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Denne retsakt udgør en afgørelse med tilbagevirkende kraft til datoen for TDI-gruppens stiftelseserklæring og underlægger stiftelsen af en gruppe en ny betingelse, der i henhold til forretningsordenens artikel 29 var af fakultativ karakter, nemlig at der er et politisk tilhørsforhold mellem den pågældende gruppes medlemmer.
Under paragraph 3 of that rule, should that committee decide that an interpretation of the existing rules is suffident, it is to forward its interpretation to the President, who is to inform Parliament thereof.
Retten forstår Front national's argumentation under dette led af anbringendet således, at det for det første gøres gældende, at Parlamentet har tilsidesat væsentlige formforskrifter ved i retsakten af 14. september 1999 - ud over at vedtage den generelle fortolkning af forretningsordenens artikel 29, stk. 1, der blev foreslået af Udvalget om Forfatningsspørgsmål — at have besluttet, at TDI-gruppen ikke eksisterede ex tune.
The Court of First Instance construes the argument raised by the Front national in this limb of the plea as a claim, first, that the Parliament infringed essential procedural requirements by dedding, by means of the act of 14 September 1999, not only to adopt the general interpretation of Rule 29(1) of the Rules of Procedure proposed by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, but also to establish the nonexistence ex tunc of the TDI Group.
Denne argumentation skal afvises.
That argument must be rejected.
Retten skal herved udtale, for det første, at selv om det antages, at den retspraksis, hvorefter Fællesskabets retsinstanser ved sikringen af de grundlæggende rettigheders overholdelse er forpligtet til at tage udgangspunkt i medlemsstaternes fælles forfatningsmæssige traditioner (jf. bl.a.
The provisions mentioned in the two preceding paragraphs must be construed as giving competence to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, where a question is referred to it, to propose to the Parliament its interpretation of the rule in connection with the specific problem giving rise to such referral.
Domstolens dom af 17.12.1970, sag 11/70, Internationale Handelsgesellschaft, og af 14.5.1974, sag 4/73, Nold mod Kommissionen), finder analog anvendelse på medlemsstaternes fælles parlamentariske traditioner, kan retsakten af 14. september 1999, for så vidt den forbyder stiftelsen af grupper, hvis medlemmer som i disse sager benægter ethvert politisk tilhørsforhold til hinanden, ikke anses for at være i strid med medlemsstaternes fælles parlamentariske traditioner.
The Court of First Instance notes, on the one hand, that the Front national does not identify the essential procedural requirements alleged to have been infringed by the Parliament when it decided on 14 September 1999 to confirm the nonexistence ex tunc of the TDI Group in the light of the general interpretation of Rule 29(1) of the Rules of Procedure adopted on the same day in plenary session.
Det fremgår ganske vist af de angivelser, som sagsøgerne er fremkommet med i deres skriftlige indlæg, at stiftelsen af tekniske eller blandede grupper er tilladt i nogle nationale parlamentariske forsamlinger.
In the present case it is clear that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs was seised of the question of the application of Rule 29(1) in regard spedfically to the statement concerning formation of the TDI Group.
Retten skal på den ene side fastslå, at Front national ikke har identificeret de væsentlige formforskrifter, som Parlamentet angiveligt tilsidesatte, da det den 14. september 1999 besluttede at fastslå, at TDI-gruppen ikke eksisterede ex tune, i lyset af en generel fortolkning af forretningsordenens artikel 29, stk. 1, der samme dag var vedtaget på plenarmødet.
They also indicate that, following the committee's meeting on 27 and 28 July 1999 it first informed the President of the Parliament that it interpreted Rule 29(1) as not permitting the formation of the TDI group on the ground that the statement concerning formation of that group excluded any political affiliation and gave total political independence within that group to the various signatories comprising it, and secondly proposed an interpretation of that provision based on the spedfic case giving rise to the referral.
Hvad for det andet angår ex tunc-virkningen af afgørelsen om, at TDI-gruppen ikke eksisterede, skal det understreges, at den fortolkning, som Parlamentet giver en bestemmelse i dets forretningsorden, klarlægger og præciserer betydningen og rækkevidden af bestemmelsen, således som den skal forstås og anvendes og skulle have været forstået og anvendt siden dens ikrafttræden.
