Registrar, has made an order on 30 April 1998, the
Ð appeal against the judgment of the Court of First                  operative part of which is as follows:
     Instance (Third Chamber, Extended Composition) of
     27 February 1997 in Case T-106/95 FFSA and Others
     v. Commission [1997] ECR II-229, seeking to have                The references for a preliminary ruling made by the
     that judgment set aside, the other party to the                 Pretura Circondariale di Roma, Sezione Disticcata di
     proceedings being the Commission of the European                Tivoli, by orders of 5 February and 19 February 1997, are
     Communities (Agent: GeÂrard Rozet), supported by the            inadmissible.
     French Republic (Agents: Kareen Rispal-Bellanger and
     Jean-Marc Belorgey) and La Poste, a corporation                 (1) OJ C 181 of 14.6.1997.
     governed by French public law, established in
     Boulogne-Billancourt (France), represented by HerveÂ
     Lehman, of the Paris Bar, with an address for service
     in Luxembourg at the Chambers of Aloyse May, 31
     Grand Rue,
Ð the Court (Fourth Chamber), composed of:                           Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Bundesvergabe-
     H. Ragnemalm, President of the Chamber, P. J. G.                amt by order of 3 March 1998 in the case of Alcatel
     Kapteyn (Rapporteur) and J. L. Murray, Judges;                  Austria AG, Stuag Bau-AG, Österreichisches Forschungs-
     A. Saggio, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, has           zentrum Seibersdorf GmbH, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
     made an order on 25 March 1998, the operative part              Österreich Ð Bietergemeinschaft Ecoroute' and Sag-
     of which is as follows:                                         Schrack Anlagentechnik AG v. Bundesministerium für
                                                                                       Wissenschaft und Verkehr
     1. The appeal is dismissed.
                                                                                            (Case C-81/98)
     2. The appellants are ordered to pay the costs.
                                                                                             (98/C 209/27)
(1) OJ C 199 of 28.6.1997.
                                                                     Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the
                                                                     European Communities by order of the Bundesvergabeamt
                                                                     (Federal Procurement Office), Austria, of 3 March 1998,
                                                                     received at the Court Registry on 25 March 1998, for a
                  ORDER OF THE COURT                                 preliminary ruling in the case of Alcatel Austria AG, Stuag
                                                                     Bau-AG, Österreichisches Forschungszentrum Seibersdorf
                       (Sixth Chamber)                               GmbH, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Österreich Ð Bieter-
                       of 30 April 1998                              gemeinschaft Ecoroute' and Sag-Schrack Anlagentechnik
                                                                     AG v. Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Verkehr
in Joined Cases C-128/97 and C-137/97 (reference for a
                                                                     (Federal Ministry for Science and Transport) on the
preliminary ruling from the Pretura Circondariale di
                                                                     following questions:
Roma, Sezione Disticcata di Tivoli): criminal proceedings
against Italia Testa (C-128/97) and Mario Modesti
(C-137/97) Ð intervener: SocietaÁ Italiana degli Autori ed
                                                                     A. When implementing Directive 89/665/EEC (1), are
                       Editori (SIAE) (1)
                                                                         Member States required by Article 2(6) thereof to
    (Reference for a preliminary ruling Ð Inadmissibility)               ensure that the contracting authority's decision prior
                                                                         to the conclusion of the contract as to the bidder in a
                         (98/C 209/26)
                                                                         tender procedure with which, in the light of the
                                                                         procedure's results, it will conclude the contract (i. e.
                (Language of the case: Italian)
                                                                         the award decision) is in any event open to a
                                                                         procedure whereby an applicant may have that
  (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be           decision annulled if the relevant conditions are met,
          published in the European Court Reports)                       notwithstanding the possibility once the contract has
                                                                         been concluded of restricting the legal effects of the
In Joined Cases C-128/97 and C-137/97: reference to the                  review procedure to an award of damages?
Court under Article 177 of the EC Treaty from the
Pretura Circondariale di Roma, Sezione Disticcata di
Tivoli, for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings         B. If Question A is answered in the affirmative:
pending before that court against Italia Testa (C-128/97)
and Mario Modesti (C-137/97) Ð intervener: SocietaÁ
Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (SIAE) Ð on the                         Is the obligation described under A. sufficiently clear
interpretation of Articles 30, 36, 85 and 86 of the EC                   and precise to confer on individuals the right to a
Treaty in the light of national rules relating to copyright              review corresponding to the requirements of Article 1
management Ð the Court (Sixth Chamber), composed of                      of Directive 89/665/EEC, in which the national court