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Case T-93/10: Judgment of the General Court of (Seventh Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 March 2013 — Bilbaína de Alquitranes and Others v (ECHA) (REACH — Identification of pitch, coal tar, high temperature as a substance of very high concern — Actions for annulment — Actionable measure — Regulatory act not entailing implementing measures — Direct concern — Admissibility — Equal treatment — Proportionality)
Case T-93/10: Judgment of the General Court of (Seventh Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 March 2013 — Bilbaína de Alquitranes and Others v (ECHA) (REACH — Identification of pitch, coal tar, high temperature as a substance of very high concern — Actions for annulment — Actionable measure — Regulatory act not entailing implementing measures — Direct concern — Admissibility — Equal treatment — Proportionality)
Case T-93/10: Judgment of the General Court of (Seventh Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 March 2013 — Bilbaína de Alquitranes and Others v (ECHA) (REACH — Identification of pitch, coal tar, high temperature as a substance of very high concern — Actions for annulment — Actionable measure — Regulatory act not entailing implementing measures — Direct concern — Admissibility — Equal treatment — Proportionality)
OJ C 114, 20.4.2013, p. 30–30
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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20.4.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 114/30 |
Judgment of the General Court of (Seventh Chamber, Extended Composition) of 7 March 2013 — Bilbaína de Alquitranes and Others v (ECHA)
(Case T-93/10) (1)
(REACH - Identification of pitch, coal tar, high temperature as a substance of very high concern - Actions for annulment - Actionable measure - Regulatory act not entailing implementing measures - Direct concern - Admissibility - Equal treatment - Proportionality)
2013/C 114/46
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Bilbaína de Alquitranes (Luchana-Baracaldo, Spain); Cindu Chemicals BV, (Uithoorn, Netherlands); Deza, a.s., (Valašske Meziříčí, Czech Republic); Industrial Química del Nalón, SA, (Oviedo, Spain); Koppers Denmark A/S, (Nyborg, Denmark); Koppers UK Ltd, (Scunthorpe, United Kingdom); Rütgers Germany GmbH, (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany); Rütgers Belgium NV, (Zelzate, Belgium); and Rütgers Poland sp. z o.o., established in Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Poland)) (represented by: initially by K. Van Maldegem, R. Cana, lawyers, and P. Sellar, Solicitor, and subsequently by K. Van Maldegem and R. Cana)
Defendants: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (represented by: M. Heikkilä and W. Broere, acting as Agents, assisted by J. Stuyck, lawyer,)
Re:
Action for the partial annulment of the decision of the ECHA published on 13 January 2010 identifying pitch, coal tar, high temperature (EC No 266-028-2) as a substance meeting the criteria set out in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ 2006 L 396, p. 1)
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
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Dismisses the action. |
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Orders Bilbaína de Alquitranes, SA, Cindu Chemicals BV, Deza, a.s., Industrial Química del Nalón, SA, Koppers Denmark A/S, Koppers UK Ltd, Rütgers Germany GmbH, Rütgers Belgium NV and Rütgers Poland sp. z o.o. to pay the costs. |