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Information and Notices

Volume 49
2 September 2006

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I   Information

Court of Justice

COURT OF JUSTICE

2006/C 212/1

Joined Cases C-182/03 and C-217/03: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 June 2006 — Kingdom of Belgium v Commission of the European Communities (State aid — Existing aid regime — Tax regime for coordination centres established in Belgium — Application by an association — Admissibility — Commission Decision that the regime does not constitute aid — Change in the Commission's appraisal — Article 87(1) EC — Protection of legitimate expectations — General principle of equal treatment)

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2006/C 212/2

Case C-205/03 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 11 July 2006 — Federación Española de Empresa de Tecnología Sanitaria (FENIN), formerly Federación Nacional de Empresa de Instrumentación Científica, Médica, Técnica y Dental v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Competition — Management bodies of the Spanish national health system — Medical treatment — Definition of ‘undertaking’ — Payment conditions imposed on suppliers of medical goods and equipment)

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2006/C 212/3

Case C-399/03: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (State aid — Existing aid scheme — Tax scheme for coordination centres established in Belgium — Competence of the Council)

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2006/C 212/4

Case C-212/04: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 4 July 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Monomeles Protodikio Thessalonikis — Greece) — Konstantinos Adeneler, Pandora Kosa-Valdirka, Nikolaos Markou, Agapi Pantelidou, Christina Topalidou, Apostolos Alexopoulos, Konstantinos Vasiniotis, Vasiliki Karagianni, Apostolos Tsitsionis, Aristidis Andreou, Evangelia Vasila, Kalliopi Peristeri, Spiridon Sklivanitis, Dimosthenis Tselefis, Theopisti Patsidou, Dimitrios Vogiatzis, Rousas Voskakis, Vasilios Giatakis v Ellinikos Organismos Galaktos (ELOG) (Directive 1999/70/EC — Clauses 1(b) and 5 of the framework agreement on fixed-term work — Successive fixed-term employment contracts in the public sector — Concepts of ‘successive contracts’ and ‘objective reasons’ justifying the renewal of such contracts — Measures intended to prevent abuse — Sanctions — Scope of the obligation to interpret national law in conformity with Community law)

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2006/C 212/5

Case C-308/04 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 29 June 2006 — SGL Carbon AG v Commission of the European Communities (Appeals — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Graphite electrodes — Article 81(1) EC — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Leniency Notice — Principle of non bis in idem)

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2006/C 212/6

Joined Cases C-393/04 and C-41/05: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 June 2006 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Liège (Court of Appeal, Liège ), Tribunal de première instance de Liège (Court of First Instance, Liège) — Air Liquide Industries Belgium SA v Ville de Seraing (C-393/04) and Province de Liège (C-41/05) (State aid — Definition — Exemption from municipal and provincial taxes — Effects of Article 88(3) EC — Charges having equivalent effect — Internal taxation)

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2006/C 212/7

Joined Cases C-439/04 and C-440/04: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 July 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — Belgium) — Axel Kittel v Belgian State (Sixth VAT Directive — Deduction of input tax — ‘Carousel’ fraud — Contract of sale incurably void under domestic law)

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2006/C 212/8

Case C-487/04: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 29 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 — Milk and milk products — Skimmed-milk powder — System of traceability of skimmed-milk powder)

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2006/C 212/9

Case C-494/04: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 June 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Heintz van Landewijck SARL v Staatssecretaris van Financiën (Tax provisions — Harmonisation of laws — Directive 92/12/EEC — Excise duty — Tax stamps — Sixth VAT Directive — Articles 2 and 27 — Disappearance of excise stamps)

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2006/C 212/10

Case C-24/05 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2006 — August Storck KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Absolute ground for refusal to register — Three-dimensional mark — Three-dimensional shape of a light-brown sweet — Distinctive character)

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2006/C 212/11

Case C-25/05 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2006 — August Storck KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 — Absolute ground for refusal to register — Figurative mark — Representation of a gold-coloured sweet wrapper — Distinctive character)

