Official Journal
of the European Communities

ISSN 0378-6986

C 357
Volume 40
22 November 1997

English edition

Information and Notices

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I Information

Court of Justice

COURT OF JUSTICE

97/C 357/01

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (First Chamber) of 25 September 1997 in Case C-307/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal du Travail, Brussels): Salvatore Baldone v. Institut National d'Assurance Maladie-Invalidité (INAMI) (Article 95 (a) of Regulation (ECC) No 1408/71 - Regulation (EEC) No 1248/92 - Transitional provisions - Recalculation of a benefit on the competent institution's own initiative - Rights of persons concerned)

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97/C 357/02

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 30 September 1997 in Case C-36/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht): Faik Günaydin, Hatice Günaydin, Günes Günaydin, Seda Günaydin v. Freistaat Bayern (EEC-Turkey Association Agreement - Decision of the Council of Association - Freedom of movement for workers - Meaning of 'duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member State' and 'legal employment' - Temporary and conditional work and residence permits - Application for extension of residence permit - Abuse of rights)

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97/C 357/03

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 30 September 1997 in Case C-98/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Darmstadt): Kasim Ertanir v. Land Hessen (EEC-Turkey Association Agreement - Decision of the Council of Association - Freedom of movement for workers - Meaning of 'duly registered as belonging to the labour force of a Member State' and 'legal employment' - Residence permit restricted to temporary employment as a specialist chef for a specific employer - Periods not covered by a residence and/or work permit - Calculation of periods of employment)

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97/C 357/04

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT of 1 October 1997 in Case C-345/95: French Republic, supported by Grand Duchy of Luxembourg v. European Parliament (Seat of the institutions - European Parliament - Part-sessions)

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97/C 357/05

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 2 October 1997 in Case C-1/95 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerisches Verwaltungsgericht Ansbach): Hellen Gerster v. Freistaat Bayern (Equal treatment for men and women - Public servant - Part-time employment - Calculation of length of service)

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97/C 357/06

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 2 October 1997 in Case C-100/95 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Bremen): Brigitte Kording v. Senator für Finanzen (Equal treatment for men and women - Public servant - Part-time employment - Right of exemption from a qualifiying examination for entry to a profession - Indirect discrimination)

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97/C 357/07

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 2 October 1997 in Case C-259/95: European Parliament v. Council of the European Union, supported by Kingdom of Sweden and Commission of the European Communities (Annulment of Council Decision No 95/184/EC - Prerogatives of the Parliament)

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97/C 357/08

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 2 October 1997 in Case C-122/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof): Stephen Austin Saldanha and MTS Securities Corporation v. Hiross Holding AG (Equal treatment - Discrimination on grounds of nationality - Dual nationality - Scope of application of the Treaty - Security for costs)

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97/C 357/09

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 2 October 1997 in Case C-144/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour du Travail de Bruxelles): Office National des Pensions (ONP) v. Maria Cirotti (Social security - Articles 46 and 51 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71)

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97/C 357/10

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 2 October 1997 in Case C-208/96: Commission of the European Communities v. Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 92/119/EEC - Failure to transpose)

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97/C 357/11

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Second Chamber) of 9 October 1997 in Case C-67/95 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tariefcommissie): Rank Xerox Manufacturing (Nederland) BV v. Inspecteur der Invoerrechten en Accijnzen (Common Customs Tariff - Tariff headings - Copiers and fax machines - Classification in the combined nomenclature)

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97/C 357/12

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Second Chamber) of 9 October 1997 in Case C-152/95 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Administratif, Amiens): Michel Macon and Others v. Préfet de l'Aisne (Additional levy on milk - Reference quantity - Application for a grant of compensation for definitive discontinuation of milk production - Refusal)

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97/C 357/13

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 9 October 1997 in Case C-163/95 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the House of Lords): Elsbeth Freifrau von Horn v. Kevin Cinnamond (Brussels Convention - Article 21 - Lis pendens - San Sebastian Accession Convention - Article 29 - Transitional provisions)

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97/C 357/14

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 9 October 1997 in Case C-21/96: Commission of the European Communities v. Kingdom of Spain (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Council Directive 84/466/Euratom)

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97/C 357/15

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fifth Chamber) of 9 October 1997 in Joined Cases C-31/96, C-32/96 and C-33/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad de Extremadura, Cáceres): Antonio Naranjo Arjona v. Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Francisco Vicente Mateos v. Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS), and Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS) v. Laura García Lázaro (Social security - Invalidity - Old-age pensions - Article 47 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 - Calculation of benefits)

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97/C 357/16

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Second Chamber) of 9 October 1997 in Case C-291/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Reutlingen): Criminal proceedings against Martino Grado and Shahid Bashir (Preliminary reference - Criminal proceedings - Use of a courtesy title - Discrimination - Relevance of the question - Lack of jurisdiction)

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97/C 357/17

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fifth Chamber) of 16 October 1997 in Case C-258/95 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof): Julius Fillibeck Söhne GmbH & Co. KG v. Finanzamt Neustadt (Sixth VAT Directive - Supply of services for consideration - Definition - Transport of workers by the employer)

