CELEX: C2000/259/38
Language: en
Date: 2000-09-09 00:00:00
Title: Order of the Court of First Instance of 15 June 2000 in Case T-614/97: Aduanas Pujol Rubio SA and Others v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities (Non-contractual liability — Single European Act — Customs agent — Action manifestly unfounded in law)

9.9.2000                 EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                            C 259/21
       ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                                at Poperinge (Belgium), Noël Boone SPRL, established at
                                                                           Herseaux (Belgium), J. Grayet et G. Heidner SPRL, established
                           of 27 June 2000                                 at Welkenraedt (Belgium), Straps SA, established at Chaudfon-
                                                                           taine (Belgium), Ziegler SA, established in Brussels, Maison
                                                                           Parent SCRL, established at Hertain (Belgium), Magemon
in Case T-608/97: Onno Plug v Commission of the                            SA, established at Liège (Belgium), Garsou-Augenot SPRL,
                    European Communities (1)                               established at Verviers (Belgium), and Somimpex SPRL, estab-
                                                                           lished at Mouscron (Belgium), represented by P. Cavenaile and
(Officials — Act adversely affecting an official — Confirma-               K. Tanghe, of the Liège Bar, with an address for service in
                     tory act — Inadmissibility)                           Luxembourg at the Chambers of A. Schmitt, 62 Avenue
                                                                           Guillaume, v Council of the European Union (Agents:
                                                                           M.C. Giorgi and G. Houttuin) and Commission of the Euro-
                           (2000/C 259/36)
                                                                           pean Communities (Agent: H. van Lier) — applications for
                                                                           compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the appli-
                                                                           cants as a result of the establishment, with effect from
                     (Language of the case: French)
                                                                           1 January 1993, of the internal market in accordance with the
                                                                           Single European Act, and of the consequent discontinuance of
In Case T-608/97: Onno Plug, a former member of the                        the activities which they had hitherto carried on as customs
temporary staff of the Commission of the European Communi-                 agents in the field of intra-Community trade — the Court of
ties, residing at Thônex (Switzerland), represented by G. Van-             First Instance (Third Chamber), composed of: K. Lenaerts,
dersanden and L. Lévi, of the Brussels Bar, with an address for            President, and J. Azizi and M. Jaeger, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar,
service in Luxembourg at the offices of Société de Gestion                 made an order on 16 June 2000, the operative part of which
Fiduciaire SARL, 2-4 Rue Beck, v Commission of the European                is as follows:
Communities (Agents: G. Valsesia and J. Currall) — application
for annulment of the decision contained in the Commission’s                1.    Cases T-611/97 and T-619/97 to T-627/97 are joined for
letter of 14 January 1997 and, in so far may be necessary, of                    the purposes of the further steps to be taken in the proceedings.
the decision of 12 September 1997 rejecting the complaint of
16 April 1997 — the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber),               2.    The actions are dismissed as manifestly unfounded in law.
composed of: R. Garcı́a-Valdecasas, President, and P. Lindh
and J.D. Cooke, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, made an order on               3.    The applicants are to bear her own costs and to pay the costs of
27 June 2000, the operative part of which is as follows:                         the Council.
1.     The action is dismissed as inadmissible.                            4.    The Commission is to bear its own costs.
2.     The parties are to bear their own costs.
                                                                           (1) OJ C 55 of 20.2.1998 and OJ C 94 of 28.3.1998.
(1) OJ C 55 of 20.2.1998.
                                                                                  ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
       ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                                                          of 15 June 2000
                           of 16 June 2000                                 in Case T-614/97: Aduanas Pujol Rubio SA and Others v
                                                                           Council of the European Union and Commission of the
in Joined Cases T-611/97 and T-619/97 to T-627/97:                                            European Communities (1)
Transfluvia NV and Others v Council of the European
 Union and Commission of the European Communities (1)                      (Non-contractual liability — Single European Act — Cus-
                                                                                toms agent — Action manifestly unfounded in law)
(Non-contractual liability — Single European Act — Cus-
      toms agent — Action manifestly unfounded in law)                                               (2000/C 259/38)
                           (2000/C 259/37)
                                                                                              (Language of the case: Spanish)
              (Languages of the case: French and Dutch)                    In Case T-614/97: Aduanas Pujol Rubio SA, established in
                                                                           Barcelona (Spain), and 115 others, represented by S. Muñoz
In Joined Cases T-611/97 and T-619/97 to T-627/97: Transflu-               Machado, of the Madrid Bar, with an address for service in
via NV, established at Menen (Belgium), Wybo NV, established               Luxembourg at the Chambers of A. May, 398 Route d’Esch, v
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Council of the European Union (Agents: M.C. Giorgi, G. Hout-               1.   Cases T-12/98 and T-13/98 are joined for the purposes of the
tuin and G.-L. Ramos Ruano) and Commission of the European                      further steps to be taken in the proceedings.
