CELEX: C2003/055/05
Language: en
Date: 2003-03-08 00:00:00
Title: Judgment of the Court of 21 January 2003 in Case C-378/00: Commission of the European Communities v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (Comitology — Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission — Criteria for choosing between the different procedures for adopting implementing measures — Effects — Obligation to state reasons — Annulment in part of Regulation (EC) No 1655/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE))

8.3.2003                EN                           Official Journal of the European Union                                                C 55/3
des Dauphins and Newcastle United Football Company Ltd,                      powers conferred on the Commission (OJ 1999 L 184, p. 23),
on the interpretation of Article 59 of the EC Treaty (now,                   the Court, composed of: G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President,
after amendment, Article 49 EC), the Court, composed of:                     J.-P. Puissochet and M. Wathelet (Presidents of Chambers),
G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias, President, J.-P. Puissochet and                     C. Gulmann, A. La Pergola (Rapporteur), P. Jann, V. Skouris,
M. Wathelet (Presidents of Chambers), C. Gulmann,                            F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues,
D.A.O. Edward, P. Jann (Rapporteur), V. Skouris, F. Macken,                  Judges; L.A. Geelhoed, Advocate General; M.-F. Contet, Admin-
N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges;                   istrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 21 January
A. Tizzano, Advocate General; L. Hewlett, Principal Adminis-                 2003, in which it:
trator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 21 January
2003, in which it has ruled:                                                 1.    Annuls Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1655/2000 of
                                                                                   the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000
The reference for a preliminary ruling made by the High Court of                   concerning the Financial Instrument for the Environment
Justice of England and Wales, Queen’s Bench Division, by order of                  (LIFE);
28 July 2000 is inadmissible.
                                                                             2.    Declares that the measures for the implementation of Regulation
                                                                                   No 1655/2000 already adopted at the time of the present
( 1) OJ C 302 of 21.10.2000.                                                       judgment are not affected by it;
                                                                             3.    Declares that the effects of Article 11(2) of Regulation
                                                                                   No 1655/2000 are to be fully maintained until the Parliament
                                                                                   and the Council adopt new provisions concerning the committee
                                                                                   procedure to which the measures for the implementation of that
                                                                                   regulation are subject;
                 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT                                       4.    Orders the European Parliament and the Council of the
                                                                                   European Union to pay the costs.
                        of 21 January 2003
                                                                             (1 ) OJ C 355 of 9.12.2000.
in Case C-378/00: Commission of the European Communi-
ties v European Parliament and Council of the European
                              Union ( 1)
(Comitology — Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down                                        JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers
conferred on the Commission — Criteria for choosing                                                   (Sixth Chamber)
between the different procedures for adopting implementing
measures — Effects — Obligation to state reasons —                                                   of 23 January 2003
Annulment in part of Regulation (EC) No 1655/2000 of the
European Parliament and of the Council concerning the
                                                                             In Joined Cases C-421/00, C-426/00 and C-16/01 (Refer-
       Financial Instrument for the Environment (LIFE))
                                                                             ence for a preliminary ruling from the Unabhängiger
                                                                             Verwaltungssenat für Kärnten, the Unabhängiger Verwal-
                          (2003/C 55/05)                                     tungssenat Wien and Verwaltungsgerichtshof): Renate
                                                                                            Sterbenz and Paul Dieter Haug (1)
                    (Language of the case: French)
                                                                             (Approximation of laws — Articles 28 EC and 30 EC —
                                                                             Directive 79/112/EEC — Labelling and presentation of
(Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published                                     foodstuffs)
                   in the European Court Reports)
                                                                                                       (2003/C 55/06)
In Case C-378/00, Commission of the European Communities                                        (Language of the case: German)
(Agent: D. Maidani) v European Parliament (Agents: C. Pennera
and M. Moore), and Council of the European Union (Agents:                    (Provisional translation; the definitive translation will be published
J.-P. Jacqué and G. Houttuin) supported by United Kingdom of                                    in the European Court Reports)
Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Agent: G. Amodeo, assisted
by M. Hoskins): Application for the annulment of Regulation
(EC) No 1655/2000 of the European Parliament and of the                      In Joined Cases C-421/00, C-426/00 and C-16/01: References
Council of 17 July 2000 concerning the Financial Instrument                  to the Court under Article 234 EC by the Unabhängiger
for the Environment (LIFE) (OJ 2000 L 192, p. 1), in so far as               Verwaltungssenat für Kärnten (Austria), the Unabhängiger
it makes the adoption of measures for the implementation of                  Verwaltungssenat Wien (Austria) and the Verwaltungsgerichts-
the LIFE programme subject to the regulatory procedure under                 hof (Austria) respectively for preliminary rulings in the
Article 5 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999                    criminal proceedings pending before those courts against
laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing                  Renate Sterbenz (C-421/00) and Paul Dieter Haug (C-426/00