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Med sit femte anbringende, som der først skal tages stilling til, har Athanasios Pitsiorlas gjort gældende, at Retten ikke har taget hensyn til retspraksis vedrørende undskyldelig vildfarelse, eller i hvert fald har anvendt denne overdreven restriktivt.
It is clear from the arguments above that the date of the 'onset of the employer's insolvency', referred to in Articles 3(2) and 4(2) of Directive 80/987, must be interpreted as designating the date on which the request is lodged for the opening of the procedure collectively to satisfy creditors' claims.
Retten støttede sig herved navnlig på det forhold, at skrivelsen fra Rådets Generalsekretariat, hvorved det underrettede sagsøgeren om Rådets afgørelse, desuden oplyste ham om indholdet af artikel 195 EF og 230 EF for så vidt angår henholdsvis betingelserne for fysiske personers indbringelse af klage for ombudsmanden og Domstolens prøvelse af lovligheden af retsakter vedtaget af Rådet. Retten konkluderede på den baggrund, at en normalt påpasselig person ikke kunne nære nogen tvivl hverken om afgørelsens endelige karakter eller om søgsmålsfristen i henhold til artikel 230 EF.
In its sixth question, the referring court essentially asks whether the expression 'employment relationship' within the meaning of Articles 3 and 4 of Directive 80/987 must be interpreted as excluding periods which, by their very nature, cannot give rise to outstanding salary claims, such as a period during which the employment relationship is suspended on account of child raising leave and, for that reason, confers no right to remuneration.
Det skal imidlertid fastslås, at Retten ved denne konklusion har fortolket begrebet undskyldelig vildfarelse, som det er blevet udviklet i Domstolens praksis, overdreven restriktivt.
That question is to be answered in the affirmative.
2) Formalitetsindsigelsen, der er fremsat af Rådet for Den Europæiske Union for Retten i Første Instans, tages ikke tilfølge.
A period during which the employment relationship is suspended on account of child raising leave and, for that reason, confers no right to remuneration, is therefore excluded'
3) Sagen hjemvises til Retten i Første Instans til afgørelse af Athanasios Pitsiorlas'pastand om annullation af Rådets afgørelse af 30 juli 1999 og Den Europæiske Centralbanks afgørelse af 8. november 1999, hvorved han fik afslag på indsigt i et dokument.
Advocate General J. Mischo delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Fifth Chamber on 2 July 2002.
Generaladvokat A. Tizzano fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Femte Afdeling) den 26. september 2002.
Case C-193/01 Ρ Athanasios Pitsiorlas ν Council of the European Union, European Central Bank Law governing the institutions
Præjudiciel »Bruxelles-konventionen — artikel 1 — anvendelsesområde — begrebet »borgerlige sager, herunder handelssager* — begrebet »sager [...] om told* — søgsmål vedrørende en kautionsaftale indgået mellem en stat og et forsikringsselskab — aftale indgået med henblik på at opfylde en betingelse opstillet af en stat i medfør af TIR-konventionens artikel 6 for transportorganisationer, der er hovedskyldnere* (Femte Afdeling)
By application received at the Court Registry by fax on 3 May 2001 and lodged at the Court Registry on 7 May 2001, Mr Pitsiorlas brought an appeal against the order of the Court of First Instance of 14 February 2001 in Case T-3/00 Pitsiorlas ν Council and ECB [2001] by which the Court of First Instance dismissed as inadmissible his application for annulment of the decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 July 1999 refusing him access to a document ('the Council decision').
Ved dom af 18. maj 2001 har Hoge Raad der Nederlanden i medfør af protokollen af 3. juni 1971 vedrørende Domstolens fortolkning af konventionen af 27. september 1968 om retternes kompetence og om fuldbyrdelse af retsafgørelser i borgerlige sager, herunder handelssager, forelagt to præjudicielle spørgsmål om fortolkningen af artikel 1 i konventionen (herefter »Bruxelles-konventionen«).
At paragraph 24 of the contested order, the Court of First Instance upheld the Council's plea and dismissed the action against that institution's decision as inadmissible on the ground that 'the circumstances put forward by the applicant [could not] be regarded as exceptional circumstances giving rise to an excusable error'.
Tvisten i hovedsagen
The appeal
Ved bekendtgørelse af 5. marts 1991 autoriserede den nederlandske statssekretær for finansielle spørgsmål i overensstemmelse med TIR-konventionens artikel 6 tre nederlandske transportorganisationer til at udstede TIR-carneter (herefter »de autoriserede nederlandske organisationer«).
