5.3.2005   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 57/1


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 (1)

(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)

(2005/C 57/01)

Language of the case: English

In Case C-257/01: application for annulment under Article 230 EC, brought on 3 July 2001, Commission of the European Communities (Agents: D. Maidani and C. O'Reilly) supported by Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agent: H.G. Sevenster) v Council of the European Union (Agents: E. Finnegan and I. Díez Parra) supported by: Kingdom of Spain, (Agent: R. Silva de Lapuerta) – the Court (Full Court), composed of V. Skouris, President, P. Jann, C.W.A. Timmermans, A. Rosas and K. Lenaerts, Presidents of Chambers, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen (Rapporteur), N. Colneric, S. von Bahr and J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; R. Grass, Registrar, gave a judgment on 18 January 2005, in which it:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 245 of 1.09.2001.