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Information and Notices

Volume 48
5 March 2005

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I   Information

Court of Justice

COURT OF JUSTICE

2005/C 057/1

Judgment of the Court (Full Court) of 18 January 2005 in Case C-257/01: Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union (Regulations (EC) Nos 789/2001 and 790/2001 — Visa policy — Border checks and surveillance — Article 202 EC — Implementing powers reserved to the Council — Updating reserved to the Member States — Specific cases — Obligation to state reasons)

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2005/C 057/2

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-464/01 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof): Johann Gruber v Bay Wa AG (Brussels Convention — Article 13, first paragraph — Conditions for application — Definition of ‘consumer contract’ — Purchase of tiles by a farmer for roofing a farm building used partly for private and partly for business purposes)

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2005/C 057/3

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-27/02 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck): Petra Engler v Janus Versand GmbH (Brussels Convention — Request for the interpretation of Article 5(1) and (3) and Article 13, first paragraph, point 3 — Entitlement of a consumer to whom misleading advertising has been sent to seek payment, in judicial proceedings, of the prize which he has ostensibly won — Classification — Action of a contractual nature covered by Article 13, first paragraph, point 3, or by Article 5(1) or in matters of tort, delict or quasi-delict by Article 5(3) — Conditions)

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2005/C 057/4

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 January 2005 in Case C-145/02 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Bundesverwaltungsgericht): Land Nordrhein-Westfalen v Denkavit Futtermittel GmbH (Free movement of goods — Directive 70/524/EEC — Articles 28 EC and 30 EC — Additives — Harmonisation of national provisions relating to the vitamin D content of animal feedingstuffs — Legislation of a Member State prohibiting the importation of animal feedingstuffs which have been lawfully manufactured in another Member State and the vitamin D3 content of which exceeds that authorised in that first State)

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2005/C 057/5

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 January 2005 in Case C-174/02 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden): Streekgewest Westelijk Noord-Brabant v Staatssecretaris van Financiën (State aid — Article 93(3) of the EC Treaty (now Article 88(3) EC) — Planned aid — Prohibition on the implementation of planned measures before the Commission's final decision — Scope of the prohibition if the aid consists of an exemption from a tax — Persons who may rely on an infringement)

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2005/C 057/6

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 January 2005 in Case C-175/02: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden in F.J. Pape v Minister van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij (State aid — Article 93(3) of the EC Treaty (now Article 88(3) EC) — Planned aid — Prohibition on the implementation of planned measures before the Commission's final decision — Tax partly earmarked for financing the aid measure — Tax imposed before approval of the aid)

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2005/C 057/7

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-225/02 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Juzgado de lo Social no 3 de Orense): Rosa García Blanco v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS) (Social security of migrant workers — Old age — Unemployment — Minimum periods of insurance — Periods of insurance taken into account for calculating the amount of benefits but not for acquiring the right to those benefits — Periods of unemployment — Aggregation)

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2005/C 057/8

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-302/02 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof): in the proceedings brought on behalf of Nils Laurin Effing (Family benefits — Grant by a Member State of advances on maintenance payments for minor children — Child of a prisoner — Conditions of granting the maintenance payment — Prisoner transferred to another Member State to serve his sentence — Article 12 EC — Articles 3 and 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71)

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2005/C 057/9

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-448/02: Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities (EAGGF — Clearance of accounts — 1995 financial year — Arable crops)

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2005/C 057/10

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 11 January 2005 in Case C-26/03 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Naumburg): Stadt Halle, RPL Recyclingpark Lochau GmbH v Arbeitsgemeinschaft Thermische Restabfall- und Energieverwertungsanlage TREA Leuna (Directive 92/50/EEC — Public service contracts — Award with no public call for tenders — Award of the contract to a semi-public undertaking — Judicial protection — Directive 89/665/EEC)

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2005/C 057/11

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 January 2005 in Case C-38/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Article 28 EC — Measures having equivalent effect — Wheelchairs — Admission to the reimbursement system under the social security scheme)

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2005/C 057/12

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case 74/03 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Østre Landsret): SmithKline Beecham plc v Lægemiddelstyrelsen (Medicinal products — Marketing authorisation — Abridged procedure — Essentially similar products — Active substance in different forms of salt — Additional documentation)