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97/C 357/18

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fifth Chamber) of 16 October 1997 in Joined Cases C-69/96 to C-79/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato): Maria Antonella Garofalo and Others v. Ministero della Sanità, Unità Sanitaria Locale (USL) No 58 di Palermo (Article 177 of the EC Treaty - Jurisdiction - Court of one of the Member States - Extraordinary petition to the President of the Italian Republic - Compulsory opinion of the Consiglio di Stato - Directives 86/457/EEC and 93/16/EEC - Specific training in general medical practice - Rights acquired before 1 January 1995)

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97/C 357/19

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) of 16 October 1997 in Case C-177/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg te Antwerpen): Belgian State v. Banque Indosuez and Others and European Community (Dumping - Sheets or plates, of iron or steel, originating in Yugoslavia - Declaration of independence of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Legal certainty)

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97/C 357/20

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Fourth Chamber) of 16 October 1997 in Case C-304/96 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale della Liguria): Hera SpA v. Unità Sanitaria Locale No 3 - Genovese (USL) and Impresa Romagnoli SpA (Directive 93/37/EEC - Public procurement - Abnormally low tenders)

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97/C 357/21

ORDER OF THE COURT (First Chamber) of 6 October 1997 in Case C-55/97 P: Association Internationale des Utilisateurs de Fils de Filaments Artificiels et Synthétiques et de Soie Naturelle (AIUFFASS), a company under Belgian law, Apparel, Knitting & Textiles Alliance (AKT), a company under English law, against Commission of the European Communities, supported by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Appeal - Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) of the EC Treaty - Textiles - Manifest error of assessment - Overcapacity - Admissibility)

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97/C 357/22

Appeal brought on 15 September 1997 by Smanor SA, Hubert Ségaud and Monique Ségaud against the order made on 3 July 1997 by the Second Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in Case T-201/96 between, on the one hand, Smanor SA, Hubert Ségaud and Monique Ségaud and, on the other, Commission of the European Communities (Case C-317/97 P)

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97/C 357/23

Appeal brought on 19 September 1997 by Christos Apostolidis and others, 64 other officials and former officials of the Commission employed in the European Institute for Transuranic Elements, Karlsruhe, against the judgment delivered on 10 July 1997 by the Third Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in Case T-81/96 between Christos Apostolidis and Others and the Commission of the European Communities, supported by the Council of the European Union (Case C-327/97 P)

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97/C 357/24

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Bundesfinanzhof by order of that court of 12 August 1997 in the case of Glob-Sped AG against Hauptzollamt Lörrach (Case C-328/97)

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97/C 357/25

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht by order of that court of 15 July 1997 in the case of Sezgin Ergat v. Stadt Ulm (Case C-329/97)

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97/C 357/26

Action brought on 23 September 1997 by the Portuguese Republic against the Commission of the European Communities (Case C-330/97)

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97/C 357/27

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeitsgericht Gelsenkirchen, by order of that court of 29 August 1997, in the case of Susanne Lewen v. Lothar Denda, as proprietor of the Firm Denda Zahntechnik (Case C-333/97)

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97/C 357/28

Action brought on 24 September 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Comune di Montorio al Vomano (Case C-334/97)

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97/C 357/29

Reference for preliminary ruling by the Arbeidshof te Antwerpen by judgment of that court of 17 September 1997 in the case of Rijksdienst voor Pensioenen against Wim Westenborg (Case C-335/97)

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97/C 357/30

Action brought on 26 September 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic (Case C-336/97)

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97/C 357/31

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep Studiefinanciering by judgment of that court of 26 September 1997 in the case of C. P. M Meeusen and Hoofddirektie van de Informatie Beheer Groep (Case C-337/97)

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97/C 357/32

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Vienna) by order of that court of 12 August 1997 in the case of Erna Pelzl, Johannes Kovac, Harald Hohenberg, Kovac Schrott GmbH NFG KG, Wiener Städtische Allgemeine Versicherungs AG, Ulf Zmölnig, Kovac Management GmbH P. Kovac & Co. GmbH and Kovac Eisen Maschinen Metalle GmbH NFG KG against the Steiermärkische Landesregierung (Case C-338/97)

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97/C 357/33

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerische Verwaltungsgericht Ansbach by order of that court of 7 July 1997 in the case of 1. Ömer Nazli, 2. Caglar Nazli and 3. Melike Nazli v. Stadt Nürnberg (Case C-340/97)

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97/C 357/34

Action brought on 30 September 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Case C-341/97)

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97/C 357/35

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht München I by order of that court of 11 September 1997 in the case of Lloyd Schuhfabrik Meyer & Co. GmbH v. Klijsen Handel BV (Case C-342/97)

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97/C 357/36

Action brought on 1 October 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Belgium (Case C-343/97)