On the other hand, with regard to the ex tunc effect of the decision confirming the nonexistence of the TDI Group, the interpretation by the Parliament of a rule elucidates and spedfies its meaning and scope as it ought to be and ought to have been understood and applied from the time of its entry into force.
Det følger heraf, at den således fortolkede bestemmelse kan anvendes på situationer, der er opstået før vedtagelsen af den fortolkende beslutning.
It follows that the provision as so construed may be applied to situations arising prior to the adoption of the interpretative dedsion.
- Anbringendets andet led
The third limb
Det ottende anbringende om tilsidesættelse af væsentlige formforskrifter
In the third limb of the plea under examination the Front national submits that by not organising, in advance of adoption of the act of 14 September 1999, a debate which would have
Front national har med det andet led af det behandlede anbringende for det første anført, at Udvalget om Forfatningsspørgsmål ikke havde kompetence til at træffe en særskilt beslutning om overensstemmelsen mellem TDI-gruppen og forretningsordenens artikel 29, stk. 1.
enabled the members of the TDI Group to defend themselves against the charge that they shared no political affinities, the Parliament failed to observe the right to be heard and the rights of the defence. It adds that the debates of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs took place in closed session and that the members of the TDI Group participated therein qua institutional members of that committee.
Retten skal i denne forbindelse anføre, at Udvalget om Forfatningsspørgsmål i henhold til punkt XV 8 i bilag VI til forretningsordenen har kompetence til at behandle spørgsmål om fortolkningen af forretningsordenen, navnlig i overensstemmelse med artikel 180.
The Court of First Instance observes, however, that according to settled case-law, there is a misuse of powers, of which misuse of procedure is merely another form, only if the contested measure appears, on the basis of objective, relevant and consistent factors, to have been taken with the exclusive purpose, or at any rate the main purpose, of achieving an end other than those stated (see, in particular, Case C-285/94 Italy ν Commission, and Case T-143/89 Ferriere Nord SpA ν Commission).
Front national har med det tredje led af det behandlede anbringende bemærket, at Parlamentet, idet det ikke inden vedtagelsen af retsakten af 14. september 1999 iværksatte en drøftelse, der gav TDI-gruppens medlemmer mulighed for at forsvare sig over for klagepunktet om, det der ikke var noget politisk tilhørsforhold mellem dem, handlede i strid med kontradiktionsprincippet og retten til forsvar.
The Court of First Instance notes, however, that between 20 July 1999, the date on which the presidents of the political groups called in question the conformity with Rule 29(1) of the TDI Group, and 14 September 1999 the members of that group were on several occasions able to put their point of view to the other Members concerning criticisms as to the failure of that group to comply with the abovementioned provision.
I henhold til forretningsordenens artikel 180, stk. 1, kan Parlamentets formand, hvis der opstår tvivl om anvendelsen eller fortolkningen af forretningsordenen, henvise spørgsmålet til behandling i Udvalget om Forfatningsspørgsmål.
In the present case examples drawn from previous amendments of the Parliament's Rules of Procedure are not such as to prove that the decisions adopted by the Parliament on 14 September 1999 were led by a deliberate intention on its part to affect the rights of certain Members, in particular those of the applicant in Case T-327/99.
I overensstemmelse med artikel 180, stk. 3, sender Udvalget, hvis det afgør, at en fortolkning af den gældende forretningsorden er tilstrækkelig, sin fortolkning til formanden, som underretter Parlamentet.
On the contrary, the analysis set out above shows that the Parliament entirely lawfully used its discretionary power in regard to the conformity of a group with the requirement of political affinity laid down in Rule 29(1) and that, faced with a case in which the lack of political affinity was as patently clear as it was in the statement concerning the formation of the TDI Group, it could not but establish the non­existence of that group for failure to observe the abovementioned requirement.
Retten skal imidlertid fastslå, at TDI-gruppens medlemmer mellem den 20. juli 1999, hvor formændene for de politiske grupper anfægtede gruppens forenelighed med forretningsordenens artikel 29, stk. 1, og den 14. september 1999 ved flere lejligheder var i stand til at gøre deres synspunkter gældende over for de øvrige medlemmer vedrørende kritikken af gruppens manglende forenelighed med ovennævnte bestemmelse.
