15.8.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 209/54 |
Order of the Court of First Instance of 17 June 2008 — Dow AgroSciences v EFSA
(Case T-397/06) (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 209/96)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Dow AgroSciences Ltd (Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom) (represented by: K. Van Maldegem and C. Mereu, lawyers)
Defendant: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (represented initially by: A. Cuvillier and D. Detken, and subsequently by A. Cuvillier and S. Gabbi, Agents)
Intervener in support of the Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: L. Parpala and B. Doherty, Agents)
Re:
APPLICATION for (i) annulment of the opinion of EFSA of 28 July 2006 on the assessment of the active substance haloxyfop-R under Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ 1991 L 230, p. 1), and (ii) compensation for the damage sustained.
Operative part of the order
1. |
The action is dismissed. |
2. |
Dow AgroSciences Ltd, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Commission shall each bear their own costs. |