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97/C 357/37

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Vienna) by order of that court of 12 August 1997 in the case of Wiener Städtische Allgemeine Versicherungs AG, Romed Karl Kleissl, Streiter KG Gasthof 'Post', Alfred Eiter, Stefan Riml, Mag. Josef Nothdurfter Treuhand- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH (formerly Rasputin Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH), Tiroler Röhren- und Metallwerke AG, Elmar Kurz, Elisabeth Schüller, Anton Gschwentner GesmbH 'Hotel Schwarzbrunn', Allgemeine Wirtschaftstreuhand- und Beratungsges. mbH, Kaiserwerke Elektrizitätsversorgungs GesmbH, Miller Optik GesmbH, Michael Khuen-Belasi, DM Drogeriemarkt GmbH, and Flic Flac Kinderbekleidungs-Handelsgesellschaft mbH against Tiroler Landesregierung (Case C-344/97)

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97/C 357/38

Action brought on 2 October 1997 by the Federal Republic of Germany against the Council of the European Union (Case C-345/97)

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97/C 357/39

Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Länsrätt i Dalarnas Län by order of that court of 3 September 1997 in the case of Transwede Airways AB against Riksskatteverket (Case C-346/97)

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97/C 357/40

Action brought on 6 October 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Belgium (Case C-347/97)

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97/C 357/41

Action brought on 7 October 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Federal Republic of Germany (Case C-348/97)

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97/C 357/42

Action brought on 13 October 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Case C-351/97)

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97/C 357/43

Action brought on 13 October 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against Ireland (Case C-352/97)

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97/C 357/44

Action brought on 13 October 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against Ireland (Case C-353/97)

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97/C 357/45

Action brought on 14 October 1997 by the Commission of the European Communities against the French Republic (Case C-354/97)

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97/C 357/46

Removal from the register of Case C-198/96

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97/C 357/47

Removal from the register of Case C-362/96

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97/C 357/48

Removal from the register of Case C-57/97

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

97/C 357/49

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE of 25 September 1997 in Case T-170/94: Shanghai Bicycle Corporation (Group) v. Council of the European Union (Dumping - State-trading country - Like product - Individual treatment - Calculation of the dumping margin)

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97/C 357/50

ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE of 18 July 1997 in Case T-44/96: Oleifici Italiani SpA v. Commission of the European Communities (Tendering procedure for the free supply of olive oil to the people of Georgia and Armenia - Damage alleged by the successful tenderer as a result of a delay in the collection of the olive oil by the carrier designated by the Commission - Action for annulment of the Commission's refusal to grant compensation - Action to establish non-contractual liability - Contractual origin of the Commission's obligation on which the action to establish liability is based - Absence of any arbitration clause within the meaning of Article 181 of the EC Treaty - Clear lack of jurisdiction on the part of the Court of First Instance)

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97/C 357/51

ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE of 3 October 1997 in Case T-184/96: Eric Banda v. Commission of the European Communities (Case not proceeding to judgment - Inadmissibility)

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97/C 357/52

ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE of 17 September 1997 in Case T-26/97: Antillean Rice Mills NV v. Commission of the European Communities (Action for annulment - Retroactive repeal of the contested measure - No need to adjudicate)

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97/C 357/53

ORDER OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE of 29 September 1997 in Case T-83/97: Société Anonyme de Traverses en Béton Armé (Sateba) v. Commission of the European Communities (Public procurement - Complaint - Proceedings for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations - Decision not to proceed - Application for annulment - Inadmissibility)

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97/C 357/54

Action brought on 14 July 1997 by Sari Kristiina Jouhki against the Commission of the European Communities (Case T-215/97)

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97/C 357/55

Action brought on 5 August 1997 by New Europe Consulting Ltd and M. P. Brown against the Commission of the European Communities (Case T-231/97)

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97/C 357/56

Action brought on 21 August 1997 by Stork Amsterdam BV against the Commission of the European Communities (Case T-241/97)

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97/C 357/57

Action brought on 29 August 1997 by Kaufhof Warenhaus AG against the Commission of the European Communities (Case T-245/97)

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97/C 357/58

Action brought on 12 September 1997 by T. Port GmbH & Co. against the Commission of the European Communities (Case T-251/97)

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97/C 357/59

Action brought on 16 September 1997 by Anton Dürbeck GmbH against the Commission of the European Communities (Case T-252/97)

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97/C 357/60

Action brought on 19 September 1997 by Fruchthandelsgesellschaft mbH Chemnitz against the Commission of the European Communities (Case T-254/97)

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97/C 357/61

Action brought on 17 September 1997 by Georges Keiser against Commission of the European Communities (Case T-255/97)

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97/C 357/62

Action brought on 19 September 1997 by Hans C. Herold against the Commission of the European Communities (Case T-257/97)

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97/C 357/63

Action brought on 22 September 1997 by Società Eridania SpA and Others against the Council of the European Union (Case T-258/97)

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97/C 357/64

Action brought on 23 September 1997 by Rui Teixeira Neves against the Court of Justice of European Communities (Case T-259/97)

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97/C 357/65

Action brought on 25 September 1997 by Società Camar s.r.l. against Commission of the European Communities and Council of the European Union (Case T-260/97)

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97/C 357/66

Action brought on 2 October 1997 by 'D' against Council of the European Union (Case T-264/97)

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