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Information and Notices

Volume 49
11 February 2006

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I   Information

Court of Justice

COURT OF JUSTICE

2006/C 036/1

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 November 2005 in Case C-384/02: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Københavns Byret in the criminal proceedings against Knud Grøngaard, Allan Bang (Directive 89/592/EEC — Insider dealing — Disclosure of inside information to third parties — Prohibition)

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2006/C 036/2

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 December 2005 in Case C-46/03: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Commission of the European Communities (Structural funds — Decommitment of amounts — Conditions — Manchester/Salford/Trafford 2 (‘MST 2’) Programme)

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2006/C 036/3

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 December 2005 in Case C-78/03 P: Commission of the European Communities v Aktionsgemeinschaft Recht und Eigentum eV (Appeal — Aid granted by the German authorities for the acquisition of land — Scheme for privatisation of land and restructuring of agriculture in the new Länder)

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2006/C 036/4

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 November 2005 in Joined Cases C-138/03, C-324/03 and C-431/03: Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (Action for annulment — Structural funds — Co-financing — Regulations (EC) No 1260/1999 and No 1685/2000 — Conditions concerning the eligibility of payments on account made by national bodies within the framework of State aid schemes)

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2006/C 036/5

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 8 December 2005 in Case C-220/03: European Central Bank v Federal Republic of Germany (Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities — Agreement on the seat of the European Central Bank — Arbitration clause — Immovable property leased by the ECB — Indirect taxes passed on in leasing or letting charges)

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2006/C 036/6

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 December 2005 in Case C-301/03: Italian Republic v Commission of the European Communities (Structural funds — Eligibility of expenditure — Amendments to programme complements — Inadmissibility)

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2006/C 036/7

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 15 November 2005 in Case C-320/03: Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Articles 28 EC to 30 EC — Free movement of goods — Articles 1 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 881/92 — Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3118/93 — Transport — Sectoral prohibition on the movement of lorries of more than 7.5 tonnes carrying certain goods — Air quality — Protection of health and the environment — Proportionality principle)

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2006/C 036/8

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 December 2005 in Case C-411/03, Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Koblenz in proceedings against SEVIC Systems AG (Freedom of establishment — Articles 43 EC and 48 EC — Cross-border mergers — Refusal of registration in the national commercial register — Compatibility)

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2006/C 036/9

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 December 2005 in Case C-446/03, Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Chancery Division Marks & Spencer plc v David Halsey (Her Majesty's Inspector of Taxes) (Articles 43 EC and 48 EC — Corporation tax — Groups of companies — Tax relief — Profits of parent companies — Deduction of losses incurred by a resident subsidiary — Allowed — Deduction of losses incurred in another Member State by a non-resident subsidiary — Not included)

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2006/C 036/10

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 December 2005 in Joined Cases C-453/03, C-11/04, C-12/04 and C-194/04; reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court): The Queen, on the application of: ABNA Ltd, Denis Brinicombe, BOCM Pauls Ltd, Devenish Nutrition Ltd, Nutrition Services (International) Ltd, Primary Diets Ltd v Secretary of State for Health, Food Standards Agency (C-453/03); references from the Consiglio di Stato: Fratelli Martini & C. SpA, Cargill Srl, v Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali, Ministero della Salute, Ministero delle Attività Produttive (C-11/04) and Ferrari Mangimi Srl, Associazione nazionale tra i produttori di alimenti zootecnici (Assalzoo) v Ministero delle Politiche Agricole e Forestali, Ministero della Salute, Ministero delle Attività Produttive (C-12/04); reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank 's-Gravenhage: Nederlandse Vereniging Diervoederindustrie (Nevedi) v Productschap Diervoeder (C-194/04) (Animal health and public health requirements — Composite feedingstuffs for animals — Indication of the exact percentage of the components of a product — Infringement of the principle of proportionality)

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2006/C 036/11

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 December 2005 in Case C-461/03: reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven Gaston Schul Douane-expediteur BV v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (Article 234 EC — Obligation on a national court to seek a preliminary ruling — Invalidity of a provision of Community law — Sugar — Additional import duty — Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 — Article 4)

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2006/C 036/12

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 24 November 2005 in Case C-506/03: Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities (Subsidies — Feasibility study — Contract for the assignment of intellectual property rights)