Communities (Agent: H. van Lier) — application for compen-
sation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicants,                2.   The actions are dismissed as manifestly unfounded in law.
consisting of the costs of restructuring or liquidating their
businesses, which were incurred as a result of the establish-              3.   The applicants are to bear her own costs and to pay the costs of
ment, with effect from 1 January 1993, of the internal market                   the Council.
in accordance with the Single European Act, and of the
consequent discontinuance of the activities which they had                 4.   The Commission is to bear its own costs.
hitherto carried on as customs agents in the field of intra-
Community trade — the Court of First Instance (Third
Chamber), composed of: K. Lenaerts, President, and J. Azizi                (1) OJ C 94 of 28.3.1998.
and M. Jaeger, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, made an order on
15 June 2000, the operative part of which is as follows:
1.    The action is dismissed as manifestly unfounded in law.
2.    The applicants are to bear her own costs and to pay the costs of
      the Council.
3.    The Commission is to bear its own costs.                                   ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
(1) OJ C 94 of 28.3.1998.                                                                            of 14 June 2000
                                                                           in Case T-334/99: Organización Impulsora de Discapacita-
                                                                               dos v Commission of the European Communities (1)
                                                                           (Refusal to initiate infringement proceedings — Action for
       ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                                                 annulment — Inadmissibility)
                         of 26 June 2000                                                             (2000/C 259/40)
in Joined Cases T-12/98 and T-13/98: Argon srl and Others
v Council of the European Union and Commission of the                                         (Language of the case: Spanish)
                    European Communities (1)
                                                                           In Case T-334/99: Organización Impulsora de Discapacitados,
(Non-contractual liability — Single European Act — Cus-                    established in Madrid, represented by Javier Gallego Sánchez,
     toms agent — Action manifestly unfounded in law)                      of the Madrid Bar, with an address for service in Luxembourg
                                                                           at the Chambers of Molitor, Feltgen & Harpes, 55 Boulevard
                         (2000/C 259/39)                                   de la Pétrusse, v Commission of the European Communities
                                                                           (Agents: Maria Patakia and Manuel Desantes Real) — appli-
                                                                           cation for annulment of the Commission’s decision of
                    (Language of the case: Italian)                        19 October 1999 not to institute proceedings against the
                                                                           Kingdom of Spain for a declaration of infringement of
In Joined Cases T-12/98 and T-13/98: Argon srl, established                Community law — the Court of First Instance (First Chamber),
in Brescia (Italy), and 21 others, and Carlo Chiappe, residing at          composed of: B. Vesterdorf, President, and M. Vilaras and
Leghorn (Italy), and 11 others, represented by G. Leone, of the            N. Forwood, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, made an order on
Milan Bar, and M. Clough, solicitor advocate, with an address              14 June 2000, the operative part of which is as follows:
for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of A. May,
398 Route d’Esch, v Council of the European Union (Agents:                 1.   The action is dismissed as inadmissible.
M.C. Giorgi, G. Houttuin and P. Cossu) and Commission of
the European Communities (Agent: H. van Lier) — applications               2.   There is no need to give a ruling on the applications for leave to
for compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the                       intervene submitted by the Kingdom of Spain and the United
applicants as a result of the establishment, with effect from                   Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
1 January 1993, of the internal market in accordance with the
Single European Act, and of the consequent discontinuance of               3.   The applicant is to pay the costs.
the activities which they had hitherto carried on as customs
agents in the field of intra-Community trade — the Court of
First Instance (Third Chamber), composed of: K. Lenaerts,                  (1) OJ C 79 of 18.3.2000.
President, and J. Azizi and M. Jaeger, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar,
made an order on 26 June 2000, the operative part of which
is as follows: