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Information and Notices

Volume 48
20 August 2005

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I   Information

Court of Justice

COURT OF JUSTICE

2005/C 205/1

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 28 June 2005 in Joined Cases C-189/02 P, C-202/02 P, C 205/02 P to C 208/02 P and C 213/02 P: Dansk Rørindustri A/S and Others v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Competition — District heating pipes (pre-insulated pipes) — Article 85(1) of the EC Treaty (now Article 81(1) EC) — Cartel — Boycott — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Non-retroactivity — Legitimate expectations — Lawfulness — Leniency notice — Obligation to state reasons)

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2005/C 205/2

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 June 2005 in Case C-165/03 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from Landgericht Stuttgart): Mathias Längst, interested parties SABU Schuh & Marketing GmbH and Others (Directive 69/335/EEC — Indirect taxes on the raising of capital — Notary's charges — Notary employed as a civil servant — Payment to the State of a fixed portion of the charges)

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2005/C 205/3

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 12 May 2005 in Case C-287/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of Member State to fulfil obligations — Freedom to provide services — Customer loyalty programmes — Burden of proof)

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2005/C 205/4

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 30 June 2005 in Case C-295/03 P: Alessandrini Srl and Others v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Bananas — Third-country imports — Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 — Import licences for bananas from ACP States — Measures under Article 20(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 — Non-contractual liability of the Community)

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2005/C 205/5

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 June 2005 in Case C-537/03: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein Oikeus in Katja Candolin and Others. v Vahinkovakuutusosakeyhtiö Pohjola and Others (Compulsory motor vehicle insurance — Directives 84/5/EEC and 90/232/EEC — Rules on civil liability — Passenger's contribution to the loss or injury — Refusal or limitation of the right to compensation)

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2005/C 205/6

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 May 2005 in Case C-542/03: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof in Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas v Milupa GmbH & Co. KG (Agriculture — Export refunds — Agricultural products which are processed and incorporated into goods not covered by Annex II of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Annex I EC) — Inaccurate declaration — Sanction)

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2005/C 205/7

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 30 June 2005 in Case C-28/04 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris): Tod's SpA, Tod's France SARL v Heyraud SA (Equal treatment — Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of nationality — Copyright and related rights)

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2005/C 205/8

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 2 June 2005 in Case C-174/04: Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Article 56 EC — Automatic suspension of voting rights in privatised undertakings)

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2005/C 205/9

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 30 June 2005 in Case C-286/04 P: Eurocermex SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Three-dimensional shape of a long-neck bottle in the neck of which a slice of lemon has been plugged — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character)

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2005/C 205/10

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 30 June 2005 in Case C-30/05: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directives 1999/45/EC and 2001/60/EC — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2005/C 205/11

Case C-233/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof te 's-Hertogenbosch by judgment of that court of 16 February 2005 in V.O.F. Dressuurstal Jespers v Inspecteur van de Belastingsdienst/Zuidwest/kantoor Breda van de Rijksbelastingdienst

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2005/C 205/12

Case C-234/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Beroep te Brussel by judgment of that court of 25 May 2005 in 1. The Belgian State, represented by the Minister for Social Affairs, 2. The Belgian State, represented by the State Secretary for Public Health v BVBA De Backer

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2005/C 205/13

Case C-235/05 P: Appeal brought on 28 May 2005 by L'Oréal SA against the judgment delivered on 16 March 2005 by the Second Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in Case T-112/03 between L'Oréal SA and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) having been Revlon Suisse SA

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2005/C 205/14

Case C-238/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo (Spain) by order of that court of 13 April 2005 in the case of Asnef-Equifax Servicios de Información sobre Solvencia y Crédito, S.L. and Administración del Estado v Asociación de Usuarios de Servicios Bancarios (AUSBANC)

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2005/C 205/15

Case C-242/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof te 's-Hertogenbosch by order of that court of 31 May 2005 in G.M. van de Coevering v Rijksbelastingdienst

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2005/C 205/16

Case C-244/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Bavarian Higher Administrative Court) by order of that court of 19 April 2005 in Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V. v Freistaat Bayern