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2005/C 057/13

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 January 2005 in Case C-117/03 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato): Società Italiana Dragaggi SpA and Others v Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti and Regione Autonoma del Friuli Venezia Giulia (Directive 92/43/EEC — Conservation of natural habitats — Wild fauna and flora — National list of sites eligible for identification as sites of Community importance — Conservation measures)

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2005/C 057/14

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-245/03 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Conseil d'État): Merck, Sharp & Dohme BV v État belge (Directive 89/105/EEC — Medicinal products for human use — Application for entry on a positive list — Nature of the time-limit for responding — Mandatory nature — Consequences of exceeding the time-limit)

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2005/C 057/15

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 January 2005 in Case C-254/03 P Eduardo Vieira SA v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Fisheries — Fisheries agreement with Argentina — Community financial aid — Reduction)

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2005/C 057/16

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-296/03 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Conseil d'État): Glaxosmithkline SA v État Belge (Directive 89/105/EEC — Medicinal products for human use — Application for entry on a positive list — Nature of the time-limit for responding — Mandatory nature — Consequences of exceeding the time-limit where a decision refusing entry is annulled)

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2005/C 057/17

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-300/03 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Hessisches Finanzgericht, Kassel): Honeywell Aerospace GmbH v Hauptzollamt Gießen (Community transit — Incurrence of a customs debt in the event of offences or irregularities — Consequence of the lack of indication to the principal of the time-limit for furnishing proof of the place where the offence or irregularity occurred)

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2005/C 057/18

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case 306/03 (reference for a preliminary ruling by the Juzgado de lo Social no 3 de Orense): Cristalina Salgado Alonso v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS) (Social security of migrant workers — Articles 12 EC, 39 EC and 42 EC — Articles 45 and 48(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Old age and death — Unemployment — Minimum periods of insurance — Periods of insurance taken into account for calculating the amount of benefits but not for acquiring the right to those benefits — Periods of unemployment — Aggregation)

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2005/C 057/19

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 December 2004 in Case C-313/03: Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 1999/63/EC — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period — Failure to communicate the implementing measures)

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2005/C 057/20

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 January 2005 in Case C-356/03 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof): Elisabeth Mayer v Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder (Equal treatment for men and women — Maternity leave — Acquisition of pension rights)

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2005/C 057/21

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-412/03: Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Regeringsrätten in Hotel Scandic Gåsabäck AB v Riksskatteverket (Sixth VAT Directive — Articles 2, 5(6) and 6(2) — Provision of meals in a company canteen for a price lower than the cost price — Taxable amount)

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2005/C 057/22

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 January 2005 in Case C-32/04: Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2001/58/EC — Non-transposition within the period prescribed)

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2005/C 057/23

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 January 2005 in Case C-61/04: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2000/76/EC — Incineration of waste — Failure to transpose)

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2005/C 057/24

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-101/04 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeidsrechtbank Gent (Belgium)): Roger Noteboom v Rijksdienst voor Pensioenen (Social security for migrant workers — Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Old-age benefits — ‘Holiday pay’ given to persons entitled to a retirement pension — Unemployed frontier worker receiving benefit of a pension scheme)

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2005/C 057/25

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 20 January 2005 in Case C-198/04: Commission of the European Communities v French Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directives 89/48/EEC and 92/51/EEC — Recognition of diplomas — Regulated professions — Tour guide)

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2005/C 057/26

Case C-500/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf by order of that court of 29 November 2004 in the case of Proxxon GmbH against Oberfinanzdirektion Köln

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2005/C 057/27

Case C-504/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Schwerin by order of that court of 9 January 2004 in the case of Agrarproduktion Staebelow GmbH against Landrat des Landkreises Bad Doberan

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2005/C 057/28

Case C-513/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Rechtbank Eerste Aanleg te Gent by decision of that court of 15 December 2004 in the case of Kerckhaert-Morres v Belgische Staat

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2005/C 057/29

Case C-514/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Gerechtshof te Amsterdam, by decision of that court of 30 November 2004, in the case of Uroplasty B.V. against Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/Douane District Rotterdam

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2005/C 057/30

Case C-518/04: Action brought on 21 December 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Hellenic Republic

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2005/C 057/31

Case C-519/04 P: Appeal brought on 22 December 2004 by D. Meca-Medina and I. Majcen against the judgment delivered on 30 September 2004 by the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Fourth Chamber) in Case T-313/02 between D. Meca-Medina and I. Majcen, and the Commission of the European Communities, supported by the Republic of Finland