The Front national seeks to rely on a presumption of misuse of procedure. Referring to amendments in the past to Rule 14 on the opening address of the new legislature, Rule 34 concerning the motion of censure on the Commission and Rule 126 on the quorum, it claims that the act of 14 September 1999 is indicative, like those amendments, of the Parliament's desire systematically to reduce the rights of certain Members, particularly those
Herved har Udvalget om Forfatningsspørgsmål holdt sig inden for grænserne for den kompetence, som det er blevet tildelt ved
Orders the applicants in each case to bear their own costs and those incurred by the Parliament including, as regards Case T-222/99, the costs relating to the application for interim measures.'
dom af 25.6.1997, sag C-285/94, Italien mod Kommissionen, og Rettens dom af 6.4.1995, sag T-143/89, Ferriere Nord mod Kommissionen).
Case T-140/00 Zapf Creation AG ν Office for Harmonistation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) Intellectual property
I disse sager godtgør eksemplerne med tidligere ændringer i Parlamentets interne forretningsordenen imidlertid ikke, at de af Parlamentet trufne afgørelser af 14. september 1999 var udtryk for et fast ønske fra Parlamentets side om at påvirke visse medlemmers, navnlig sagsøgerne i sag T-327/99, rettigheder.
The applicant claims that registration of a trade mark may be refused under Article 7(l)(c) of Regulation No 40/94 only where there is an absolute need for the sign in question to remain available. It argues that it is only possible to establish that there is such a need by giving consideration to current or potential use of the sign in question by its competitors.
Det fremgår tværtimod af den analyse, der er
The trade mark in respect of which registration was sought was 'New Born Baby'.
Det hedder i domskonklusionen:
Registration was sought for goods in Class 28 of the Nice Agreement.
Sagsøgerne bærer i hver sag sine egne omkostninger og de af Parlamentet afholdte omkostninger, herunder for så vidt angår sag T-222/99 de med sagen om foreløbige forholdsregler forbundne omkostninger.*
As regards dolls, the Board of Appeal confined itself to finding, at paragraphs 19 and 20 of the contested decision, that the words 'New Born Baby* signify a *new-born baby* and that 'upon encountering the mark claimed, the relevant persons will, without any particular thought, instantly understand from the overall impression conveyed that the ... dolls ... have a particular characteristic, namely that they look like new­born babies'.
Sag T-140/00 Zapf Creation AG / Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) (KHIM) Immaterialrettigheder
The Board of Appeal essentially held that the examiner properly applied Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 40/94.
»EF-varemærker — ordkombinationen New Born Baby — absolutte registreringshindringer — artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b) og c), i forordning (EF) nr. 40/94* (Fjerde Afdeling)
As to that finding, even if the sign 'New Born Baby' could be regarded as descriptive of that which the dolls represent, this would not be sufficient to prove that the sign in question is descriptive of the dolls themselves.
Varemærket, for hvilket der er ansøgt om registrering, er ordkombinationen New Bom Babv.
Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 40/94
Sagsøgeren indgav den 6. oktober 1997 en EF-varemærkeansøgning vedrørende et ordmærke til Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design).
A sign which is descriptive of that which a toy represents cannot be considered to be descriptive of the toy itself, other than in so far as the persons targeted, when making their purchasing decision, conflate the toy and what it represents.
Undersøgeren afslog ansøgningen ved afgørelse af 6. maj 1999 i henhold til artikel 38 i forordning nr. 40/94 med den begrundelse, at tegnet New Born Baby var beskrivende for de omhandlede varer og manglede fornødent særpræg.
in its response nor in its replies to the questions put by the Court of First Instance at the hearing did the Office contend that the persons targeted, that is to say persons wishing to purchase toys, perceived the goods concerned in that way.
Denne betragtning er, selv om det i denne forbindelse antages, at tegnet New Born Baby kan anses for at være beskrivende for det, som disse dukker forestiller, ikke tilstrækkelig til, at det kan fastslås, at det pågældende tegn er beskrivende for dukkerne som sådan.
Accordingly, the Court finds that the words 'New Born Baby* do not designate either the quality, the intended purpose or any other characteristic of accessories for dolls in the form of playthings.
Sagsøgeren påklagede den 22. juni 1999 undersøgerens afgørelse til Harmoniseringskontoret i henhold til artikel 59 i forordning nr. 40/94.
Infringement of Article 7(1 )(b) of Regulation No 40/94
Appelkammeret fandt i det væsentlige, at den måde, hvorpå undersøgeren havde anvendt artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), og c), i forordning nr. 40/94, var korrekt.