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2005/C 205/17

Case C-248/05: Action brought on 14 June 2005 by Commission of the European Communities against Ireland

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2005/C 205/18

Case C-245/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Dusseldorf by order of that court of 6 June 2005 in Metro International GmbH v Hauptzollamt Dusseldorf

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2005/C 205/19

Case C-251/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales), Civil Division, by order of that court of 21 July 2004, in Talacre Beach Caravan Sales Ltd v Commissioners of Customs and Excise

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2005/C 205/20

Case C-252/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice (England and Wales), Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court), Divisional Court, by order of that court of 20 May 2005 in The Queen on the application of Thames Water Utilities Ltd v South East London Division, Bromley Magistrates' Court, Intervener: The Environment Agency

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2005/C 205/21

Case C-254/05: Action brought on 16 June 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Belgium

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2005/C 205/22

Case C-255/05: Action brought on 16 June 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

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2005/C 205/23

Case C-256/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Telekom-Control-Kommission by application of 13 June 2005 in a procedure concerning Telekom Austria AG

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2005/C 205/24

Case C-261/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Komárom-Esztergom Megyei Bíróság by order of that court of 29 April 2005 in Lakél Kft., Pár-Bau Kft. and Rottelma Kft. v Komárom-Esztergom Megyei Közigazgatási Hivatal

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2005/C 205/25

Case C-262/05: Action brought on 22 June 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Austria

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2005/C 205/26

Case C-264/05: Action brought on 22 June 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Federal Republic of Germany

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

2005/C 205/27

Election of the President of a Chamber composed of three Judges

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2005/C 205/28

Assignment of Judges to the Chambers

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2005/C 205/29

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 June 2005 in Case T-17/02 Fred Olson SA v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Maritime transport — Existing aid — New aid — Service of general economic interest)

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2005/C 205/30

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 June 2005 in Case T-171/02 Regione autonoma della Sardegna v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Aid scheme for the restructuring of small agricultural enterprises — Aid affecting trade between Member States and distorting or threatening to distort competition — Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty — Conditional decision — Time-limits applicable to the procedure for controlling State aid — Protection of legitimate expectations — Statement of reasons — Intervention — Intervener's claims, pleas and arguments)

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2005/C 205/31

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 June 2005 in Joined Cases T-71/03, T-74/03, T-87/03 and T-91/03 Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (Competition — Cartels — Specialty graphite market — Price fixing — Liability — Calculation of fines — Cumulation of penalties — Duty to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Applicability — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Attenuating circumstances — Aggravating circumstances — Ability to pay — Cooperation during the administrative procedure — Methods of payment)

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2005/C 205/32

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 June 2005 in Case T-102/03 Centro informativo per la collaborazione tra le imprese e la promozione degli investimenti in Sicilia SpA (CIS) v Commission of the European Communities (European Regional Development Fund — Withdrawal of financial assistance — Failure to take into consideration expenditure committed by the beneficiary of the assistance — Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 — Obligation to give reasons — Raised by the Court of its own motion)

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2005/C 205/33

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 June 2005 in Case T-349/03 Corsica Ferries France SAS v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Action for annulment — Restructuring aid — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market — Commission guidelines — Duty to give statement of reasons — Compliance with the conditions — Minimal character of the aid)

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2005/C 205/34

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 16 June 2005 in Case T-352/03, Giorgio Lebedef v Commission of the European Communities (Community officials — Staff report — Delay in drawing up report — Action for damages)

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2005/C 205/35

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 June 2005 in Case T-7/04 Shaker di L. Laudato & C. Sas v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Community trade mark — Application for figurative Community trade mark Limoncello della Costiera Amalfitana shaker — Earlier national word mark LIMONCHELO — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2005/C 205/36

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 June 2005 in Case T-19/04, Metso Paper Automation Oy v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Community trade mark — Word mark PAPERLAB — Absolute ground for refusal of registration — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Descriptive sign)

