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Det fremgår af disse bestemmelser og af opbygningen af forordning nr. 40/94, at appelkammeret, der ved afgørelsen af en klage har de samme beføjelser som undersøgeren, ikke kunne begrænse sig til at afvise den argumentation, som sagsøgeren fremførte på grundlag af artikel 7, stk. 3, i forordning nr. 40/94, med den ene begrundelse, at den ikke var blevet fremført for undersøgeren.
That does not by any means preclude the Board of Appeal, under Article 74(2) of Regulation No 40/94, from disregarding facts or evidence which the parties did not submit to it in due time.
Efter at det havde behandlet klagen, påhvilede det
But that cannot be the case here.
appelkammeret enten at træffe realitetsafgørelse om dette spørgsmål eller at hjemvise sagen til undersøgeren.
given any time-limit within which to submit the evidence that it had offered to adduce.
Under hensyn til disse omstændigheder i det hele må det fastslås, at appelkammeret ved at afvise at behandle sagsøgerens argumentation, der støttedes på artikel 7, stk. 3, i forordning nr. 40/94, har tilsidesat bestemmelserne i forordningens artikel 62.
In the light of all those factors, the Court finds that, by declaring the applicant's arguments based on Article 7(3) of Regulation No 40/94 to be inadmissible, the Board of Appeal has infringed Article 62 of that regulation.
Det må konkluderes, at den anfægtede afgørelse skal annulleres, idet appelkammeret med urette afslog at behandle sagsøgerens argumentation vedrørende artikel 7, stk. 3, i forordning nr. 40/94. Som det allerede er anført, påhviler det Harmoniseringskontoret at træffe de foranstaltninger, der er nødvendige til opfyldelse af nærværende dom.
The Court finds that the contested decision must be annulled, inasmuch as the Board of Appeal was wrong to refuse to examine the applicant's arguments based on Article 7(3) of Regulation No 40/94.
»1) Afgørelsen, der er truffet af Første Appelkammer ved Harmoniseringskontoret for det Indre Marked (varemærker, mønstre og modeller) den 31. juli 1998 (sag R 35/1998-1), annulleres.
The decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade marks and Designs) of 31 July 1998 (Case R 35/1998-1) is annulled
Hver part bærer sine egne omkostninger.*
The parties shall bear their own costs. '
»PHARE-programmet — erstatningssøgsmål — betingelser —princippet om god forvaltning — skadens opgørelse* (Fjerde Afdeling)
(PHARE programme —Action for damages — Conditions —Principle of sound — Assessment of damage) (Fourth Chamber)
Dansk tekst foreligger endnu ikke.
Legal and factual background to the dispute
»Aktindsigt i Rådets dokumenter — afgørelse 93/731/EF — undtagelser fra princippet om aktindsigt — beskyttelse af offentlighedens interesser for så vidt angår internationale forbindelser — delvis aktindsigt* (Første Afdeling)
clear to them that NEC had, in connection with the performance of a contract in Hungary, 'systematically forgot[ten] to pay its suppliers, forcing our [Commission] staff there to continuously face justified claims on behalf of the Hungarian authorities'.
Sagsøgeren er medlem af Europa-Parlamentet.
The second applicant, Mr Brown, is the manager of NEC.
Rådet svarede sagsøgeren den 10. marts 1997 og anførte:
In 1994, NEC was chosen to carry out a training programme for board chairmen in Hungary.
»De faktiske afgørelser om eksporttilladelser ligger fortsat hos de nationale myndigheder.
On 27 March 1995, the Commission received a report setting out various problems which NEC had encountered in the general financial implementation of that programme.
Rådet var derfor ikke i stand til at udtale sig om enkelte eksporttilladelser eller om nationale politikker om underretning af offentligheden på dette område.«
The Commission official responsible for the said programme sent a fax ('the fax at issue') to the programme coordinators in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania, telling them that 'although presenting very good proposals and providing satisfactory training programmes, this company [NEC] is not presenting the minimum level of financial guarantee to be consider [sic] as a reliable partner'. He made it
Den 14. november 1996 stillede hun en skriftlig forespørgsel til Rådet med henblik på at opnå nærmere oplysninger vedrørende de otte kriterier for våbeneksport, der var opstillet på Det Europæiske Råds møder i Luxembourg i juni 1991 og i Lissabon i juni 1992.