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2006/C 036/13

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 December 2005 in Case C-14/04, Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État, Abdelkader Dellas and Others v Premier ministre and Others (Social policy — Protection of the safety and health of workers — Directive 93/104/CE — Concept of ‘working time’ — Scope — National legislation providing for a ceiling more favourable to workers, in particular as regards maximum weekly working time — Determination of working time in certain social establishments — On-call duty where the worker is required to be present at the workplace — Periods of inactivity on the part of the worker in the context of such duty — National system of calculation of hours of presence differentiated according to the intensity of the activity)

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2006/C 036/14

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 December 2005 in Case C-33/04: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Telecommunications — Directive 97/33/EC — Article 7(5) — Obligation to verify the compliance of cost accounting systems by a competent independent body and to publish a statement of compliance — Directive 98/10/EC — Article 18(1) and (2) — Failure to apply correctly the measures adopted as regards verification of the compliance of the cost accounting system by the national regulatory authority and the annual publication of a statement of compliance — Admissibility — Interest in bringing proceedings — Pre-litigation procedure — Rights of the defence — Directives 2002/19/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC — Transitional provisions — Member States to refrain, during the period laid down for transposition of a directive, from taking any measures liable seriously to compromise the result prescribed by that directive — Reference interconnection offers)

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2006/C 036/15

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 December 2005 in Case C-63/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Chancery Division Centralan Property Ltd v Commissioners of Customs & Excise (Sixth VAT Directive — Article 20(3) — Capital goods — Deduction of input tax — Adjustments of deductions — Immovable property — Disposal by means of two connected transactions, one exempt, the other taxable — Apportionment)

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2006/C 036/16

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 December 2005 in Case C-66/04: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v European Parliament, Council of the European Union (Foods — Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 — Smoke flavourings — Choice of legal basis)

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2006/C 036/17

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 24 November 2005 in Case C-136/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) Deutsches Milch-Kontor GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas (Export refunds — Regulations (EEC) Nos 804/68, 1706/89 and 3445/89 — Cheeses intended for processing in a third country)

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2006/C 036/18

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 November 2005 in Case C-144/04 Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeitsgericht München Werner Mangold v Rüdiger Helm (Directive 1999/70/EC — Clauses 2, 5 and 8 of the Framework Agreement on fixed-term work — Directive 2000/78/EC — Article 6 — Equal treatment as regards employment and occupation — Age discrimination)

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2006/C 036/19

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 December 2005 in Case C-148/04 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione tributaria provinciale di Genova) Unicredito Italiano SpA v Agenzia delle Entrate, Ufficio Genova 1 (State aid — Decision 2002/581/EC — Tax advantages granted to banks — Statement of reasons for a decision — Categorisation as State aid — Conditions — Compatibility with the common market — Conditions — Article 87(3)(b) and (c) EC — Important project of common European interest — Development of certain activities — Tax advantages granted previously — Recovery of the aid — Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations — Principle of legal certainty — Principle of proportionality)

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2006/C 036/20

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 27 October 2005 in Joined Cases C-187/04 and C-188/04: Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 93/37/EEC — Public works contracts — Public works concessions — Rules on advertising)

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2006/C 036/21

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 1 December 2005 in Case C-213/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) Ewald Burtscher v Josef Stauderer (Free movement of capital — Article 56 EC — Declaration procedure in respect of the acquisition of built-on land — Retroactive invalidity of the transaction if declaration by the purchaser is submitted after the due date)

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2006/C 036/22

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2005 in Case C-250/04: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/19/EC — Access to electronic communications networks and associated facilities — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 036/23

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2005 in Case C-253/04: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/21/EC — Electronic communications networks and services — Common regulatory framework — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 036/24

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2005 in Case C-254/04: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/20/EC — Electronic communications networks and services — Authorisation — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 036/25

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8 December 2005 in Case C-280/04 Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Vestre Landsret (Denmark) Jyske Finans A/S v Skatteministeriet (Sixth VAT Directive — Article 13B(c) — Exemptions — Exemption of supplies of goods excluded from the right to deduct — Resale of motor cars purchased second-hand by a leasing company — Article 26a — Special arrangements for sales of second-hand goods)