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2005/C 205/37

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 June 2005 in Case T-34/04 Plus Warenhandelsgesellschaft mbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Community trade mark — Application for a Community figurative mark containing the verbal element ‘Turkish Power’ — Earlier word mark POWER — Opposition proceedings — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)

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2005/C 205/38

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 15 June 2005 in Case T-186/04 Spa Monopole, compagnie fermière de Spa SA/NV v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of Community work mark SPAFORM — Earlier word marks SPA and SPA THERMES — Partial rejection of the opposition — Rule 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)

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2005/C 205/39

Order of the Court of First Instance of 2 June 2005 in Case T-326/03 Hippocrate Vounakis v Commission of the European Communities (Officials — Promotion — Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations — Prior administrative complaint — Time-limits — Public policy nature — Inadmissibility)

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2005/C 205/40

Order of the Court of First Instance of 25 May 2005 in Case T-330/04 Jörg-Michael Fetzer v European Parliament (Preliminary issues — Objection of inadmissibility — Expiry of the period for bringing an action — Manifest inadmissibility)

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2005/C 205/41

Order of the Court of First Instance of 26 May 2005 in Case T-377/04 Bart Nijs v Court of Auditors of the European Communities (Officials — 2003 Promotion exercise — Decision not to promote — Action for annulment — Prior administrative complaint — Identity of subject-matter and legal basis — Time-limit for lodging a complaint — Manifest inadmissibility)

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2005/C 205/42

Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 May 2005 in Case T-485/04 Agence de coopération des bibliothèques et centres de documentation en Bretagne (COBB) v Commission of the European Communities (Inadmissibility — Documents not published or notified — Obligation on interested party to request copy within reasonable time-limit — Action brought out of time)

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2005/C 205/43

Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 2 June 2005 in Case T-125/05 R: Umwelt- und Ingenieurtechnik GmbH Dresden v Commission of the European Communities (Tendering procedure — Interim proceedings — Urgency — Absence)

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2005/C 205/44

Case T-214/05: Action brought on 27 May 2005 by Hippocrate Vounakis against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/45

Case T-215/05: Action brought on 27 May 2005 by Marie-Yolande Beau against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/46

Case T-217/05: Action brought on 3 June 2005 by Marker Völkl International GmbH against Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 205/47

Case T-219/05: Action brought on 6 June 2005 by Marta Andreasen against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/48

Case T-220/05: Action brought on 7 June 2005 by Kurt Jacobs against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/49

Case T-224/05: Action brought on 10 June 2005 by Olivier Chassagne against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/50

Case T-225/05: Action brought on 17 June 2005 by Guido Strack against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/51

Case T-226/05: Action brought on 14 June 2005 by Dimitra Lantzoni against the Court of Justice of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/52

Case T-227/05: Action brought on 13 June 2005 by Vesselina Ranguelova against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/53

Case T-229/05: Action brought on 15 June 2005 by AEPI A.E. against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/54

Case T-230/05: Action brought on 24 June 2005 by Golf USA Inc. against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 205/55

Case T-231/05: Action brought on 15 June 2005 by Corsica Ferries France against Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/56

Case T-234/05: Action brought on 13 June 2005 by Gerrit Bethuyne and four others against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/57

Case T-235/05: Action brought on 20 June 2005 by Jan Siffert against the Court of Justice of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/58

Case T-236/05: Action brought on 17 June 2005 by Willem Aldershoff against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/59

Case T-237/05: Action brought on 17 June 2005 by Editions Odile Jacob SAS against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/60

Case T-239/05: Action brought on 1 July 2005 by The Black & Decker Corporation against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 205/61

Case T-240/05: Action brought on 1 July 2005 by The Black & Decker Corporation against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 205/62

Case T-241/05: Action brought on 29 June 2005 by The Procter & Gamble Company against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 205/63

Case T-242/05: Action brought on 27 June 2005 by AEPI A.E. against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/64

Case T-243/05: Action brought on 30 June 2005 by the Hellenic Republic against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 205/65

Case T-244/05: Action brought on 1 July 2005 by Gibtelecom Limited against the Commission of the European Communities

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III   Notices

2005/C 205/66

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 193, 6.8.2005

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