ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 178

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 49
29 July 2006

Notice No

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I   Information

Court of Justice

COURT OF JUSTICE

2006/C 178/1

Joined Cases C-442/03 P and C-471/03 P: Judgement of the Court (Third Chamber) of 1 June 2006 — P&O European Ferries (Vizcaya) SA v Diputación Foral de Vizcaya, Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Appeals — Actions for annulment — Decision terminating a review procedure initiated under Article 88(2) EC — Concept of State aid — Force of res judicata — Aid which may be declared compatible with the common market — Social aid — Conditions)

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2006/C 178/2

Joined Cases C-317/04 and C-318/04: Judgement of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 30 May 2006 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union (Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data — Air transport — Decision 2004/496/EC — Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America — Passenger Name Records of air passengers transferred to the United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection — Directive 95/46/EC — Article 25 — Third countries — Decision 2004/535/EC — Adequate level of protection)

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2006/C 178/3

Case C-430/04: Judgement of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 June 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof, Germany) — Finanzamt Eisleben v Feuerbestattungsverein Halle eV (Sixth VAT Directive — Possibility of relying on the second subparagraph of Article 4(5) — Activities engaged in by a private taxable person in competition with a public authority — Body governed by public law — Treatment as a non-taxable person in respect of activities engaged in as a public authority)

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2006/C 178/4

Case C-453/04: Judgement of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 June 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Berlin (Germany)) — innoventif Ltd (Freedom of establishment — Articles 43 EC and 48 EC — Branch of a limited company established in another Member State — Registration of the objects of a company in the national register of companies — Requirement to pay an advance on the cost of publication of the full text of the objects of a company — Compatibility)

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2006/C 178/5

Case C-475/04: Judgement of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 1 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/58/EC — Electronic communications — Processing of personal data — Protection of privacy — Protection of natural persons — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 178/6

Case C-517/04: Judgement of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 June 2006 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands)) — Visserijbedrijf D.J. Koornstra & Zn. vof v Productschap Vis (Charge on the landing of shrimp with fishing vessels registered in a Member State intended to finance shrimp sieving and peeling equipment in the same Member State — Article 25 EC — Charges having an effect equivalent to customs duties — Article 90 EC — Internal taxation)

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2006/C 178/7

Joined Cases C-7/05 to C-9/05: Judgement of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 June 2006 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) — Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungs GmbH v Ulrich Deppe, Hanne-Rose Deppe, Thomas Deppe, Matthias Deppe, Christine Urban (née Deppe) (C-7/05), Siegfried Hennings (C-8/05), Hartmut Lübbe (C-9/05), (Plant varieties — Level of equitable remuneration to be paid to the holder of a Community plant variety right — Article 5(2), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1768/95, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2605/98 — Concept of ‘level of remuneration sensibly lower than the amount charged for the licensed production of propagating material’)

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2006/C 178/8

Case C-60/05: Judegment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 June 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per la Lombardia (Italy) — WWF Italia, Gruppo Ornitologico Lombardo (GOL), Lega abolizione della caccia (LAC), Lega antivivisezionista (LAV) v Regione Lombardia (Conservation of wild birds — Directive 79/409/EEC — Derogations from the system of protection)

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2006/C 178/9

Case C-71/05: Judgement of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/30/EC — Air transport — Noise-related operating restrictions at Community airports — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 178/10

Case C-98/05: Judgement of the Court (First Chamber) of 1 June 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret — Denmark) — De Danske Bilimportører v Skatteministeriet (Sixth VAT Directive — Article 11(A)(2)(a) and (3)(c) — Taxable amount — Registration duty on new motor vehicles)

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2006/C 178/11

Case C-106/05: Judgement of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8 June 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof, Germany) — L.u.P. GmbH v Finanzamt Bochum-Mitte (Sixth VAT Directive — Exemptions — Article 13A(1)(b) and (c) and (2)(a) — Medical care provided by bodies other than those governed by public law — Medical care provided in the exercise of a medical profession — Medical tests carried out by a laboratory governed by private law outside a centre for treatment on prescription from general practitioners — Conditions for the exemption — Member States' discretion — Limits)

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2006/C 178/12

Case C-164/05: Judgement of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2001/19/EC — General system for the recognition of professional qualifications — Mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other qualifications — Nurse, dentist, veterinary surgeon, midwife, architect, pharmacist and doctor — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 178/13