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2006/C 036/26

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 November 2005 in Case C-366/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat Salzburg in Georg Schwarz v Bürgermeister der Landeshauptstadt Salzburg (Free movement of goods — Quantitative restrictions — Measures having equivalent effect — National legislative provision prohibiting the sale of non-packaged confectionery from vending machines — Hygiene of foodstuffs)

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2006/C 036/27

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 November 2005 in Case C-378/04: Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Risks related to exposure to carcinogens and mutagens — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 036/28

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 1 December 2005 in Joined Cases C-394/04 and C-395/05, References for a preliminary ruling from the Simvoulio tis Epikratias, Diagnostiko & Therapeftiko Kentro Athinon-Ygeia AE v Ipourgos Ikonomikon (Sixth VAT Directive — Article 13A(1)(b) — Exemptions — Activities closely related to hospital and medical care — Provision of telephone services and hiring out of televisions to in-patients — Provision of beds and meals to persons accompanying in-patients)

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2006/C 036/29

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 December 2005 in Case C-445/04: Possehl Erzkontor GmbH v Hauptzollamt Duisburg (Common Customs Tariff — Tariff classification — Subheading 2519 90 10 — Fused magnesia obtained by fusion in an electric arc furnace of magnesite that has previously been caustic-burned — Fused magnesia)

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2006/C 036/30

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 November 2005 in Case C-22/05: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 93/104/EC — Working conditions — Organisation of working time — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 036/31

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 8 December 2005 in Case C-38/05: Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 — Control system within the fisheries sector — Information on types and quantities of fish landed and on fishing effort)

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2006/C 036/32

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 December 2005 in Case C-67/05: Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2000/60/EC — Community action in the field of water policy — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 036/33

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2005 in Case C-88/05: Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Finland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/59/EC — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 036/34

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 December 2005 in Case C-115/05: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2001/65/EC — Annual and consolidated accounts of certain types of companies — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 036/35

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 November 2005 in Case C-131/05: Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC)

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2006/C 036/36

Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 October 2005 in Case C-234/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel in Minister van Sociale Zaken, Staatssecretaris voor volksgezondheid v BVBA De Backer (Preliminary references — Not admissible)

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2006/C 036/37

Case C-400/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden by order of that court of 11 November 2005 in B.A.S. Trucks B.V. v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

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2006/C 036/38

Case C-401/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden by judgment of that court of 11 November 2005 in VDP Dental Laboratory N.V. v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

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2006/C 036/39

Case C-402/05 P: Appeal brought on 17 November 2005 by Yassin Abdullah Kadi against the judgment made on 21 September 2005 by the Second Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in Case T-315/01 between Yassin Abdullah Kadi and the Council of the European Union and the Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 036/40

Case C-410/05: Action brought on 21 November 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

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2006/C 036/41

Case C-411/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social No 33, Madrid, Spain, made by order of that court of 14 November 2005 in Félix Palacios de la Villa v Cortefiel Servicios SA, José María Sanz Corral and Martin Tebar Less

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2006/C 036/42

Case C-421/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van Koophandel te Brussel by order of that court of 21 November 2005 in N.V. City Motors Groep v N.V. Citroën Belux

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2006/C 036/43

Case C-427/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Commissione Tributaria Regionale di Genova by order of that court of 31 January 2005 in Agenzia delle Entrate — Ufficio di Genova 1 v Porto Antico di Genova SpA

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2006/C 036/44

Case C-428/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg by order of that court of 21 November 2005 in Firma Laub GmbH & Co. Vieh & Fleisch Import-Export v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas

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2006/C 036/45

Case C-429/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the tribunal d'instance de Saintes by judgment of that court of 16 November 2005 in Max Rampion and Marie-Jeanne Rampion (née Godard) v Franfinance SA and K par K SAS

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2006/C 036/46

Case C-431/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça by order of that court of 3 November 2005 in Merck Genéricos-Produtos Farmacêuticos, L.da v Merck & Co. Inc and Merck Sharp & Dohme, L.da

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2006/C 036/47

Case C-432/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta Domstolen by order of that court of 24 November 2005 in Unibet (London) Ltd, Unibet (International) Ltd v Justitiekanslern

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2006/C 036/48

Case C-433/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Handens Tingsrätt by order of that court of 21 November 2005 in Åklagaren v Lars Sandström

