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15.8.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 209/53 |
Order of the Court of First Instance of 17 June 2008 — FMC Chemical and Arysta Lifesciences v EFSA
(Case T-311/06) (1)
(Action for annulment - Action for damages - Directive 91/414/EEC - Plant protection products - Opinion of the European Food Safety Authority - Non-actionable measure - Preparatory measure - Inadmissibility)
(2008/C 209/94)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: FMC Chemical SPRL (Brussels, Belgium) and Arysta Lifesciences SAS (Noguères, France) (represented by: C. Mereu and K. Van Maldegem, lawyers)
Defendant: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (represented initially by: A. Cuvillier and D. Detken, subsequently by A. Cuvillier and S. Gabbi, Agents)
Intervener in support of the applicant: European Crop Protection Association (ECPA), (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by D. Waelbroeck and N. Rampal, lawyers)
Intervener in support of the defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by B. Doherty, Agent)
Re:
APPLICATION for (i) annulment of the opinion of EFSA of 28 July 2006 on the assessment of the active substance carbofuran under Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the marked (OJ 1991 L 230, p. 1), and (ii) compensation for the damage sustained
Operative part of the order
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The action is dismissed. |
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FMC Chemical SPRL, Arysta Lifesciences SAS, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) and the Commission shall each bear their own costs. |