CELEX: C2000/034/42
Language: en
Date: 2000-02-05 00:00:00
Title: Order of the Court of First Instance of 29 September 1999 in Joined Cases T-148/98 and T-162/98: J.G. Evans and Others and South Wales Small Mines Association v Commission of the European Communities (Action for annulment — Lateness — Inadmissibility)

C 34/22                  EN                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                           5.2.2000
indicated by the applicant, and an award of compensation for              2. The actions are dismissed as inadmissible.
non-material damage which he alleges he has sustained and
which he assesses provisionally at BEF 100 000 — the Court                3. It is unnecessary to rule on the application for legal aid made in
of First Instance (single Judge), J. Azizi, sitting as a single               Case T-148/98.
Judge; B. Pastor, Principal Administrator, gave a judgment on
9 December 1999, in which it:                                             4. It is unnecessary to rule on the applications for leave to intervene
                                                                              made by PowerGen UK plc, National Power plc and British Coal
1. Dismisses the action as inadmissible as far as the second part of          Corporation.
     the second plea is concerned;
                                                                          5. The applicants shall bear their own costs and, jointly and
2. Dismisses the remainder of the action for annulment as                     severally, pay those incurred by the Commission.
     unfounded;
3. Dismisses the action for compensation as unfounded;                    (1) OJ No C 358 of 21.11.1998 and No C 174 of 19.6.1999.
4. Orders the parties to bear their own costs.
(1) OJ 1999 C 174.
                                                                                ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
                                                                                                of 12 November 1999
       ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE                               in Case T-93/99: Beatrice Bonaiti Brighina v Commission
                                                                                          of the European Communities (1)
                      of 29 September 1999
                                                                          (Officials — Transfers of part of remuneration in the
in Joined Cases T-148/98 and T-162/98: J.G. Evans and                     currency of a Member State other than that of the seat of the
Others and South Wales Small Mines Association v                          institution — Home-purchase savings plan — Requirement
        Commission of the European Communities (1)                        of an undertaking by the financial institution to inform the
                                                                          institution of the existence of a request to liquidate the funds
    (Action for annulment — Lateness — Inadmissibility)                                — Application manifestly unfounded)
                           (2000/C 34/42)                                                            (2000/C 34/43)
                    (Language of the case: English)                                           (Language of the case: Italian)
In Joined Cases T-148/98 and T-162/98: J.G. Evans, Gerry                  In Case T-93/99: Beatrice Bonaiti Brighina, an official at the
Plant and Mary Kathleen Plant, Dennis Jones, William Meyrick,             Joint Research Centre, Ispra, represented by Mirco Rizzoglio,
Glen Jones and Daphne Jones, David V. Austin, Mostyn Jones,               of the Milan Bar, and Franco Colussi, of the Luxembourg Bar,
Fforch-y-Garron Coal Company Ltd, John Phillips, Desmond                  with an address for service in Luxembourg at the Chambers of
Ivor Evans, David Raymond Evans, D.B. Diplock, R.T. Kings-                Mr Colussi, 36 Rue de Wiltz, v Commission of the European
ton, J.R. McCann, and De Powell, established in the United                Communities (Agent: Gianluigi Valsesia) — application for
Kingdom, represented by Barbara Hewson, of the Bar of                     annulment of the Commission’s decision rejecting the request
England and Wales, and Thomas Graham, Solicitor, with an                  to transfer part of the applicant’s salary to a home-purchase
address for service in Luxembourg at the office of Messrs                 savings account in the absence of an undertaking by the bank
Loesch and Wolter, 11 Rue Goethe and South Wales Small                    to communicate any release of the money so as to allow the
Mines Association, based in Fochriw, Near Bargoed, United                 institution to monitor the actual use of the funds — the Court
Kingdom, represented by Thomas Sharpe QC and Mark                         of First Instance (Third Chamber), composed of K. Lenaerts,
Brealey, Barrister, of the Bar of England and Wales, and Sarah            President, J. Azizi and M. Jaeger, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar,
Llewellyn Jones, Solicitor, with an address for service in                made an order on 12 November 1999, the operative part of
Luxembourg at the office of Victor Gillen, 13 Rue Aldringen,              which is as follows:
against Commission of the European Communities (Agent
Kirsi Leivo) — application for annulment of Commission                    1. The application is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation
Decision No 15656 of 30 July 1998 rejecting a complaint of                    in law.
price discrimination — the Court of First Instance (Second
Chamber), composed of: A. Potocki, President, C.W. Bellamy                2. The parties shall bear their own costs.
and A.W.H. Meij, Judges; H. Jung, Registrar, made an order on
29 September 1999, the operative part of which is as follows:             (1) OJ C 188 of 3.7.1999.
1. Cases T-148/98 and T-162/98 are joined for the purposes of
     the order.