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C 143

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Information and Notices

Volume 48
11 June 2005

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I   Information

Court of Justice

COURT OF JUSTICE

2005/C 143/1

Information note on references from national courts for a preliminary ruling

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2005/C 143/2

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 April 2005 in Case C-494/01: Commission of the European Communities v Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Waste management — Directive 75/442/EEC, as amended by Directive 91/156/EC — Articles 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 14)

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2005/C 143/3

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 March 2005 in Case C-294/02: Commission of the European Communities v AMI Semiconductor Belgium BVBA and Others (Arbitration clause — Designation of the Court of First Instance — Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice — Parties in liquidation — Capacity to be parties to legal proceedings — Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 — Insolvency proceedings — Recovery of advances — Reimbursement under a clause of the contract — Joint and several liability — Recovery of sums paid but not due)

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2005/C 143/4

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-341/02: Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 96/71/EC — Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services — Undertakings in the construction industry — Minimum wages — Comparison between the minimum wage established by the provisions of the Member State to the territory of which a worker is posted and the remuneration actually paid by his employer established in another Member State — Failure to take into account, as constituent elements of the minimum wage, all of the allowances and supplements paid by the employer established in another Member State)

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2005/C 143/5

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 April 2005 in Case C-376/02 Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden Stichting ‘Goed Wonen’ v Staatssecretaris van Financiën (Turnover tax — Common system of value added tax — Article 17 of Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC — Deduction of input tax — Amendment of national legislation — Retroactive effect — Principles of the protection of legitimate expectations and legal certainty)

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2005/C 143/6

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 April 2005 in Case C-25/03 Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) Finanzamt Bergisch Gladbach v HE (Sixth VAT Directive — Construction of a dwelling by two spouses forming a community which does not itself perform an economic activity — Use of one room by one of the co-owners for business purposes — Status of taxable person — Right to deduct — Rules governing exercise of that right — Invoicing requirements)

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2005/C 143/7

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 April 2005 in Case C-140/03 Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure by a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 43 EC and 48 EC — Opticians — Conditions of establishment — Establishment and operation of opticians' shops — Restrictions — Justification — Principle of proportionality)

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2005/C 143/8

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-163/03: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 80/68/EEC — Protection of groundwater against pollution caused by certain dangerous substances — Articles 3, 4 and 5 — Directive 91/689/EEC — Hazardous waste — Article 2(1) and Article 6(1)

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2005/C 143/9

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 April 2005 in Joined Cases C-207/03 and C-252/03: References for preliminary rulings from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Chancery Division (Patents Court) (United Kingdom, C-207/03), and from the Cour administrative (Luxembourg, C-252/03) Novartis AG and Others v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks for the United Kingdom, and Ministre de l'Économie v Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Patent law — Medicinal products — Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products)

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2005/C 143/10

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 April 2005 in Case C-267/03 Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen Lars Erik Staffan Lindberg (Directive 83/189/EEC — Notification procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations — Obligation to notify draft technical regulations — National legislation on gaming and lotteries — Gaming machines — Prohibition on the organisation of games on gaming machines which do not pay out winnings directly — Machines of the ‘wheel of fortune’ type — Definition of ’technical regulation’)

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2005/C 143/11

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-385/03: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof in Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas v Käserei Champignon Hofmeister GmbH & Co. KG (Export refunds — Misdeclaration — Meaning of ‘request’ — Sanction — Requirements)

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2005/C 143/12

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-441/03: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC — Conservation of wild birds — Conservation of natural habitats — Failure to transpose within the prescribed periods)

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2005/C 143/13

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-519/03: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Framework agreement on parental leave — Substitution of maternity leave for parental leave — Date from which an individual right to parental leave is granted)

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2005/C 143/14

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-22/04 Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 — Fishing vessels — Establishment of a satellite-based position monitoring system — Failure to transpose within the prescribed periods)

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2005/C 143/15

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-146/04: Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directives 2000/69/EC and 2001/81/EC — Atmospheric pollutants — Failure to transpose)

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2005/C 143/16

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-171/04 Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2001/80/EC — non-transposition)

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2005/C 143/17

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 April 2005 in Case C-299/04: Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2002/77/EC — Markets for electronic communications networks and services — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2005/C 143/18

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 28 April 2005 in Case C-329/04: Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure by a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2000/43/EC — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2005/C 143/19

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 28 April 2005 in Case C-375/04: Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/58/EC — Electronic communications — Processing of personal data — Protection of privacy — Protection of natural persons — Failure to tranpose within the prescribed period)