By his appeal Mr Pitsiorlas claims that the Court should uphold his application and annul the contested order, grant in its entirety the relief sought by him at first instance or, in the alternative, refer the case back to the Court of First Instance and order the Council to pay the costs of the proceedings both at first instance and on appeal.
I henhold til bekendtgørelsens artikel 1 skal disse organisationer uden forbehold påtage sig at betale indførsels- eller udførselstold og -afgifter, som skal svares af indehaverne af de udstedte TIR-carneter, for hvilke organisationerne er solidarisk ansvarlige.
By his fifth plea in law, which should be examined first, Mr Pitsiorlas submits that the Court of First Instance failed to have regard to the case-law concerning excusable error or, at least, applied that case-law in an excessively strict manner.
I artikel 5 bestemmes det, at de autoriserede nederlandske organisationer skal stille en sikkerhed, der dækker deres forpligtelser.
It is necessary to reject forthwith the applicant's assertion that the Court of First Instance refused to have regard to the case-law on excusable error.
I samme artikel foreskrives det, at den, der stiller sikkerheden, skal påtage sig at betale samtlige beløb, som den nederlandske finansminister afkræver de autoriserede nederlandske organisationer. I artikel 19 præciseres det, at bekendtgørelsen ikke træder i kraft, før den nederlandske finansminister har accepteret den i artikel 5 omhandlede sikkerhed.
It is clear from the very terms of the contested order that the Court of First Instance expressly based its decision on that case-law in considering what the response should be to the plea of inadmissibility raised by the Council and in concluding, at paragraph 24 of that order, that the action brought against the Council's decision should be rejected as inadmissible on the ground that the circumstances put forward by the applicant could not be regarded as exceptional circumstances giving rise to an excusable error.
Denne sikkerhed er blevet stillet af PFA. Ved forskellige dokumenter har selskabet, som kautionist, solidarisk og som selvskyldner forpligtet sig over for den nederlandske stat til at betale den indførsels- eller udførselstold og -afgifter, som i henhold til told- og afgiftslovgivningen skal svares af den, der er i besiddelse af et TIR-carnet, som er udstedt af de nationale transportorganisationer.
In that regard, the Court of First Instance relied, more particularly, on the fact that the General Secretariat's letter notifying the appellant of the Council decision pointed out to him, in addition, the content of Articles 195 EC and 230 EC which concern, respectively, the conditions under which complaints may be addressed to the Ombudsman and the legality of acts adopted by the Council may be reviewed by
Den 20. november 19% anlagde den nederlandske stat sag mod PFA ved Rechtbank te Rotterdam (Nederlandene) med påstand om, at selskabet skulle betale et beløb på 41 917 063 NLG med tillæg af renter efter loven til staten.
the Court of Justice. It concluded from this that a normally diligent individual could have been left in no doubt either as to the finality of that decision or as to the time-limit for bringing proceedings laid down by Article 230 EC.
For det første må det konstateres, at retsforholdet mellem den nederlandske stat og PFA ikke er reguleret af TIR-konventionen.
Refers the case back to the Court of First Instance for judgment on Mr Pitsiorlas' application for annulment of the decision of the Council of 30 July 1999 and the decision of the European Central Bank of 8 November 1999 refusing him access to a document;
For det tredje skal der tages hensyn til de bestemmelser i aftalen, hvori det bestemmes, hvor vidt kautionsforpligtelsen rækker.
Advocate General A. Tizzano delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Fifth Chamber on 26 September 2002.
for parternes frihed i henhold til den lovgivning, der finder anvendelse på aftalen. Det tilkommer den forelæggende ret at afgøre, om dette er tilfældet.
Case C-266/01 Préservatrice foncière TIARD SA ν Staat der Nederlanden Judgments Convention/Enforcement of judgments
Med det andet spørgsmål ønsker den forelæggende ret nærmere bestemt oplyst, om Bruxelles-konventionens artikel 1, stk. 1, skal fortolkes således, at en af en kontraherende stat anlagt sag om opfyldelse af en kautionsaftale, som er indgået for at garantere betalingen af toldskyld, skal betragtes som en »sag [...] om told«, som omhandlet i bestemmelsens andet punktum, når kautionisten kan gøre indsigelser gældende, som gør det nødvendigt at undersøge, om den toldskyld, som denne aftale vedrører, består, og hvilket indhold den har.
