Sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia (Sala Segunda), de 14 de julio de 2005, en el asunto C-41/03 P: Rica Foods (Free Zone) NV contra Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas, Reino de los Países Bajos, Reino de España, República Francesa («Recurso de casación — Régimen de asociación de los países y territorios de Ultramar — Importaciones de azúcar y de mezclas de azúcar y cacao — Reglamento (CE) n° 465/2000 — Medidas de salvaguardia — Artículo 109 de la Decisión PTU — Facultad de apreciación de la Comisión — Principio de proporcionalidad — Motivación»)

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Published date: 23 September 2005
• Celex Number: C2005/229/02

17.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 229/1

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Second Chamber)

of 14 July 2005

in Case C-41/03 P: Rica Foods (Free Zone) NV v Commission of the European Communities, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom of Spain, French Republic (1)

(Appeal - Arrangements for association of the overseas countries and territories - Imports of sugar and mixtures of sugar and cocoa - Regulation (EC) No 465/2000 - Safeguard measures - Article 109 of the OCT Decision - Commission's power of assessment - Principle of proportionality - Reasons)

(2005/C 229/02)

Language of the case: Dutch

In Case C-41/03 P: Rica Foods (Free Zone) NV, established in Oranjestad (Aruba) (Lawyer: G. van der Wal), the other parties to the proceedings being: Commission of the European Communities (Agent: T. van Rijn), Kingdom of the Netherlands (Agent H. Sevenster), Kingdom of Spain (Agents: N. Díaz Abad and D. Miguel Muñoz Pérez), French Republic (Agents: G. de Bergues and L. Bernheim) — appeal under Article 49 of the Statute of the Court of Justice, brought on 29 January 2003 — the Court (Second Chamber), composed of C.W.A. Timmermans, President of the Chamber, R. Silva de Lapuerta, R. Schintgen (Rapporteur), G. Arestis and J. Klučka, Judges; P. Léger, Advocate General; M. Ferreira, Principal Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 14 July 2005, in which it:

1. Dismisses the appeal;

2. Orders Rica Foods (Free Zone) NV to pay the costs;

3. Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic to bear their own costs.

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(1) OJ C 83 of 05.04.2003.

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