CELEX: 62016TB0041(01)
Language: en
Date: 2016-10-12 00:00:00
Title: Case T-41/16: Order of the General Court of 12 October 2016 — Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry and Others v Commission (Actions for annulment — Application for registration of a protected designation of origin ‘Halloumi’ or ‘Hellim’ — Commission letters concerning the applicants’ involvement in the opposition proceedings relating to the registration procedure — Measure not open to challenge — Inadmissibility)

16.1.2017   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 14/34
            
         Order of the General Court of 12 October 2016 — Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry and Others v Commission
   (Case T-41/16) (1)
   
   ((Actions for annulment - Application for registration of a protected designation of origin ‘Halloumi’ or ‘Hellim’ - Commission letters concerning the applicants’ involvement in the opposition proceedings relating to the registration procedure - Measure not open to challenge - Inadmissibility))
   (2017/C 014/42)
   Language of the case: English
   
      Parties
   
   
      Applicants: Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry (Nicosia, Cyprus), Animal Breeders and Producers Association (Nicosia), Milk and Oil Products Production and Marketing Cooperative Ltd (Nicosia), Süt Urünleri İmalatçulari Birliği Milk Processors Association (Nicosia), Fatma Garanti (Güzelyurt)) (represented by: B. O’Connor, Solicitor, S. Gubel and E. Bertolotto, lawyers)
   
      Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Lewis, P. Aalto and J. Guillem Carrau, Agents)
   
      Re:
   
   Action pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of two letters from the European Commission of 18 November 2015 (Ref.Ares (2015) 5171539) and of 15 January 2016 (Ref.Ares (2016) 220922) concerning the applicants’ involvement in the opposition procedure relating to the procedure for registering the cheese called ‘Halloumi/Hellim’ as a protected designation of origin
   
      Operative part of the order
   
   
               1.
            
            
               The action is dismissed.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               There is no need to rule on the applications for leave to intervene submitted by the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Republic of Cyprus.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry, Animal Breeders and Producers Association, Milk and Oil Products Production and Marketing Cooperative Ltd, Süt Urünleri İmalatçulari Birliği Milk Processors Association and Mrs Fatma Garanti shall bear their own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission, including the costs relating to the interlocutory proceedings.
            
         
               4.
            
            
               Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Industry, Animal Breeders and Producers Association, Milk and Oil Products Production and Marketing Cooperative Ltd, Süt Urünleri İmalatçulari Birliği Milk Processors Association, Mrs Fatma Garanti, the Commission, the Council, the Parliament and the Republic of Cyprus shall each bear their own costs relating to the applications for leave to intervene.
            
         
      (1)  OJ C 118, 4.4.2016.