On 11 April 1996, that person sent a second fax ('the rectifying fax*) to all the European Union delegations in which he stated that, following an inquiry, no evidence had been found which justified the severe wording of the fax at issue which, according to him, represented 'a black listing' of NEC. Consequently, he wished to correct the Commission's view about NEC and
Ved skrivelse af 17. juni 1997 til Rådets generalsekretær anmodede sagsøgeren om at få udleveret den rapport, der er omtalt i Rådets svar (herefter »den omtvistede rapport«).
He added that it would be advisable that, 'before a contract is signed between "New Europe Consulting" or other small firms, cash flow issues are discussed as they arise and before they become detrimental to the success of a particular project'.
ansvar, Rådet er tillagt i henhold til bestemmelserne i EU-traktatens afsnit V. Det er på grundlag af disse tildelte beføjelser, at Rådet skal tage stilling til, hvilke følger en offentliggørelse af den omtvistede rapport eventuelt kunne have for Den Europæiske Unions internationale forbindelser.
It must therefore be concluded that the Commission was not in breach of its obligations under the principle of sound administration in not rectifying the fax at issue until one year after it was sent.
Den omtvistede rapport var blevet godkendt af Den Politiske Komité, men ikke af Rådet.
Since it still took the view that it had been unjustly excluded from projects conducted in the context of the programme, in spite of the rectification thus effected, NEC contacted the Commission again.
Den var udarbejdet inden for rammerne af det særlige telexnet af de europæiske korrespondenter COREU.
It is settled case-law that any economic operator to whom an institution has given justified hopes may rely on the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations.
Ved skrivelse af 25. juli 1997 afslog Rådets Generalsekretariat med henvisning til artikel 4, stk. 1, i afgørelse 93/731 at give aktindsigt i den omtvistede rapport.
The Court must consider only the loss of profit suffered by NEC and the harm to its image.
Under disse omstændigheder må Rettens prøvelse begrænses til en kontrol af, om formforskrifterne og reglerne om begrundelse har været overholdt i forbindelse med den anfægtede afgørelse, om de faktiske omstændigheder, der er lagt til grund, er materielt rigtige, om der foreligger en åbenbar fejl ved vurderingen af de nævnte faktiske omstændigheder, eller om der er begået magtfordrejning.
In order to guarantee respect for the principle of sound administration, the Commission, after sending a letter of information to the coordinators of the PHARE programme, should have opened an inquiry into the content of the report from the representative of the Hungarian Government and the coordinator responsible for the project in Hungary, asking the applicants to submit their observations on the facts alleged.
Ved skrivelse af 4. november 1997 (herefter »den anfægtede afgørelse«) afslog Rådet den bekræftende begæring, affattet af sagsøgeren den 1. september 1997.
It must therefore be concluded that the Commission was in breach of the principle of sound administration in sending the fax at issue.
Der findes ikke at være grundlag for at tilsidesætte Rådets vurdering.
As regards the damage resulting from the loss of profit, it is sufficient to note that this presupposes that NEC was entitled to be awarded the PHARE project contracts in which it showed an interest.
Sagsøgerens andet argument må herefter forkastes.
A fortiori, the tenderer is not certain of securing the contract merely because he has submitted his tender, or even because he has shown some interest.
Ved stævning indleveret til Rettens Justitskontor den 13. januar 1998 har sagsøgeren anlagt nærværende sag.
It follows that, in this case, the damage resulting from the loss of profit claimed by the applicants is neither real nor certain.
Det første anbringende: tilsidesættelse af artikel 4, stk 1, i afgørelse 93/731 (om aktindsigt i Rådets dokumenter, herefter »afgørelse 93/731*)
The repercussions for the image of NEC amongst the coordinators of that programme are, in fact, an inevitable and immediate consequence of such a message.
For så vidt angår det tredje argument hvorefter Rådet ved at afslå at give aktindsigt i de dele af den omtvistede rapport, der ikke er omfattet af undtagelsen med hensyn til beskyttelsen af offentlighedens interesser, har tilsidesat artikel 4, stk. 1, i afgørelse 93/731, skal det bemærkes, at Rådet er af den opfattelse, at princippet om aktindsigt i dokumenter kun finder anvendelse på dokumenterne som sådanne og ikke på de oplysninger, de indeholder.
As regards the damage resulting from the harm to NEC's image, it is certain that a fax with the content of that of 12 April 1995 may, of itself, seriously harm the image of the company, which had clearly extended its business in the context of the PHARE programme over the years before the fax at issue was sent, thereby building up a reputation. It must be noted that NEC was created exclusively for the purpose of performing PHARE projects.
