CELEX: C2006/086/01
Language: en
Date: 2006-04-08 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of  25 October 2005  in Joined Cases C-465/02 and C-466/02: Federal Republic of Germany and Kingdom of Denmark v Commission of the European Communities (Agriculture — Geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs — The name  feta  — Regulation (EC) No 1829/2002 — Validity)

8.4.2006   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 86/1
            
         
      JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
   
   (Grand Chamber)
   of 25 October 2005
   in Joined Cases C-465/02 and C-466/02: Federal Republic of Germany and Kingdom of Denmark v Commission of the European Communities (1)
   
   (Agriculture - Geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs - The name ‘feta’ - Regulation (EC) No 1829/2002 - Validity)
   (2006/C 86/01)
   Language of the cases: German and Danish
   In Joined Cases C-465/02 and C-466/02: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: W.-D. Plessing, Agent, assisted by M. Loschelder, Rechtsanwalt) applicant in Case C-465/02; Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: J. Molde and J. Bering Liisberg, Agents) applicant in Case C-466/02, supported by: French Republic, (represented by: G. de Bergues and A. Colomb, Agents), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: C. Jackson, Agent) v Commission of the European Communities (represented by: J.L. Iglesias Buhigues and H. C. Støvlbæk, and A. M. Rouchaud-Joët and S. Grünheid, Agents) supported by: Hellenic Republic (represented by: V. Kontolaimos and I.-K. Chalkias, Agents) — applications for annulment pursuant to Article 230 EC, brought on 30 December 2002 — the Court (Grand Chamber), composed of V. Skouris, President, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas and J. Malenovský, Presidents of Chambers, J. P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues (Rapporteur), J. Klučka, U. Lõhmus and E. Levits, Judges; D. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer, Advocate General; K. Sztranc, Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 25 October 2005, in which it:
   
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               Dismisses the actions;
            
         
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               Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs in relation to Case C-465/02 and the Kingdom of Denmark to pay the costs in relation to Case C-466/02;
            
         
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               Orders the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear their own costs.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 55, 08.03.2003.