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2006/C 212/12

Case C-53/05: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 92/100/EEC — Copyright — Rental and lending right — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2006/C 212/13

Case C-154/05: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 July 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Amsterdam — Netherlands) — J.J. Kersbergen-Lap, D. Dams-Schipper v Raad van Bestuur van het Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (Social security for migrant workers — Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Article 4(2a), Article 10a and Annex IIa — Special non-contributory benefits — Netherlands benefit for disabled young people — Non-exportability)

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2006/C 212/14

Case C-251/05: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 6 July 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal (England and Wales) (Civil Division) — Talacre Beach Caravan Sales Ltd v Commissioners of Customs & Excise (Sixth VAT Directive — Article 28 — Exemption with refund of the tax paid — Sale of goods taxed at zero-rate fitted with goods taxed at the standard rate — Residential caravans — Single supply)

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2006/C 212/15

Case C-238/06 P: Appeal brought on 29 May 2006 by Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG against the judgment delivered by the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) on 15 March 2006 in Case T-129/04 Develey Holding GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

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2006/C 212/16

Case C-241/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht (Germany) lodged on 30 May 2006 — Lämmerzahl GmbH v Freie Hansestadt Bremen

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2006/C 212/17

Case C-242/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State, (Netherlands) lodged on 29 May 2006 — Minister voor Vreemdelingenzaken en Integratie and T. Sahin — against the judgment of the Rechtbank 's-Gravenhage in Case AWB 04/45792

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2006/C 212/18

Case C-243/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de commerce de Charleroi lodged on 30 May 2006 — SA Sporting du Pays de Charleroi, G-14 Groupment des clubs de football européens v Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA)

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2006/C 212/19

Case C-246/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social Único de Algeciras (Spain) lodged on 2 June 2006 — Josefa Velasco Navarro v Fondo de Garantia Salarial (Fogasa)

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2006/C 212/20

Case C-250/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'Etat (Belgium) lodged on 6 June 2006 — United Pan-Europe Communications Belgium SA, Coditel Brabant SA, Société intercommunale pour la Diffusion de la Télévision Brutele, Wolu TV ASBL v Belgian State

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2006/C 212/21

Case C-251/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Unabhängiger Finanzsenat, Außenstelle Linz (Austria) lodged on 6 June 2006 — Firma Ing. Auer — Die Bausoftware GmbH v Finanzamt Freistadt Rohrbach Urfahr

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2006/C 212/22

Case C-254/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 7 June 2006 — Zürich Versicherungs-Gesellschaft v Bureau Benelux des marques

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2006/C 212/23

Case C-255/06 P: Appeal brought on 6 June 2006 by Yedas Tarim ve Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 30 March 2006 in Case T-367/03: Yedas Tarim ve Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AS v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 212/24

Case C-257/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Italy) lodged on 13 June 2006 — Roby Profumi Srl v Comune di Parma

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2006/C 212/25

Case C-260/06, Case C-261/06: References for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Montpellier (France) lodged on 15 June 2006 — Daniel Pierre Raymond Escalier and Jean Louis François Bonnarel v Ministère public

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2006/C 212/26

Case C-262/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Germany) lodged on 15 June 2006 — Deutsche Telekom AG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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2006/C 212/27

Case C-265/06: Action brought on 16 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic

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2006/C 212/28

Case C-268/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Labour Court (Ireland) made on 19 June 2006 — Impact v Minister for Agriculture and Food, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Minister for Transport

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2006/C 212/29

Case C-270/06: Action brought on 20 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria

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2006/C 212/30

Case C-272/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel d'Angers (France) lodged on 26 June 2006 — EARL Mainelvo v Denkavit France SARL

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2006/C 212/31

Case C-273/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Handelsgericht Wien (Austria) lodged on 22 June 2006 — Auto Peter Petschenig GmbH v Toyota Frey Austria GmbH

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2006/C 212/32

Case C-274/06: Action brought on 23 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2006/C 212/33

