ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 74

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Information and Notices

Volume 49
25 March 2006

Notice No

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I   Information

Court of Justice

COURT OF JUSTICE

2006/C 074/1

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 January 2006 in Joined Cases C-354/03, C-355/03 and C-484/03: References for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Chancery Division (United Kingdom) in Optigen Ltd, Fulcrum Electronics Ltd and Bond House Systems Ltd v Commissioners of Customs & Excise (Sixth VAT Directive — Article 2(1), Article 4(1) and (2) and Article 5(1) — Deduction of input tax — Economic activity — Taxable person acting as such — Supply of goods — Transaction forming part of a chain of supply involving a defaulting trader or a trader using an unauthorised VAT number — Carousel fraud)

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2006/C 074/2

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 January 2006 in Case C-547/03 P Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Asia-Invest Programme — Public call for proposals — Contract — Article 111 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance — Manifest inadmissibility — No legal interest in bringing proceedings — Article 64 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance — Measures of organisation of procedure — Request for production of documents — Parties requested to make written submissions on certain aspects of the proceedings)

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2006/C 074/3

Case C-434/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad Der Nederlanden by order of that court of 2 December 2005 in Stichting Regionaal Opleidingen Centrum Noord-Kennemerland/West-Friesland (Horizon College) v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

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2006/C 074/4

Case C-435/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad Der Nederlanden by order of that court of 2 December 2005 in Investrand B.V. v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

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2006/C 074/5

Case C-450/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landessozialgericht Berlin-Brandenburg by order of that court of 11 November 2005 in Peter Wachter v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund

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2006/C 074/6

Case C-464/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Burgerlijke Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg, Hasselt, by order of that court of 21 December 2005 in M.C.J.A. Geurts and D.H.M. Vogten v The Belgian State, Federale Overheidsdienst Financiën

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2006/C 074/7

Case C-466/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Lecce by order of that court of 6 December 2005 in criminal proceedings against Gianluca Damonte

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2006/C 074/8

Case C-467/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Milano by order of that court of 6 October 2005 in Ministero Pubblico v Giovanni Dell'Orto

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2006/C 074/9

Case C-1/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Hamburg Finance Court) by order of that court of 15 December 2005 in Bonn Fleisch Ex-und Import GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas

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2006/C 074/10

Case C-5/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf by order of that court of 2 January 2006 in Jülich AG v Hauptzollamt Aachen

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2006/C 074/11

Case C-15/06 P: Appeal brought on 11 January 2006 by the Regione Siciliana against the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (First Chamber, Extended Composition) of 18 October 2005 in Case T-60/03 Regione Siciliana v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 074/12

Case C-17/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Nancy by judgment of that court of 9 January 2006 in S.A.R.L. CELINE v S.A. CELINE

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2006/C 074/13

Case C-23/06, Case C-24/06, Case C-25/06, Case C-26/06, Case C-27/06, Case C-28/06, Case C-29/06, Case C-30/06, Case C-31/06, Case C-32/06, Case C-33/06, Case C-34/06, Case C-35/06, Case C-36/06: References for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre by judgments of that court of 5 January 2006 in — Société Saint Louis Sucre SNC v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Societe des Sucreries du Marquenterre SA v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — SA des Sucreries de Fontaine Le Dun, Bolbec, Auffay (SAFBA) v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Lesaffre Frères SA v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Sucreries, Distilleries des Hauts de France v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Sucreries & Distilleries de Souppes — Ouvré Fils SA v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Sucreries de Toury et usines annexes SA v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Tereos v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — SAS Sucrerie du Littoral Groupe S.D.H.F v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Cristal Union v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Sucrerie Bourdon v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Sucrerie de Bourgogne SA v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — SAS Vermendoise Industries v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects — Sucreries et Raffineries d'Erstein SA v Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects and Receveur principal des douanes et droits indirects