Retten skal herefter tage stilling til, om Rådet var forpligtet til at undersøge, om der kunne gives delvis aktindsigt.
It follows that it is established that there was a causal link between the damage suffered by the applicants and the Commission's conduct.
Dette spørgsmål er et retsspørgsmål, og Rettens prøvelsesret er derfor ikke begrænset.
It is also necessary to acknowledge the nonmaterial damage suffered by Mr Brown.
Den bekræftende begæring blev undersøgt af »Informationsgruppen« på et møde den 24. oktober 1997 og af Rådets medlemmer på samlingen den 3. november 1997, hvor det med det nødvendige simple flertal blev vedtaget ikke at imødekomme begæringen.
Second, given that Mr Brown owns 99% of the shares in NEC, the harm to the reputation of the company has necessarily had serious repercussions on his reputation as well.
I den anfægtede afgørelse afslog Rådet derefter sagsøgerens bekræftende begæring med henvisning til undtagelsen vedrørende beskyttelsen af offentlighedens interesser for så vidt angår internationale forbindelser.
In that regard, it is important to point out that NEC had initially been registered as an individual firm in whose name Mr Brown carried out PHARE projects. The reputation of the second applicant is thus closely linked to that of NEC.
Det fremgår således, at Rådet har foretaget en passende undersøgelse af den bekræftende begæring.
According to settled case-law, the burden of proving a causal link between a fault committed by an institution and the damage pleaded falls on the applicants.
I henhold til afgørelse 93/731 er Rådet ikke udtrykkeligt forpligtet til at undersøge, om der kan gives delvis aktindsigt i dokumenter.
(Public right of access to Council documents — Decision 93/731/EC — Exceptions to the principle of access to documents — Protection of the public interest concerning international relations — Partial access) (First Chamber)
Som Rådet indrømmede i retsmødet, er afgørelsen heller ikke direkte til hinder for en sådan mulighed.
The contested report was approved by the Political Committee but not by the Council. It was drawn up under the COREU special European correspondence system.
Det første argument, sagsøgeren har fremført, må herefter forkastes.
By letter of 25 July 1997, the General Secretariat of the Council refused access to the contested report.
Endvidere bemærkes, at når der er indført et almindeligt princip og fastsat undtagelser herfra, skal undtagelserne fortolkes og anvendes indskrænkende, således at anvendelsen af det almindelige princip ikke bringes i fare.
The Council answered her on 10 March 1997 that decisions on the granting of export licences remain a matter for national authorities. The Council was therefore not in a position to comment on individual export authorisations or on national public information policies in this area.
I den foreliggende sag skal der foretages en fortolkning af artikel 4, stk. 1, i afgørelse 93/731, som
By letter of 4 November 1997 (hereinafter 'the contested decision'), the Council rejected the confirmatory application made by the applicant on 1 September 1997.
For så vidt angår det andet argument, hvorved sagsøgeren bestrider, at aktindsigt i den omtvistede rapport vil kunne skade offentlighedens interesser for så vidt angår internationale forbindelser, bemærkes, at Rådets skønsbeføjelse henhører under det politiske
By letter of 17 June 1997, addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council, the applicant asked to be sent the report mentioned in the
opregner undtagelserne fra ovennævnte generelle princip.
Since this is a question of law, review by the Court is not limited.
proportionalitetsprincippet afveje interessen i at få aktindsigt i de pågældende dele af dokumentet mod den hermed forbundne arbejdsbyrde.
The Council then, by the contested decision, rejected the applicant's confirmatory application on the ground of the exception relating to protection of the public interest concerning international relations.
I sådanne særlige tilfælde vil Rådet således kunne varetage hensynet til god forvaltningsskik.
It follows that the confirmatory application was indeed given adequate consideration by the Council.
Artikel 4, stk. 1, i afgørelse 93/731 må herefter fortolkes i lyset af princippet om ret til oplysninger og proportionalitetsprincippet.
In the present case, the provisions to be construed are those of Article 4(1) of Decision 93/731, which lists the exceptions to the above general principle.
Heraf følger, at Rådet er forpligtet til at undersøge, om der skal gives delvis aktindsigt i oplysninger, der ikke er omfattet af undtagelserne.
As to the applicant's second argument, disputing that access to the contested report would harm the public interest concerning international relations, it must be remembered that the Council's discretion is connected with the political responsibilities conferred on it by Title V of the Treaty on European Union.
Endvidere tilsiger proportionalitetsprincippet, at »undtagelserne ikke [må] gå videre end rimeligt og nødvendigt for at nå det tilsigtede mål«.