The applicant argues that the sign 'New Born Baby' is an 'unusual coinage' in the nature of a barbarism which the persons targeted will retain easily and is thus apt to differentiate the applicant's goods and distinguish them from goods of other origin.
Parternes påstande
Findings of the Court
Sagsøgeren har nedlagt påstand om annullation af den anfægtede afgørelse.
As regards accessories for dolls in the form of playthings, the Board of Appeal found, at paragraph 20 of the contested decision, that •without any particular thought, the relevant persons will instantly understand that the goods claimed in the application, in this case ... accessories for ... dolls in the form of playthings ... have a particular characteristic, namely that they look like new-born babies'.
Et tegn, der er beskrivende for det, som et stykke legetøj forestiller, kan kun anses for beskrivende for det samme stykke legetøj, i det omfang den pågældende omsætningskreds ved sin beslutning om at købe ligestiller dette stykke legetøj med det, som det forestiller. Den anfægtede afgørelse indeholder imidlertid ingen angivelse af, at det forholder sig således.
In the present case, the Board of Appeal, concluded that the sign in question was not distinctive because it was descriptive and otherwise confined itself to finding that there was *no fandful element at all'.
Retlige bemærkninger
That contention cannot be accepted.
Anbringendet om tilsidesættelse af artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94
Accessories for dolls in the form of playthings do not represent new-born babies but other items, such as miniature clothes or shoes.
Appelkammeret har således ikke godtgjort, at den tilsigtede omsætningskreds forstod tegnet New Born Baby umiddelbart og uden nærmere overvejelse som en betegnelse for beskaffenheden af eller andre kendetegn ved dukker til legetøjsformål.
Furthermore, the Board of Appeal found that 'As regards the accessories, the application contains a descriptive indication of their intended purpose since they are specifically designed for this type of doll'.
Sagsøgeren har gjort gældende, at registreringen af et EF-varemærke alene kan afvises under henvisning til artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94, såfremt der er et behov for, at det pågældende tegn frit skal kunne anvendes.
However, it has been held above that the Board of Appeal was wrong to consider that the sign in question fell within the prohibition laid down by Article 7(l)(c) of Regulation No 40/94.
Sagsøgeren har anført, at det kun kan fastslås, at der findes et sådan behov, ved at tage hensyn til den brug, som sagsøgerens konkurrenter aktuelt gør eller i fremtiden kunne gøre af det pågældende tegn.
Accordingly, the reasoning of the Board of Appeal in relation to Article 7(l)(b) of Regulation No 40/94 cannot be upheld since it is based on that error.
Hvad angår tilbehøret til disse dukker i form af legetøj, har Appelkammeret i den anfægtede afgørelses punkt 20 fastslået, at »den pågældende omsætningskreds umiddelbart og uden en nærmere analyse forstår, at de varer, der er omfattet af ansøgningen, i denne sag [...] tilbehør til [...] dukker i form af legetøj [...] har den særlige beskaffenhed, at de forestiller nyfødte babyer«.
Next, it is clear from the case-law of the Court of First Instance that lack of distinctiveness cannot be found merely because it is found, in the contested dedsion, that a sign is unimaginative (Case T-135/99 Taurus-Film ν OHIM, 'CINE ACTION" and Case T-136/99 Taurus-Film ν OHIM, 'CINE COMEDY
Ifølge sagsøgeren er det imidlertid ikke godtgjort, at sagsøgerens konkurrenter aktuelt bruger ordkombinationen New Born Baby som betegnelse for varer i klasse 28.
On that point, the Court finds that accessories for dolls in the form of playthings are not intended for new-born babies.
Tilhør til dukker i form af legetøj forestiller nemlig ikke nyfødte, men andre genstande, såsom tøj eller sko i ministørrelse.
The fact that goods are intended to be accessories for other goods, in relation to which the sign in question is descriptive, is not in itself sufficient to render the sign descriptive in
Hvad angår dukker til legetøjsformål, har Appelkammeret blot i den anfægtede afgørelses
It follows from all the foregoing that the contested dedsion must be annulled and that it is not necessary to rule on the other pleas in law raised by the applicant.
af en sproglig fejl, som den tilsigtede omsætningskreds let kan huske, og som derfor er egnet til at individualisere sagsøgerens varer og adskille dem fra varer af en anden oprindelse.