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2005/C 143/20

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 28 April 2005 in Case C-376/04: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2002/58/EC — Electronic communications — Processing of personal data — Protection of privacy — Protection of natural persons — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)

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2005/C 143/21

Case C-93/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korsholms tingsrätt by order of that court of 18 February 2005 in Teemu Hakala v Oy L Simons Transport AB

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2005/C 143/22

Case C-112/05: Action brought on 4 March 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Federal Republic of Germany

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2005/C 143/23

Case C-120/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg by order of that court of 2 March 2005 in Heinrich Schulze GmbH & Co. KG i.L represented by the liquidator, Ravensberger Honig GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas

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2005/C 143/24

Case C-121/05 P: Appeal brought on 15 March 2005 (fax: 11 March 2005) by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) against the judgment delivered on 12 January 2005 by the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) in Case T-334/03 between Deutsche Post Euro Express GmbH and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market.

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2005/C 143/25

Case C-125/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret by order of that court of 15 March 2005 in VW-Audi Forhandlerforeningen, acting for Vulcan Silkeborg A/S v Skandinavisk Motor Co. A/S

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2005/C 143/26

Case C-127/05: Action brought on 21 March 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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2005/C 143/27

Case C-129/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven te 's-Gravenhage by order of that court of 17 March 2005 in N.V. Raverco v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit

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2005/C 143/28

Case C-130/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Administrative Court for Trade and Industry by order of that court of 17 March 2005 in Coxon and Chatterton Limited v Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

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2005/C 143/29

Case C-133/05: Action brought on 21 March 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Austria

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2005/C 143/30

Case C-134/05: Action brought on 22 March 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Italian Republic

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2005/C 143/31

Case C-138/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven by order of that court of 22 March 2005 in Stichting Zuid-Hollandse Milieufederatie v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit(intervener: LTO Nederland)

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2005/C 143/32

Case C-140/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Unabhängiger Finanzsenat by order of that court of 17 March 2005 in the proceedings between Amalia Valesko and Zollamt Klagenfurt

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2005/C 143/33

Case C-142/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Luleå tingsrätt by order of that court of 21 March 2005 in Åklagaren v Percy Mickelsson and Joakim Roos

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2005/C 143/34

Case C-143/05: Action brought on 29 March 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Belgium

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2005/C 143/35

Case C-144/05: Action brought on 30 March 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of Belgium

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2005/C 143/36

Case C-146/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof by order of that court of 10 February 2005 in the case of Albert Collée, as full legal successor to Collée KG v Finanzamt Limburg a.d. Lahn

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2005/C 143/37

Case C-147/05: Action brought on 1 April 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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2005/C 143/38

Case C-151/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof by order of that court of 13 January 2005 in F. Weissheimer Malzfabrik v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas

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2005/C 143/39

Case C-153/05: Action brought on 5 April 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Austria

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2005/C 143/40

Case C-157/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) by order of that court of 28 January 2005 in Winfried L. Holböck v Finanzamt Salzburg-Land

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2005/C 143/41

Case C-158/05: Action brought on 6 April 2005 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Federal Republic of Germany

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2005/C 143/42

Case C-162/05 P: Appeal brought on 8 April 2005 by Entorn, Societat Limitada Enginyeria I Seveis against the judgment delivered on 18 January 2005 by the Second Chamber of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities in Case T-141/01 between Entorn, Societat Limitada Enginyeria I Seveis and Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/43

Case C-166/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof by judgment of that court of 31 March 2005 in Heger Rudi GmbH v Finanzamt Graz-Stadt

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2005/C 143/44

Case C-169/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de Cassation de Belgique by judgment of that court of 4 April 2005, in URADEX SCRL v Union Professionelle de la Radio et de la Télédistribution, abbreviated as RTD and Société Intercommunale pour la Diffusion de la Télévision, abbreviated as BRUTELE

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2005/C 143/45

Case C-176/05: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht für ZRS Wien by order of that court of 8 April 2005 in KVZ retec GmbH v Republic of Austria (Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, the Environment and Water Management)

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2005/C 143/46

Removal from the register of Case C-273/02

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2005/C 143/47

Removal from the register of Case C-458/02

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2005/C 143/48

Removal from the register of Case C-395/03

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2005/C 143/49

Removal from the register of Case C-504/03

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2005/C 143/50

Removal from the register of Case C-49/04

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2005/C 143/51

Removal from the register of Case C-57/04

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2005/C 143/52

Removal from the register of Case C-165/04

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2005/C 143/53

Removal from the register of Case C-179/04

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2005/C 143/54

Removal from the register of Case C-261/04

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2005/C 143/55

Removal from the register of Case C-262/04

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2005/C 143/56

Removal from the register of Case C-277/04

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2005/C 143/57

Removal from the register of Case C-399/04

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2005/C 143/58

Removal from the register of Case C-460/04

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2005/C 143/59

Removal from the register of Case C-516/04

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COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