Case C-169/05: Judgement of the Court (Third Chamber) of 1 June 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation, Belgium) — Uradex SCRL v Union Professionnelle de la Radio et de la Télédistribution (RTD), Société Intercommunale pour la Diffusion de la Télévision (BRUTELE) (Copyright and related rights — Directive 93/83/EEC — Article 9(2) — Scope of the powers of a collecting society deemed to be mandated to manage the rights of a copyright owner or holder of related rights which has not transferred the management of his rights to it — Exercise of the right to grant or refuse permission to a cable operator to retransmit a programme by cable)

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2006/C 178/14

Case C-196/05: Judgement of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 8 June 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht München (Germany)) — Sachsenmilch AG v Oberfinanzdirektion Nürnberg (Common Customs Tariff — Tariff classification — Combined Nomenclature — Subheading 0406 10 (fresh cheese) — Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1832/2002 — Tariff classification of pizza mozzarella in block form that has been stored after its manufacture for one to two weeks at a low temperature)

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2006/C 178/15

Case C-207/05: Judgement of the Court (First Chamber) of 1 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — State aid — Second subparagraph of Article 88(2) EC — Aid incompatible with the common market — Duty to recover — Non-fulfilment)

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2006/C 178/16

Case C-343/05: Judgement of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2001/37/EC — Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products — Prohibition on placing on the market of tobacco for oral use — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 178/17

Joined Cases C-23/03, C-52/03, C-133/03, C-337/03 and C-473/03: Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 4 May 2006 — (references for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Milano and the Tribunale ordinario di Torino (Italy)) — Criminal proceedings against Michel Mulliez and Others and Giuseppe Momblano (Joined Cases C-23/03 and C-52/03), Alessandro Nizza and Giacomo Pizzi (C-133/03), Fabrizio Barra (C-337/03), Adelio Aggio and Others (C-473/03) (First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — Company law — First Directive 68/151/EEC, Fourth Directive 78/660/EEC and Seventh Directive 83/349/EEC — Annual accounts — Principle of a true and fair view — Penalties provided for in cases of false information on companies (false accounting) — Article 6 of First Directive 68/151/EEC — Requirement that penalties for breaches of Community law be appropriate)

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2006/C 178/18

Case C-110/04 P: Order of the Court of 30 March 2006 — Strintzis Lines Shipping SA v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) — Competition — Concerted practices — Agreement between undertakings — Commission's powers of investigation)

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2006/C 178/19

Case C-291/04: Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 2 May 2006 — (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de police de Neufchâteau — Belgium) — Criminal proceedings against Henri Léon Schmitz (First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — Free movement of persons and services — Workers — Motor vehicle — Provided to worker by employer — Vehicle registered abroad — Employer established in another Member State )

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2006/C 178/20

Case C-435/04: Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 30 May 2006 — (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation, Belgium) — Criminal proceedings against Sébastien Victor Leroy (First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — Vehicle leasing — Prohibition on using in a Member State a vehicle belonging to a leasing company established in another Member State and registered in that State — Permanent use on the territory of the first Member State)

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2006/C 178/21

Case C-113/05 P: Order of the Court of 30 March 2006 — European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients (EFfCI) v European Parliament and Council of the European Union (Appeal — Directive 2003/15/EC — Action for annulment — Cosmetic products — Protection of public health — Experiments on animals — Prohibition of substances which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction — Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)

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2006/C 178/22

Case C-227/05: Order of the Court of 6 April 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerisches Verwaltungsgericht München- Germany) — Daniel Halbritter v Freistaat Bayern, represented by the Landesanwaltschaft Bayern (First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — Directive 91/439/EEC — Mutual recognition of driving licences — Confiscation of driving licence in one Member State accompanied by temporary ban on acquiring a new licence — Licence issued in another Member State after the expiry of the temporary ban — Recognition and exchange of that licence in the first Member State — Presentation of a report on aptitude to drive required by national law)

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2006/C 178/23

Case C-230/05 P: Order of the Court of 27 April 2006 — L v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Officials — Harassment — Commission's duty to provide assistance — Liability — Refusal by the Court of First Instance to allow the examination of witnesses — Offer of supplementary evidence which did not exist at the closing of the written procedure — Refusal to withdraw an allegedly defamatory document from the file — Obligation to provide reasons — Principal of sound administration — Appeal in part manifestly unfounded and in part manifestly inadmissible)

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2006/C 178/24

Case C-407/05: Order of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 6 April 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België — Belgium) — Reyniers & Sogama BVBA v Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau, Belgische Staat (Reference for a preliminary ruling — First subparagraph of Article 104(3) of the Rules of Procedure — Recovery of import rights — Proof of the regularity of the operation or of the place of the offence or irregularity — Consequence of the lack of notification to the principal of the period for furnishing such proof)

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2006/C 178/25

Case C-194/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden lodged on 26 April 2006 — Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Orange European Smallcap Fund NV