Preliminary ruling (Brussels Convention — Article 1 Scope — Concept of civil and commercial matters -Concept of customs matters — Action based on a guarantee contract between the State and an insurance company ~ Contract entered into in order to satisfy a condition imposed by the State on associations of carriers, principal debtors, under Article 6 of the TIR Convention) (Fifth Chamber)
Ved afgørelsen af, om en sag er omfattet af konventionens anvendelsesområde, bør der kun tages hensyn til sagens genstand. Det ville være i strid med retssikkerhedsprincippet, som er et af de formål, konventionen skal tilgodese, hvis anvendeligheden af denne kunne afhænge af, om der foreligger et præjudicielt retsspørgsmål, idet et sådant når som helst kan rejses af parterne.
By judgment of 18 May 2001 the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Supreme Court of the Netherlands) referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling under the Protocol of 3 June 1971 on the interpretation by the Court of Justice of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters two questions on the interpretation of Article 1 of that convention.
Det hedder i domskonklusionen:
That guarantee was provided by PFA.
»Artikel 1, stk 1, i konventionen af 27. september 1968 om retternes kompetence og om fuldbyrdelse af retsafgørelser i borgertige sager, herunder handelssager, som ændret ved konventionen af 9. oktober 1978 om Kongeriget Danmarks, Irlands og Det Forenede Kongerige Storbritannien og Nordirlands tiltrædelse, ved konventionen af 25. oktober 1982 om Den Hellenske Republiks tiltrædelse og ved konventionen af 26. maj 1989 om Kongeriget Spaniens og Den Portugisiske Repubuks tiltrædelse, skal fortolkes på følgende måde:
On 20 November 1996, the Netherlands State brought proceedings against PFA before the Rechtbank te Rotterdam (District Court, Rotterdam) (Netherlands), claiming that PFA should be ordered to pay it the sum of NLG 41 917 063 together with statutory interest. That action was based on the guarantee commitments undertaken by PFA vis-à-vis the Netherlands State and sought payment of the import or export duties and taxes owed by the authorised Netherlands associations.
— En sag, der anlægges af en kontraherende stat mod et privatretligt retssubjekt om opfyldelsen af en privatretlig aftale om kaution, som er indgået med henblik på at gøre det muligt foren anden at stille en afstoten krævet og defineret sikkerhed, er omfattet af begrebet »borgerlige sager, herunder handelssager* som omhandlet i bestemmelsens første punktum underforudsætning af, at retsforholdet mellem kreditor og kautionisten, således som det følger af kautionsaftalen, ikke indebærer, at staten udøver beføjelser, der rækker ud over, hvad der gælder efter de retsregler, som finder anvendelse i forholdet mellem borgerne.
PFA pleaded the lack of jurisdiction of the Rechtbank te Rotterdam on the ground that the dispute fell within the scope of the Brussels Convention and that the court with jurisdiction was to be determined in accordance with the provisions thereof.
— En af en kontraherende stat anlagt sag om opfyldelse af en kautionsaftale, som er indgået for at garantere betalingen af toldskyld, skal ikke betragtes som en »sag [...] om told* som omhandlet i bestemmelsens andet punktum, når retsforholdet mellem staten og kautionisten, således som det følger af kautionsaftalen, ikke indebærer, at staten udøver beføjelser, der rækker ud over, hvad der gælder efter de retsregler, som finder anvendelse i forholdet mellem borgerne, og dette gælder også, selv om kautionisten kan
The Rechtbank te Rotterdam and, on appeal, the Gerechtshof te 's-Gravenhage (Regional Court of Appeal, The Hague) (Netherlands) rejected the plea of lack of jurisdiction.
gøre indsigelser gældende til sit forsvar, som gør det nødvendigt at undersøge, om den toldskyld, som denne aftale vedrører, består, og hvilket indhold den han*
The Hoge Raad der Nederlanden, to which PFA had appealed, decided to stay proceedings and to refer a number of questions to the Court for a preliminary ruling.
Sag C-214/00 Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber / Kongeriget Spanien Regler for virksomhederne
In order to answer the first question, it is therefore necessary to examine whether the legal relationship between the Netherlands State and PFA, under the guarantee contract, is characterised by an exercise of public powers on the part of the State to which the debt is owed, in that it entails the exercise of powers going beyond those existing under the rules applicable to relations between private individuals.