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2006/C 074/14

Case C-38/06: Action brought on 24 January 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Portuguese Republic

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2006/C 074/15

Case C-42/06: Action brought on 27 January 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Belgium

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2006/C 074/16

Case C-46/06: Action brought on 30 January 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Czech Republic

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2006/C 074/17

Case C-52/06: Action brought on 1 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Spain

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2006/C 074/18

Case C-53/06: Action brought on 1 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Spain

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2006/C 074/19

Case C-54/06: Action brought on 1 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Belgium

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2006/C 074/20

Case C-57/06 P: Appeal brought on 2 February 2006 by Elisabetta Righini against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 15 November 2005 in Case T-145/04 Elisabetta Righini v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 074/21

Case C-68/06: Action brought on 6 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

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2006/C 074/22

Case C-69/06: Action brought on 6 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Slovak Republic

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2006/C 074/23

Case C-71/06: Action brought on 7 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

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2006/C 074/24

Case C-72/06: Action brought on 7 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

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2006/C 074/25

Case C-77/06: Action brought on 9 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg

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2006/C 074/26

Case C-78/06: Action brought on 9 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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2006/C 074/27

Case C-85/06: Action brought on 10 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

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2006/C 074/28

Case C-86/06: Action brought on 13 February 2006 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

2006/C 074/29

Case T-92/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 26 January 2006 — Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Hall and Others v Commission (State aid — tax exemption scheme applied to the reserves established by nuclear installations established in Germany for the purpose of eliminating their radioactive waste and the definitive — Decision finding that there is no Sate aid at the end of the preliminary examination procedure — Action for annulment)

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2006/C 074/30

Case T-107/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 18 January 2006 — Regione Marche v Commission (Integrated Mediterranean Programme (IMP) for the Marche Region (Italy) — Conclusion of financial assistance — Ineligible expenditure — Action for annulment — Absence of legal basis — Legitimate expectation — Failure to state grounds )

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2006/C 074/31

Case T-147/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 January 2006 — Devinlec v OHIM (Community trade mark — Figurative mark containing the verbal element ‘quantum’ — Opposition of the proprietor of the national figurative mark Quantième — Relative ground of refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b), Article 15(2) and Article 43(3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2006/C 074/32

Case T-276/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 January 2006 — Le Canne v Commission (Judgment annulling a Commission decision reducing the amount of Community financial assistance — Procedures for compliance — Action for failure to act — No need to adjudicate — Action for compensation)

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2006/C 074/33

Case T-317/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 26 January 2006 — Volkswagen v OHIM (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark Variant — Earlier national word mark DERBIVARIANT — Refusal of registration by the Board of Appeal — Likelihood of confusion — Articles 74(1) and 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2006/C 074/34

Case T-364/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 26 January 2006 — Medici Grimm v Council (Dumping — Imports of leather handbags originating in the People's Republic of China — Amendment of a regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty — No retroactive effect — Annulment by the Court of First Instance — Action for damages — Sufficiently serious breach)

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2006/C 074/35

Case T-33/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 25 January 2006 — Weißenfels v Parliament (Officials — Remuneration — Dependent child allowance — Double allowance for a handicapped child — Article 67(2) of the Staff Regulations — Deduction of an allowance of like nature)

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2006/C 074/36

Case T-398/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 January 2006 — Henkel v OHIM (Community trade mark — Figurative mark — Red and white rectangular tablet with an oval blue centre — Absolute ground for refusal — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Absence of distinctive character)

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2006/C 074/37

Case T-369/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of 14 December 2005 — Arizona Chemical BV and Others v Commission (Directive 67/548/EEC — Refusal to declassify rosin as a dangerous substance — Action for annulment — Act not open to challenge — Action for damages — Limitation — Plea of illegality — Inadmissibility)

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2006/C 074/38

Case T-85/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 13 January 2006 — Dimos Ano Liosion and Others v Commission (Inadmissibility — Persons not the addressees of Community measures — Direct concern)