Furthermore, the principle of proportionality requires that 'derogations remain within the limits of what is appropriate and necessary for achieving the aim in view*.
I den foreliggende sag er det mål, Rådet forfølger med sit afslag på aktindsigt i den omtvistede rapport, ifølge den anfægtede afgørelses begrundelse »at beskytte offentlighedens intéresser for så vidt angår internationale forbindelser«.
In the present case, the aim pursued by the Council in refusing access to the contested report was, according to the reasons stated in the contested decision, to 'protect the public interest with regard to international relations'.
Et sådant mål ville imidlertid også kunne nås, såfremt Rådet efter en undersøgelse blot tilbageholdt de dele af den omtvistede rapport, hvis offentliggørelse vil kunne skade internationale forbindelser.
Such an aim may be achieved even if the Council does no more than remove, after examination, the passages in the contested report which might harm international relations.
Rådet har ikke foretaget en sådan undersøgelse, idet princippet om aktindsigt i dokumenter efter Rådets opfattelse kun finder anvendelse på dokumenterne som sådanne og ikke på de oplysninger, de indeholder.
In those circumstances, review by the Court of First Instance must be limited to verifying whether the procedural rules have been complied with, the contested decision is properly reasoned, and the facts have been accurately stated, and whether there has been a manifest error of assessment of the facts or a misuse of powers.
Den anfægtede afgørelse hviler følgelig på en retsvildfarelse og må derfor annulleres.
There is no reason to fault the Council's assessment. The applicant's second argument must therefore be rejected.
Herved bemærkes nærmere, at i de særlige tilfælde, hvor omfanget af dokumentet eller af de dele af dokumentet, der skal tilbageholdes, ville påføre Rådet en uforholdsmæssig administrativ byrde, kan Rådet på grundlag af
In that connection, the principle of proportionality would allow the Council, in particular cases where the volume of the document or the passages to be removed would give rise to an unreasonable amount of administrative work, to balance the interest in public access to those fragmentary parts against the burden of work so caused.
»Personalesag* (Første Afdeling)
(Officials — Action for annulment — Recovery of sums overpaid — Article 23 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations) (First Chamber)
Sag T-188/97 Rothmans International BV / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Regler for institutionerne
Case T-188/97 Rothmans International BV v Commission of the European Communities Law governing the institutions
»Afgørelse 94/90/EKSF, EF, Euratom om aktindsigt i Kommissionens dokumenter — afslag på aktindsigt — förf atteneglen — de såkaldte komitologiudvalg* (Første Udvidede Afdeling)
(Commission Decision 94/90/ECSC, EC, Euratom on public access to Commission documents — Decision refusing access to documents — Rule on authorship — Comitology committees) (First Chamber, Extended Composition)
Det andet anbringende: tilsidesættelse af afgørelse 94/90 (om aktindsigt i Kommissionens dokumenter, herefter »afgørelse 94/90*
The applicant is a company incorporated under Netherlands law and belongs to the multinational Rothmans group.
Sagsøgeren er et nederlandsk selskab under den multinationale koncern Rothmans, der hovedsagelig beskæftiger sig med produktion, distribution og salg af tobaksvarer, navnlig cigaretter.
It is principally involved in the manufacture, distribution and sale of tobacco products, in particular cigarettes.
Det bemærkes, at når der er indført et almindeligt princip og fastsat begrænsninger heraf, skal begrænsningerne fortolkes og anvendes indskrænkende, således at anvendelsen af det almindelige princip ikke bringes i fare.
In this connection, the rule on authorship, howsoever described, lays down an exception to the general principle of transparency in Decision 94/90. It follows that this rule must be construed and applied strictly, so as not to frustrate the application of the general principle of transparency.
Ved skrivelse af 23. januar 1997 anmodede sagsøgeren Kommissionen om aktindsigt i visse dokumenter, herunder mødereferaterne fra Toldkodeksudvalget — Transitsektionen (herefter »udvalget«) fra og med den 4. april 1995.
By letter of 23 January 1997 the applicant requested from the Commission access to a number of documents which included the minutes of the Customs Code Committee — Transit Section (hereinafter 'the Committee') from 4 April 1995 onwards.
Uanset hvorledes forfatterreglen nærmere må kvalificeres, må det konstateres, at der herved er indført en begrænsning af det almindelige princip om åbenhed i afgørelse 94/90. Det følger heraf, at reglen skal fortolkes og anvendes indskrænkende, således at anvendelsen af det almindelige princip om åbenhed ikke bringes i fare.