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2006/C 036/49

Case C-436/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Beroep te Antwerpen by order of that court of 29 November 2005 in 1. Lucien de Graaf, and 2. Gudula Daniels v Belgian State

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2006/C 036/50

Case C-437/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Okresní Soud, Český Krumlov, by order of that court of 28 November 2005 in Jan Vorel v Český Krumlov Hospital

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2006/C 036/51

Case C-441/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative d'appel de Douai by judgment of that court of 1 December 2005 in Roquette Frères v Ministre de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation, de la Pêche et de la Ruralité

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2006/C 036/52

Case C-443/05 P: Appeal brought on 14 December 2005 by Common Market Fertilizers SA (CMF) against the judgment given on 27 September 2005 by the First Chamber (Extended Composition) of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in Joined Cases T-134/03 and T-135/03 between Common Market Fertilizers SA (CMF) and the Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 036/53

Case C-449/05: Action brought on 16 December 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

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2006/C 036/54

Removal from the register of Case C-541/03

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2006/C 036/55

Removal from the register of Case C-67/04

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2006/C 036/56

Removal from the register of Case C-147/05

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2006/C 036/57

Removal from the register of Case C-153/05

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2006/C 036/58

Removal from the register of Case C-204/05

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

2006/C 036/59

Case T-33/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 November 2005 — Britannia Alloys & Chemicals Ltd v Commission (Competition — Article 81 EC — Cartel — Zinc phosphate market — Fine — Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 — Relevant turnover — Action for annulment)

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2006/C 036/60

Case T-48/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 December 2005 — Brouwerij Haacht v Commission (Competition — Cartels — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Effective capacity of the offender to cause significant damage to other operators — Attenuating circumstances — Leniency Notice)

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2006/C 036/61

Case T-52/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 November 2005 — SNCZ v Commission (Competition — Article 81 EC — Cartel — Zinc phosphate market — Fine — Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 — Principles of proportionality and equal treatment — Action for annulment)

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2006/C 036/62

Case T-62/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 November 2005 — Union Pigments v Commission (Competition — Article 81 EC — Cartel — Zinc phosphate market — Fine — Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Principles of proportionality and equal treatment — Action for annulment)

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2006/C 036/63

Case T-64/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 November 2005 — Heubach v Commission (Competition — Article 81 EC — Cartel — Zinc phosphate market — Fine — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Action for annulment — Objection of illegality — Article 15(2) of Regulation No 17 — Gravity of the infringement — Principles of proportionality and equal treatment — Statement of reasons)

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2006/C 036/64

Case T-361/03: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 30 November 2005 — Vanlangendonck v Commission (Officials — Open competition — Non-inclusion on the reserve list — Infringement of the competition notice — Equality of treatment)

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2006/C 036/65

Case T-12/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 30 November 2005 — Almdudler-Limonade v OHIM (Community trade mark — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a lemonade bottle — Refusal to register — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2006/C 036/66

Case T-343/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of 16 November 2005 — Deutsche Post and Securicor Omega Express v Commission (State aid — Article 88(3) EC — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Complaint — Rejection — Lack of subject matter)

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2006/C 036/67

Case T-426/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 21 November 2004 — Tramarin v Commission (Action for annulment — Admissibility — State aid — Commission request to amend a notified aid scheme — Actionable measure — Measure having legal effect — Time-limit — Point from which time starts to run — Summary publication in the Official Journal — Internet site)

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2006/C 036/68

Case T-507/04: Order of the Court of First Instance of 23 November 2005 — Ruiz Bravo-Villasante v Commission (Officials — Action for annulment — Time-limit — Inadmissibility)

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2006/C 036/69

Case T-411/05: Action brought on 18 November 2005 — Gerolf Annemans v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 036/70

Case T-414/05: Action brought on 22 November 2005 — NHL Enterprises/OHIM

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2006/C 036/71

Case T-420/05: Action brought on 25 November 2005 — Vischim v Commission

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2006/C 036/72

Case T-432/05: Action brought on 8 December 2005 — EMC Development v Commission

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2006/C 036/73

Case T-433/05: Action brought on 18 November 2005 — Sanchez Ferriz v Commission

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2006/C 036/74

Case T-162/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 17 November 2005 — Grijseels and Lopez Garcia v European Economic and Social Committee

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III   Notices

2006/C 036/75

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 22, 28.1.2006

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