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2006/C 074/39

Case T-177/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 9 January 2006 — Finland v Commission (Procedural issues — Objection of inadmissibility — Acts not producing binding legal effects — European Communities' own resources — Infringement proceedings — Interest for delayed entry provided for in Article 11 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 — Negotiation of an agreement on conditional payment)

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2006/C 074/40

Case T-396/05: Action brought on 2 November 2005 — ARCHI.M.E.D.-E.S v Commission

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2006/C 074/41

Case T-397/05: Action brought on 3 November 2005 — ARCHI.M.E.D.-E.S v Commission

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2006/C 074/42

Case T-423/05: Action brought on 25 November 2005 — Olympic Airways Services S.A. v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 074/43

Case T-436/05: Action brought on 12 December 2005 — Ajinomoto/OHIM

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2006/C 074/44

Case T-439/05: Action brought on 13 December 2005 — Royal Bank of Scotland/OHIM

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2006/C 074/45

Case T-442/05: Action brought on 16 December 2005 — Biofarma v OHIM

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2006/C 074/46

Case T-443/05: Action brought on 16 December 2005 — El Corte Inglés S.A. v OHIM

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2006/C 074/47

Case T-447/05: Action brought on 22 December 2005 — Plantations de Mbanga v Commission

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2006/C 074/48

Case T-450/05: Action brought on 21 December 2005 — Automobiles Peugeot and Peugeot Nederland v Commission

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2006/C 074/49

Case T-460/05: Action brought on 29 December 2005 — Bang & Olufsen/OHIM

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2006/C 074/50

Case T-461/05: Action brought on 30 December 2005 — L' Oréal/OHIM

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2006/C 074/51

Case T-462/05: Action brought on 30 December 2005 — Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha/OHIM

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2006/C 074/52

Case T-4/06: Action brought on 12 January 2006 — Republic of Poland v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 074/53

Case T-5/06: Action brought on 9 January 2006 — Denmark v Commission

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2006/C 074/54

Case T-6/06: Action brought on 13 January 2006 — Mopro-Nord GmbH v Commission

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2006/C 074/55

Case T-17/06: Action brought on 23 January 2006 — Giant (China) v Council

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2006/C 074/56

Case T-33/06: Action brought on 19 January 2006 — Zenab v Commission

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2006/C 074/57

Case T-38/06: Action brought on 23 January 2006 — Italian Republic v Commission

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2006/C 074/58

Case T-47/06: Action brought on 16 February 2006 — Antartica/OHIM

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2006/C 074/59

Case T -67/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of 17 January 2006 — Henkel v OHIM

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2006/C 074/60

Case T -341/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 6 February 2006 — Datac v OHIM

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2006/C 074/61

Case T -397/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 19 January 2006 — MobilCom v Commission

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2006/C 074/62

Case T -155/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 11 January 2006 — Steinmetz v Commission

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2006/C 074/63

Case T -231/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 9 January 2006 — Corsica Ferries France v Commission

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EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL

2006/C 074/64

Case F-1/06: Action brought on 1 January 2006 — Fernandez Ortis v Commission

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2006/C 074/65

Case F-3/06: Action brought on 6 January 2006 — Frankin and Others v Commission

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2006/C 074/66

Case F-4/06: Action brought on 13 January 2006 — Villa and Others v Parliament

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2006/C 074/67

Case F-5/06: Action brought on 18 January 2006 — Patak Dennstedt v Commission

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2006/C 074/68

Case F-8/06: Action brought on 3 February 2006 — Tolios and Others v Court of Auditors

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2006/C 074/69

Case F-9/06: Action brought on 30 January 2006 — Canteiro Lopez v Commission

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2006/C 074/70

Case F-11/06: Action brought on 31 January 2006 — Larsen v Commission

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III   Notices

2006/C 074/71

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 60, 11.3.2006

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