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2006/C 178/26

Case C-195/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundeskommunikationssenats (Austria) lodged on 27 April 2006 — Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

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2006/C 178/27

Case C-202/06 P: Appeal brought on 4 May 2006 by Cementbouw Handel & Industrie BV against the judgement of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 23 February 2006 in Case T-282/02: Cementbouw Handel & Industrie B.V. v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 178/28

Case C-206/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Groningen (Netherlands) lodged on 2 May 2006 — Essent Netwerk Noord BV v Aluminium Delfzijl BV, Essent Netwerk Noord BV v 1. Saranne BV, and 2. BV Nederlands Elektriciteit Administratiekantoor, and Aluminium Delfzijl BV v State of the Netherlands (Ministry of Economic Affairs)

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2006/C 178/29

Case C-212/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'arbitrage de Belgique lodged on 10 May 2006 — Government of the French Community, Walloon Government v Flemish Government

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2006/C 178/30

Case C-213/06 P: Appeal brought on 9 May 2006 by the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) against the judgement of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 23 February 2006 in Case T-471/04: Georgios Karatzoglou v European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR)

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2006/C 178/31

Case C-214/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Lombardia lodged on 11 May 2006 — Colasfalti srl v Provincia di Milano, ATI Legrenzi Srl,Impresa Costruzioni Edili e Stradali dei F. 11i Paccani Snc

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2006/C 178/32

Case C-215/06: Action brought on 11 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Ireland

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2006/C 178/33

Case C-217/06: Action brought on 12 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2006/C 178/34

Case C-220/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Nacional, Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo (España) of 15 May 2006 — Asociacion Profesional de Empresas de Reparto y Manipulado de Correspondencia. v Administración del Estado (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia)

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2006/C 178/35

Case C-221/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 15 May 2006 — Stadtgemeinde Frohnleiten und Gemeindebetriebe Frohnleiten GmbH v Bundesminister für Land-und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft

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2006/C 178/36

Case C-225/06 P: Appeal brought on 16 May 2006 by Athinaïki Oikogeniaki Artopoiia AVEE against the judgement of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) delivered on 15 March 2006 in Case T-35/04: Athinaïki Oikogeniaki Artopoiia AVEE v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)(OHIM), Ferrero OHG mbh

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2006/C 178/37

Case C-234/06 P: Appeal brought on 24 May 2006 by Il Ponte Finanziaria SpA against the judgement of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 23 February 2006 in Case T-194/03 Il Ponte Finanziaria SpA v OHIM and Marine Entreprise Project — Società Unipersonale di Alberto Fiorenzi Srl

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2006/C 178/38

Case C-239/06: Action brought on 29 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2006/C 178/39

Case C-240/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 29 May 2006 — Fortum Project Finance SA

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2006/C 178/40

Case C-244/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Koblenz (Germany) lodged on 31 May 2006 — Dynamic Medien Vertriebs GmbH v Avides Media AG

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2006/C 178/41

Case C-245/06 P: Appeal brought on 1 June 2006 by Saiwa s.p.a. against the judgement of the Court of First Instance (First Chamber) delivered on 5 April 2006 in Case T-344/03 Saiwa s.p.a. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) and Barilla Alimentare s.p.a.

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2006/C 178/42

Case C-248/06: Action brought on 2 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2006/C 178/43

Case C-249/06: Action brought on 2 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden

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2006/C 178/44

Case C-252/06: Action brought on 6 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany

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2006/C 178/45

Case C-258/06: Action brought on 12 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2006/C 178/46

Case C-259/06: Action brought on 14 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands

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2006/C 178/47

Case C-174/03: Order of the President of the Second Chamber of the Court of 23 March 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sardegna (Italy)) — Impresa Portuale di Cagliari Srl v Tirrenia di Navigazione SpA

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2006/C 178/48

Case C-216/04: Order of the President of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of 5 April 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy)) — SABA Italia SpA v Comune di Bolzano and SEAB SpA

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2006/C 178/49

Case C-285/04: Order of the President of the Court of 4 May 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale civile di Oristano (Italy)) — Ignazio Medda v Banco di Napoli SpA, Regione autonoma della Sardegna

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2006/C 178/50

Case C-99/05: Order of the President of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of 18 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland

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2006/C 178/51

Case C-271/05: Order of the President of the Court of 5 April 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy)) — Francesco Rauty v Ministero per i Beni Culturali e Ambientali, Soprintendenza B.A.A. di Firenze, Prato e Pistoia; intervener: Consiglio Nazionale degli Ingegneri; and Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Pistoia v Francesco Rauty and Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali; intervener: Consiglio Nazionale degli Ingegneri