» Traktatbrud — direktiv 89/665/EØF —klageprocedurerne i forbindelse med offentlige udbud —gennemførelse—begrebetordregivende myndighed—offentligretligt organ —retsakter, der kan anfægtes ved en domstol — midlertidige foranstaltninger* (Sjette Afdeling)
In the second place, account must be taken of the circumstances surrounding the conclusion of the contract. In the main proceedings, the case file shows that PFA's undertaking vis-à-vis the Netherlands State was freely given.
Ved stævning indleveret til Domstolens Justitskontor den 30. maj 2000 har Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber i medfør af artikel 226 EF anlagt sag med påstand om, at det fastslås, at Kongeriget Spanien har tilsidesat sine forpligtelser i henhold til Rådets direktiv 89/665/EØF af 21. december 1989, da det har undladt at træffe de nødvendige foranstaltninger for at efterkomme bestemmelserne i direktivets artikel 1 og 2, og navnlig da det har undladt
In the third place, it is necessary to take into consideration the terms of the contract defining the extent of the guarantor's undertaking. In that respect, the identity, noted in the main proceedings by the Netherlands Government, between the provisions of the order of 5 March 1991 approving national associations of carriers, on the one hand, and the clauses of the contract defining the guarantee obligation assumed by PFA, on the other, cannot be regarded as proof that the Netherlands State exercised its public powers in respect of the guarantor.
— at udvide den klageadgang, som er sikret ved direktivet, til at gælde for alle afgørelser, der træffes af ordregivende myndigheder som omhandlet i artikel 1, stk. 1, litra b), i direktiv 92/50, Rådets direktiv 93/36/EØF af 14. juni 1993 og Rådets direktiv 93/37/EØF af 14. juni 1993, herunder privatretlige selskaber, der er stiftet med henblik på at imødekomme almenhedens behov, dog ikke på det industrielle og kommercielle område, som er en juridisk person, og hvis drift enten for mere end halvdelens vedkommende finansieres af offentlige myndigheder eller andre offentligretlige organer, eller hvis drift er underlagt disses tilsyn, eller hvortil offentlige myndigheder eller andre offentligretlige organer kan udpege mere end halvdelen af medlemmerne i administrations-, ledelseseller tilsynsorganet,
As regards the fact, asserted by the Netherlands Government, that PFA waived the right to rely on certain provisions of the Netherlands Civil Code, such as those providing for the defence of set-off and the 'benefits of discussion and division' (permitting the claim of a preliminary distraint on the principal debtor's assets and the guarantor's right to limit its liability in the event of a plurality of guarantors), it should be noted that such stipulations are common practice in commercial relationships. They could constitute an exercise of its public powers by the Netherlands State vis-à-vis the guarantor only if they exceeded the limits of the freedom conferred on the parties by the legislation applicable to the contract, which is for the national court to determine.
— at give mulighed for at anfægte alle de afgørelser, som træffes af ordregivende myndigheder, herunder alle foranstaltninger, der træffes som led i fremgangsmåden for indgåelse af en offentlig kontrakt, og
By this question, the national court seeks essentially to ascertain whether the first paragraph of Article 1 of the Brussels Convention must be interpreted as meaning that 'customs matters', within the meaning of the second sentence of that provision, covers a claim by which a contracting State seeks to enforce a guarantee contract intended to guarantee the payment of a customs debt, where the guarantor may raise pleas in defence which necessitate an investigation into the existence and content of the customs debt.
— at foreskrive mulighed for, at der kan træffes passende forebyggende foranstaltninger i forbindelse med de afgørelser, der træffes af de ordregivende myndigheder, herunder foranstaltninger, der giver mulighed for at suspendere en administrativ afgørelse, hvorved alle eventuelle vanskeligheder eller
In order to determine whether an action falls within the scope of the Brussels Convention, only the subject-matter of that action must be taken into account. It would be contrary to the principle of legal
hindringer bringes af vejen, navnlig kravet om, at den ordregivende myndigheds beslutning forinden skal være påklaget.
certainty, which is one of the objectives pursued by that convention, for its applicability to vary according to the existence or otherwise of a preliminary issue, which might be raised at any time by the parties.
For så vidt den pågældende spanske ordning udelukker selskaber, der er undergivet privatretten, fra direktiv 89/665's personelle anvendelsesområde, er den i det foreliggende tilfælde ikke en korrekt gennemførelse af begrebet »ordregivende myndighed« i direktivets artikel 1, stk. 1, som defineret i artikel 1, litra b), i direktiv 92/50, 93/36 og 93/37.