Case C-275/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil No 5 (Commercial Court No 5)/Madrid lodged on 26 June 2006 — Productores de Música de España v Telefónica de España SAU

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2006/C 212/34

Case C-277/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 26 June 2006 — Interboves GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas

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2006/C 212/35

Case C-278/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht, lodged on 26 June 2006 — Manfred Otten v Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen

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2006/C 212/36

Case C-279/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Madrid (Spain) lodged on 27 June 2006 — CEPSA, Estaciones de Servicio SA v LV Tobar e Hijos SL

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2006/C 212/37

Case C-282/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Prague Regional Court lodged on 28 June 2006 — Ochranný Svaz Autorský pro Práva k Dilům Hudebním (OSA) v Miloslav Lev

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2006/C 212/38

Case C-283/06: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Zala megyei Bíróság Hongorie lodged on 29 June 2006 — Kögáz Rt., E-ON IS Hungary Kft., E-ON DÉDÁSZ Rt., Schneider Electric Hungária Rt., TESCO Áruházak Rt., OTP Garancia Biztositó Rt., OTP Bank Rt., ERSTE Bank Hungary Rt., and Vodafon Magyarország Mobil Távközlési Rt. v Zala Megyei Közigazgatási Hivatal Vezetője

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2006/C 212/39

Case C-286/06: Action brought on 29 June 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2006/C 212/40

Case C-297/06: Action brought on 4 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

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2006/C 212/41

Case C-299/06: Action brought on 4 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic

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2006/C 212/42

Case C-313/06: Action brought on 19 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic

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2006/C 212/43

Case C-317/06: Action brought on 20 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain

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2006/C 212/44

Case C-318/06: Action brought on 20 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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2006/C 212/45

Case C-320/06: Action brought on 20 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium

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2006/C 212/46

Case C-321/06: Action brought on 20 July 2006 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

2006/C 212/47

Case T-304/02: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 July 2006 — Hoek Loos NV v Commission of the European Communities (Competition — Cartels — Dutch market for industrial and medical gases — Price fixing — Calculation of fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Principles of proportionality and equal treatment)

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2006/C 212/48

Joined Cases T-391/03 and T-70/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 6 July 2006 — Franchet and Byk v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Investigations of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) — Eurostat — Refusal of access — Inspections and investigations — Court proceedings — Rights of the defence)

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2006/C 212/49

Case T-45/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 July 2006 — Tzirani v Commission (Officials — Promotion — Filling an A2 post — Rejection of candidature — Principle of legality)

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2006/C 212/50

Case T-88/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 July 2006 — Tzirani v Commission (Officials — Promotion — Filling an A2 post — Rejection of candidature — Failure to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Infringement of the rules for appointment of officials at grade A1 and A2)

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2006/C 212/51

Case T-177/04: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 July 2006 — easyJet Airline v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 — Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the common market — Action brought by a third party — Admissibility — Air transport market — Commitments)

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2006/C 212/52

Case T-306/03: Order of the Court of First Instance of 16 June 2006 — Volkswagen v OHIM (CLIMATIC) (Community trade mark — Partial refusal of registration — Withdrawal of the application for registration — No need to adjudicate)

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2006/C 212/53

Case T-129/06: Action brought on 26 April 2006 — Diy-Mar Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret and Akar v Commission

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2006/C 212/54

Case T-161/06: Action brought on 23 June 2006 — ARBOS v Commission

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2006/C 212/55

Case T-162/06: Action brought on 26 June 2006 — Kronoply v Commission

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2006/C 212/56

Case T-169/06: Action brought on 26 June 2006 — Charlott SARL v OHIM — Charlot (figurative mark ‘Charlott France Entre Luxe et Tradition’)

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2006/C 212/57

Case T-170/06: Action brought on 29 June 2006 — Alrosa v Commission

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2006/C 212/58

Case T-171/06: Action brought on 22 June 2006 — Laytoncrest v OHIM — Erico (TRENTON)