Annuls the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 21 March 2000 (Case R 348/1999-3);
Det er imidlertid ovenfor fastslået, at Appelkammeret tog fejl i sin antagelse af, at det pågældende tegn var omfattet af forbuddet i artikel 7, stk. 1, litra c), i forordning nr. 40/94. Appelkammerets argumentation vedrørende artikel 7, stk. 1, litra b), i forordning nr. 40/94 skal således afvises, idet den bygger på denne fejl.
Appeal against judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 1 December 1999 Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica and Others ν Council and Commission (Joined Cases Τ-125196 and T-152/96) — Request to rule on an objection of inadmissibility raised before the Coun of First Instance
Det skal således fastslås, at ordkombinationen New Born Baby hverken betegner beskaffenheden eller anvendelsen af eller noget andet kendetegn ved tilbehør til dukker i form af legetøj.
Advocate General P. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the Full Court on 4 October 2001.
Det følger endvidere af Rettens praksis, at manglende fornødent særpræg ikke allerede kan udledes af, at det i den anfægtede afgørelse er fastslået, at der mangler opfindsomhed (domme af 31.1.2001, sag T-135/99, Taurus-Film mod KHIM, CINE ACTION, og sag T-136/99, Taurus-Film mod KHIM, CINE COMEDY).
Advocate General C. Stix-Hackl delivered her Opinion at the sitting of the Fourth Chamber on 2 October 2001.
Sagsøgeren har anført, at tegnet New Born Baby er en »usædvanlig opfindelse«, der har karakter
She proposed that the Court should reply as follows: set aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 1 December 1999 in so far as it fails to resolve the objection of inadmissibility raised by the Council in the action for annulment;
Det hedder i domskonklusionen:
(3) dismiss the remainder of the appeal;
*1) Den af Tredje Appelkammer ved Kontoret for Harmonisering i det Indre Marked (Varemærker og Design) trufne afgørelse af 21. marts 2000 (sag R 348/1999-3) annulleres.
The Combined Nomenclature in the version of Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 (OJ L 312) of 4 November 1997 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff is to be interpreted as meaning that immunoglobulin concentrates from dried, defatted and decaseinated colostrum, standardised by means of laaose, are to be classified as pharmaceutical produas in Chapter 30.'
2) bærer sine egne omkostninger og betaler Zapf Creation
Case C-32/00 Ρ Commission of the European Communities ν Boehringer Ingelheim
Sag C-32/00 Ρ Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber / Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH og C.H. Boehringer Sohn Ltd Partnership
Advocate General P. Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer delivered his Opinion at the sitting of the First Chamber on 4 October 2001.
Præjudiciel—Finanzgericht München —fonolkning af den kombinerede nomenklatur som ændret ved Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 2086/97 af 4. november 1997 om ændring af bilag I til Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2658/87 om told- og statistiknomenklaturen og den fælles toldtarif—pos.
Appeal against judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 1 December 1999 Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica and Others ν Council and Commisnon (Joined Cases T-125/96 and T-l52/96) — Partial annulment of Commission Regulation (EC) NO 1312/96 of 8 July 1996 amending Annex III to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residues limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin
4040 (valle) og kapitel 30 (farmaceutiske produkter) — tarifering af »immunglobulinkoncentrat, der er standardiseret ved hjælp af lactose, og baseret på tørret, affedtet råmælk uden casein*
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Imperfect transposition of Council Directive 93/16/EEC of 5 April 1993 to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications —Access to the profession of medical specialist — Obligation, for doctors wishing to complete specialised training in Spain, to pass the usual admission examination there (the M.I.R examination), in breach of Article 8 of the directive — Failure to transpose Article 18 of the directive
Appel af dom afsagt af Retten i Første Instans (Anden Afdeling) den 1. december 1999 i de forenede sager T-125/96 og T-152/96, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica mod Rådet og Kommissionen —påstand om delvL· annullation af Kommissionens forordning (EF) nr. 1312/96 af 8. juli 1996 om ændring af bilag III til Rådets forordning (EØF) nr. 2377/90 om en fælles fremgangsmåde for fastsættelse af maksimalgrænseværdier for restkoncentrationer af veterinærlægemidler i animalske levnedsmidler
'(1) set aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 1 December 1999 in so far as it annuls Regulation No 1312/96 on the ground that, by limiting the validity of the MRLs established for clenbuterol to certain specified therapeutic indications for bovines and equidae, the Commission exceeded its powers under Regulation No 2377/90.