2005/C 143/60

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 5 April 2005 in Case T-336/02 Susan Christensen v Commission of the European Communities (Staff case — Selection procedure for temporary staff — Composition of the Selection Committee and conduct of the procedure)

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2005/C 143/61

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 17 March 2005 in Case T-187/03 Isabella Scippacercola v Commission of the European Communities (Access to documents of the institutions — Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001)

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2005/C 143/62

Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 5 April 2005 in Case T-376/03 Michel Hendrickx v Council of the European Union (Officials — Internal competition — Non-admission to oral tests — Requirement of specific knowledge of languages — Principle of equal treatment — Access to Council documents — Obligation to state grounds)

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2005/C 143/63

Order of the Court of First Instance of 6 December 2004 in Case T-55/02 Peter Finch v Commission of the European Communities (Officials — Complaint — Implied rejection — Express rejection within the time-limit for appeals — Late notification of rejection — Admissibility — Pensions — Transfer of national pension rights — Calculation of years of service to be taken into account in the Community scheme — Salary taken as basis — Action manifestly unfounded in law)

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2005/C 143/64

Order of the Court of First Instance of 15 February 2005 in Case T-206/02 Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — Specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism — Locus standi — Association — Admissibility)

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2005/C 143/65

Order of the Court of First Instance of 15 February 2005 in Case T-229/02 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Kurdistan National Congress (KNK) v Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — Specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism — Capacity to bring proceedings — Locus standi — Association — Admissibility)

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2005/C 143/66

Order of the Court of First Instance of 14 February 2005 in Case T-406/03 Nicolas Ravailhe v Committee of the Regions of the European Union (Officials — Prior administrative procedure — Inadmissibility)

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2005/C 143/67

Order of the Court of First Instance of 12 January 2005 in Case T-268/04 Spa Monopole, Compagnie fermière de Spa v the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (Community trade mark — Opposition — Withdrawal of opposition — No need to adjudicate)

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2005/C 143/68

Case T-35/05: Action brought on 21 January 2005 by Elisabeth Agne-Dapper against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/69

Case T-80/05: Action brought on 17 February 2005 by Hinrich Bavendam and others against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/70

Case T-112/05: Action brought on 2 March 2005 by Akzo Nobel NV, Akzo Nobel Nederland BV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals International BV, Akzo Nobel Chemicals BV and Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals BV against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/71

Case T-117/05: Action brought on 9 March 2005 by Andreas Rodenbröker and Others against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/72

Case T-121/05: Action brought on 15 March 2005 by Borax Europe Ltd against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/73

Case T-132/05: Action brought on 16 March 2005 by Nicola Falcione against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/74

Case T-133/05: Action brought on 17 March 2005 by Gérard Meric against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

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2005/C 143/75

Case T-141/05: Action brought on 11 April 2005 by the Internationaler Hilfsfonds e.V. against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/76

Case T-146/05: Action brought on 14 April 2005 by Flex Equipos de Descanso, S.A. against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 143/77

Case T-148/05: Action brought on 11 April 2005 by the Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid and Madrid, Infraestructuras del Transporte (MINTRA) against Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/78

Case T-150/05: Action brought on 18 April 2005 by Markku Sahlstedt, Juha Kankkunen, Mikko Tanner, Toini Tanner, Liisa Tanner, Eeva Jokinen, Aili Oksanen, Olli Tanner, Leena Tanner, Aila Puttonen, Risto Tanner, Tom Järvinen, Runo K. Kurko, Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain keskusliitto MTK ry and MTK:n säätiö against the Commission of the European Communities

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2005/C 143/79

Case T-152/05: Action brought on 18 April 2005 by John Arthur Slater against the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

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2005/C 143/80

Removal from the Register of Case T-176/00

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2005/C 143/81

Removal from the Register of Case T-225/01

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2005/C 143/82

Removal from the Register of Case T-142/04

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2005/C 143/83

Removal from the Register of Case T-228/04

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2005/C 143/84

Removal from the Register of Case T-470/04

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III   Notices

2005/C 143/85

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 132, 28.5.2005

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