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2005/C 057/32

Case C-520/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus by order of that court of 20 December 2004, received at the Court Registry on 22 December 2004, in the case of Pirkko Marjatta Turpeinen

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2005/C 057/33

Case C-522/04: Action brought on 23 December 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Belgium

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2005/C 057/34

Case C-523/04: Action brought on 23 December 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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2005/C 057/35

Case C-524/04: Reference for a preliminary ruling by the High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Chancery Division, by order of that court dated 21 December 2004, in the case of Test Claimants in the Thin Cap Group Litigation against Commissioners of Inland Revenue

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2005/C 057/36

Case C-1/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Utlänningsnämnden by order of that court of 30 December 2004, received at the Court Registry on 4 January 2005, in the case of Yunying Jia against Migrationsverket

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2005/C 057/37

Case C-4/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Aachen by order of that court of 29 December 2004, in the case of Hasan Güzeli against Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Aachen

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2005/C 057/38

Removal from the register of Case C-11/03

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2005/C 057/39

Removal from the register of Case C-10/04

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2005/C 057/40

Removal from the register of Case C-13/04

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2005/C 057/41

Removal from the register of Case C-307/04 P

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

2005/C 057/42

Case T-453/04: Action brought on 22 September 2004 by Dr Peter Lesetar against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/43

Case T-455/04: Action brought on 18 November 2004 by Ms D. Beyatli and Mr A. Candan against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/44

Case T-461/04: Action brought on 1 December 2004 by Imagination Technologies Ltd against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 057/45

Case T-465/04: Action brought on 25 November 2004 by European Dynamics SA against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/46

Case T-468/04: Action brought on 19 November 2004 by Kenzo Takada against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

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2005/C 057/47

Case T-470/04: Action brought on 19 November 2004 by Thomas Peyker against Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/48

Case T-471/04: Action brought on 6 December 2004 by Mr Georgios Karatzoglou against the European Agency for Reconstruction

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2005/C 057/49

Case T-472/04: Action brought on 20 November 2004 by Vassilios Tsarnavas against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/50

Case T-480/04: Action brought on 14 December 2004 by Chr. Muller Touw B.V. and A&C Braid and Rope Co. Pvt. Ltd against the Council of the European Union

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2005/C 057/51

Case T-481/04: Action brought on 10 December 2004 by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc., against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 057/52

Case T-482/04: Action by Komsa Kommunikation Sachsen AG against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) brought on 13 December 2004

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2005/C 057/53

Case T-484/04: Action brought on 9 December 2004 by François Pilat against the Council of the European Union and the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/54

Case T-485/04: Action brought on 10 December 2004 by Association Coopération des Bibliothèques de Bretagne (COBB) against Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/55

Case T-486/04: Action brought on 13 December 2004 by Christos Michail against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/56

Case T-487/04: Action brought on 15 December 2004 by Falcon Sporting Goods AG against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

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2005/C 057/57

Case T-488/04: Action brought on 15 December 2004 by Falcon Sporting Goods AG against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

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2005/C 057/58

Case T-494/04: Action brought on 22 December 2004 by Wineke Neirinck against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/59

Case T-495/04: Action brought on 23 December 2004 by Belfass against the Council of the European Union

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2005/C 057/60

Case T-498/04: Action brought on 23 December 2004 by Zhejiang Xinan Chemical Industrial Group Co., Ltd against the Council of the European Union

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2005/C 057/61

Case T-499/04: Action brought on 23 December 2004 by Hammarplast AB against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 057/62

Case T-502/04: Action brought on 24 December 2004 by Stéphane Lopparelli against Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/63

Case T-503/04: Action brought on 27 December 2004 by José Pedro Pessoa e Costa against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/64

Case T-504/04: Action brought on 29 December 2004 by Navigazione Libera del Golfo S.p.A. against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/65

Case T-4/05: Action brought on 4 January 2005 by Guido Strack against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 057/66

Case T-7/05: Action brought on 11 January 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against Parthenon A.E.

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2005/C 057/67

Case T-15/05: Action brought on 18 January 2005 by Wim De Waele against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 057/68

Removal from the Register of Case T-313/01 R

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2005/C 057/69

Removal from the Register of Case T-386/03

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2005/C 057/70

Removal from the Register of Case T-103/04

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2005/C 057/71

Removal from the Register of Case T-324/04 R

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III   Notices

2005/C 057/72

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 45, 19.2.2005

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