It is in the light of these observations that the Court must appraise the argument that 'comitology1committees are entirely distinct from and independent of the Commission and that the documents in question are consequently not Commission documents.
Ved skrivelse af 30. april 1997 tilstillede generalsekretæren sagsøgeren visse dokumenter hidrørende fra Kommissionen, men afviste at udlevere udvalgets mødereferater med den begrundelse, at Kommissionen ikke var forfatter hertil.
In a letter of 30 April 1997 the Secretary-General forwarded a number of Commission documents but refused to hand over the minutes of the Committee on the ground that the Commission was not their author.
Disse bemærkninger danner baggrund for Rettens bedømmelse af argumentationen om, at komitologiudvalgene er fuldstændig adskilte fra og uafhængige af Kommissionen, og at de omhandlede dokumenter derfor ikke hører til Kommissionens dokumenter.
'Comitology1committees have their origin in Article 145 of the EC Treaty (now Article 202 EC), which provides that the Council may confer on the Commission, in the acts which the Council adopts, powers for the implementation of the rules which the Council lays down.
Ved skrivelse af 15. maj 1997 bekræftede generalsekretariatet over for sagsøgeren, at man havde tilstillet selskabet alle de dokumenter, GD XXI var i besiddelse af, bortset fra udvalgets mødereferater.
The Secretariat-General confirmed, by letter of 15 May 1997, that it had sent to the applicant all documents which DG XXI had in its possession, with the exception of the Committee's minutes.
Generalsekretariatet understregede, at mødereferaterne ganske vist udarbejdes af Kommissionen, der virker som sekretariat, men at de godkendes af udvalget, og at det derfor er udvalget, der er forfatter til dem.
It pointed out that, while the minutes are drawn up by the Commission in its secretarial capacity, they are adopted by the Committee, which is therefore their author.
Ved stævning indleveret til Rettens Justitskontor den 24. juni 1997 har sagsøgeren anlagt nærværende sag.
The applicant brought the present action by application lodged at the Registry of the Court of First Instance on 24 June 1997.
Grundlaget for oprettelsen af komitologiudvalgene er EF-traktatens artikel 145 (nu artikel 202 EF), som bestemmer, at Rådet i de retsakter, det vedtager, kan tildele Kommissionen beføjelser til at gennemføre de af Rådet udfærdigede forskrifter.
The second plea in law: infringement of Decision Furthermore, refusal of access to the minutes of 94/90 the numerous 'comitology* committees would amount to placing a considerable restriction on It is important to note that where a general the right of access to documents.
Udvalgene, som oprettes i overensstemmelse med komitologiafgørelsen, består af repræsentanter
Such a principle is established and exceptions to that restriction is not compatible with the very principle are laid down, those exceptions must be objective of the right of access to documents. construed and applied strictly, so as not to frustrate the application of the general principle.
Under disse omstændigheder finder Retten, at komitologiudvalgene i relation til fællesskabsbestemmelserne om aktindsigt må anses for at henhøre under Kommissionen.
In those circumstances, it must be held that, for the purposes of the Community rules on access to documents, 'comitology' committees come under the Commission itself.
Det er derfor Kommissionen, der skal træffe afgørelse vedrørende begæringer om aktindsigt i disse udvalgs dokumenter, såsom de omhandlede mødereferater.
It is therefore the Commission which is responsible for ruling on applications for access to documents of those committees, such as the minutes here in question.
Kommissionen betaler sagsøgerens omkostninger og bærer sine egne omkostninger.
Orders the Commission to pay the costs of the applicant, in addition to its own costs;
Sag T-168/97 Daniel Varas Carrion / Rådet for Den Europæiske Union Tjenestemandsvedtægten
Case T-168/97 Daniel Varas Carrion ν Council of the European Union Staff Regulations of Officials
»Personalesag* (Anden Afdeling)
(Officials — Open competition — Non-admittance to the tests — Knowledge of languages) (Second Chamber)
Sag T-74/98 Luciano Mammarella / Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber Tjenestemandsvedtægten
Case T-74/98 Luciano Mammarella ν Commission of the European Communities Staff Regulations of Officials
»Appel — ansvar udenfor kontraktsforhold — den europæiske fælles akt — autoriseret speditør inden for Fællesskabet* (Domstolens plenum)
(Appeal — Non-contractual responsibility — Single European Act —Authorised customs agent) (Full Court)