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2006/C 212/59

Case T-175/06: Action brought on 29 June 2006 — Coca-Cola Company v OHIM — Azienda Agricola San Polo (MEZZOPANE)

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2006/C 212/60

Case T-177/06: Action brought on 3 July 2006 — Ayuntamiento de Madrid and Madrid Calle 30 v Commission of the European Communities

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2006/C 212/61

Case T-180/06: Action brought on 7 July 2006 — Fränkischer Weinbauverband v OHIM (three-dimensional mark ‘Bocksbeutel’)

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2006/C 212/62

Case T-181/06: Action brought on 6 July 2006 — Italian Republic v Commission

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2006/C 212/63

Case T-182/06: Action brought on 12 July 2006 — Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission

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2006/C 212/64

Case T-183/06: Action brought on 11 July 2006 — Portuguese Republic v Commission

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2006/C 212/65

Case T-184/06: Action brought on 14 July 2006 — Commission v Internet Commerce Network and Dane-Elec Memory

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2006/C 212/66

Case T-185/06: Action brought on 17 July 2006 — L'Air Liquide v Commission

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2006/C 212/67

Case T-186/06: Action brought on 17 July 2006 — Solvay v Commission

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2006/C 212/68

Case T-187/06: Action brought on 18 July 2006 — Ralf Schräder v Community Plant Variety Office

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2006/C 212/69

Case T-189/06: Action brought on 18 July 2006 — Arkema France v Commission

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2006/C 212/70

Case T-190/06: Action brought on 19 July 2006 — Total and Elf Aquitaine v Commission

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2006/C 212/71

Case T-191/06: Action brought on 18 July 2006 — FMC Foret v Commission

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2006/C 212/72

Case T-192/06: Action brought on 18 July 2006 — Caffaro v Commission

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2006/C 212/73

Case T-194/06: Action brought on 18 July 2006 — SNIA v Commission

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2006/C 212/74

Case T-195/06: Action brought on 18 July 2006 — Solvay Solexis SpA v Commission

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2006/C 212/75

Case T-196/06: Action brought on 19 July 2006 — Edison v Commission

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2006/C 212/76

Case T-197/06: Action brought on 18 July 2006 — FMC v Commission

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2006/C 212/77

Case T-199/06: Action brought on 17 July 2006 — Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission

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2006/C 212/78

Case T-159/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 29 June 2006 — UNIPOR-Ziegel-Marketing v OHIM-Dörken (DELTA)

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2006/C 212/79

Case T-217/05: Order of the Court of First Instance of 27 June 2006 — Marker Völkl v OHIM — Icon Health & Fitness Italia (MOTION)

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2006/C 212/80

Case T-18/06: Order of the Court of First Instance of 5 July 2006 — Deutsche Telekom v OHIM (Alles, was uns verbindet)

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2006/C 212/81

Case T-43/06: Order of the Court of First Instance of 6 July 2006 — Cofira-Sac v Commission

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EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL

2006/C 212/82

Case F-12/05: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 11 July 2006 — Tas v Commission (Recruitment — Open competition — Eligibility criteria — Non-admission to the tests — Qualifications — Professional qualification — Equal treatment)

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2006/C 212/83

Case F-18/05: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 12 July 2006 — D v Commission (Occupational disease — Request for recognition that the aggravation of the disease from which the applicant is suffering is of occupational origin)

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2006/C 212/84

Case F-5/06: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 13 July 2006 — E v Commission (Officials — Lawfulness of internal procedures — Allegedly wrongful conduct of officials in the context of disciplinary proceedings and of a procedure for recognition of the occupational nature of a disease — Compensation for damage — Admissibility — Interest in bringing proceedings — Confirmatory act)

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2006/C 212/85

Case F-68/06: Action brought on 22 June 2006 — Bakema v Commission

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2006/C 212/86

Case F-75/06: Action brought on 17 July 2006 — Lofaro v Commission

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2006/C 212/87

Case F-9/05: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 13 July 2006 — Lacombe v Council

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III   Notices

2006/C 212/88

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 190, 12.8.2006

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