'The first paragraph of Article 1 of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, as amended by the Convention of 9 October 1978 on the Accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, by the Convention of 25 October 1982 on the Accession of the Hellenic Republic and by the Convention of 26 May 1989 on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic, must be interpreted as follows:
Det bemærkes i den forbindelse, dels at den spanske ordning sikrer de berørte parter en mulighed for at anfægte ikke alene endelige afgørelser, men tillige proceduremæssige afgørelser, såfremt de direkte eller indirekte afgør sagens realitet, ikke kan appelleres, ikke giver mulighed for at forsvare sig eller de forårsager uoprettelig skade på legitime rettigheder eller interesser.
"civil and commercial matters', within the meaning of the first sentence of that provision, covers a claim by which a contracting State seeks to enforce against a person governed by private law a private-law guarantee contract which was concluded in order to enable a third person to supply a guarantee required and defined by that State, in so far as the legal relationship between the creditor and the guarantor, under the guarantee contract, does not entail the exercise by the State of powers going beyond those existing under the rules applicable to relations between private individuals;
Dels har Kommissionen ikke godtgjort, at denne ordning ikke sikrer en passende domstolsbeskyttelse af borgere, der lider skade på grund af overtrædelser af de relevante fællesskabsregler eller de nationale regler til gennemførelse af denne adgang.
"customs matters", within the meaning of the second sentence of that provision, does not cover a claim by which a contracting State seeks to enforce a guarantee contract intended to guarantee the payment of a customs debt, where the legal relationship between the State and the guarantor, under that contract, does not entail the exercise by the State of powers going beyond those existing under the rules applicable to relations between private individuals, even if the guarantor may raise pleas in defence which necessitate an investigation into the existence and content of the customs debt.'
Gennemførelsen af den i direktiv 891665 fastsatte ordning med midlertidige foranstaltninger
Advocate General P. Léger delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Fifth Chamber on 5 December 2002.
Kongeriget Spanien frifindes i øvrigt.
Case C-214/00 Commission of the European Communities ν Kingdom of Spain Company law
Kommissionen betaler en tredjedel af sagens omkostninger og Kongeriget Spanien betaler to tredjedele af sagens omkostninger.*
(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 8916651EEC — Review procedures in public procurement Transposition - - 'Contracting authority' — Public law body Reviewable acts — Interim measures) (Sixth Chamber)
Generaladvokat P. Léger fremsatte forslag til afgørelse i retsmødet (Sjette Afdeling) den 13. juni 2002.
Advocate General P. Léger delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Sixth Chamber on 13 June 2002.
Kongeriget Spanien tilpligtes at betale sagens omkostninger.«
By order of 10 July 2001 the Landesgericht Feldkirch (Regional Court, Feldkirch) referred for a preliminary ruling three questions on the interpretation of Article 73b of the EC Treaty (now Article 56 EC) and point 1(e) of Annex XII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992 (hereinafter 'the EEA Agreement').
Doris Salzmann, som er østrigsk statsborger med bopæl i Fußach, købte af Walter Schneider, som også er østrigsk statsborger, en byggegrund beliggende i nævnte kommune.
Ms Salzmann, an Austrian national residing at Fußach, purchased a building plot in that commune from Walter Schneider, another Austrian.
Hun anmodede ikke om den forudgående administrative ejerskiftetilladelse, der er omhandlet i § 8, stk. 3 i Vorarlberger Grundverkehrsgesetz (lov om handel med fast ejendom) af 23. september 1993 (herefter »VGVG«), (herefter »den forudgående tilladelse«), og som er en betingelse for, at en sådan type handel kan få retsvirkning.
She did not apply for the prior administrative authorisation of transfer of ownership provided for in Paragraph 8(3) of the Vorarlberger Grundverkehrsgesetz (Vorarlberg Land Transfer Law) of 23 September 1993 (hereinafter 'the VGVG') (hereinafter 'prior authorisation'), upon which the validity of that type of transaction depends.
Doris Salzmann anmodede tinglysningsdommeren ved Bezirksgericht Bregenz (Østrig) om indførelse i tingbogen af ejendomshandelen og vedlagde sin ansøgning en erklæring svarende til den, der er omhandlet i VGVG's § 7, stk. 2, hvorved hun forpligtede sig til ikke at anvende den erhvervede grund til opførelse af en feriebolig.
Ms Salzmann applied to the Grundbuchsrichter (land registry judge) of the Bezirksgericht Bregenz (Austria) for entry of that real property transaction in the land register, and annexed to her application a declaration analogous to that provided for in Paragraph 7(2) of the VGVG, by which she undertook not to use the land acquired for the purpose of building a holiday home.