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2006/C 178/52

Case C-352/05: Order of the President of the Court of 5 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

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2006/C 178/53

Case C-410/05: Order of the President of the Court of 15 May 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

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2006/C 178/54

Case C-20/06: Order of the President of the Court of 27 April 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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2006/C 178/55

Case C-21/06: Order of the President of the Court of 27 April 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

2006/C 178/56

Case T-354/99: Judgement of the Court of First Instance of 31 May 2006 — Kuwait Petroleum (Nederland) BV v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Commission notice on the de minimis rule for State aid — Increase in excise duties on fuel — Aid to service stations — Oil companies — Risk of cumulation of aid — Price management system clause — Principle of sound administration)

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2006/C 178/57

Case T-198/03: Judgement of the Court of First Instance of 30 May 2006 — Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG v Commission of the European Communities (Competition — Administrative procedure — Publication of a decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and imposing fines — Fixing of deposit and borrowing rates by Austrian banks (‘Lombard Club’) — Rejection of a request to omit certain passages)

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2006/C 178/58

Case T-15/05: Judgement of the Court of First Instance of 31 May 2006 — De Waele v OHIM (Shape of sausage) (Community trade mark — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a sausage — Absolute grounds for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2006/C 178/59

Case T-241/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of 17 May 2006 — Marcuccio v Commission (Officials — Reassignment — Accommodation provided by employer — Decision to remove the applicant's personal effects — Action for annulment — Action for damages — Act adversely affecting an official — Inadmissibility)

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2006/C 178/60

Case T-194/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 11 May 2006 — TeleTech Holdings v OHIM — Teletech International (TELETECH INTERNATIONAL) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Extent of the examination required — Conversion of a Community trade mark application to a national trade mark application — Article 58 of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2006/C 178/61

Case T-141/06: Action brought on 18 May 2006 — Glaverbel v OHIM (design applied to the surface of goods)

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2006/C 178/62

Case T-142/06: Action brought on 12 May 2006 — ECZG v Commission

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2006/C 178/63

Case T-143/06: Action brought on 19 May 2006 — MTZ Polyfilms v Council

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2006/C 178/64

Case T-147/06: Action brought on 19 May 2006 — En Route International Limited v OHIM

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2006/C 178/65

Case T-149/06: Action brought on 17 May 2006 — Castellani v OHIM — Markant Handels und Service (CASTELLANI)

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2006/C 178/66

Case T-151/06: Action brought on 9 June 2006 — Aluminium Silicon Mill Products v Commission

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2006/C 178/67

Case T-152/06: Action brought on 6 June 2006 — NDSHT Nya Destination Stockholm Hotell & Teaterpaket v Commission

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2006/C 178/68

Case T-153/06: Action brought on 13 June 2006 — European Association of Euro-Pharmaceutical Companies v Commission

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2006/C 178/69

Case T-154/06: Action brought on 5 June 2006 — Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 178/70

Case T-156/06: Action brought on 5 June 2006 — Regione Siciliana v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 178/71

Case T -42/02: Order of the Court of First Instance of 31 May 2006 — Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena v Commission

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2006/C 178/72

Case T -121/02: Order of the Court of First Instance of 31 May 2006 — Compagnia di San Paolo v Commission

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2006/C 178/73

Case T -319/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 1 June 2006 — Port Support Customs Rotterdam v Commission

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2006/C 178/74

Case T -72/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 13 June 2006 — Deutsche Telekom v OHIM (Telekom Global Net)

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2006/C 178/75

Case T -179/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 31 May 2006 — Stradeblu v Commission

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EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL

2006/C 178/76

Case F-25/05: Judgement of the Civil Service Tribunal of 15 June 2006 (Second Chamber) — Mc Sweeny and Armstrong v Commission (Open competition — Competition notice — Guide for candidates — Non-admission to the tests — Diplomas required — Power of the Appointing Authority)

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2006/C 178/77

Case F-34/05: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 14 June 2006 — Lebedef and Others v Commission (Work environment — Language of computer tools made available to Commission staff — Inadmissibility — Legal interest in bringing proceedings — Act adversely affecting an official — Internal organisation measures)

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2006/C 178/78

Case F-57/06: Action brought on 12 May 2006 — Hinderyckx v Council

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2006/C 178/79

Case F-63/06: Action brought on 5 May 2006 — Mascheroni v Commission

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2006/C 178/80

Case F-66/06: Action brought on 16 June 2006 — Kyriazi v Commission

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2006/C 178/81

Case F-67/06: Action brought on 16 June 2006 — Lesniak v Commission

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III   Notices

2006/C 178/82

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 165, 15.7.2006 .

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