Notice for the OJ
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
20 February 2002
in Case T-170/00: Förde-Reederei GmbH v Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities(1) (Non-contractual liability of the Community ( Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty ( Damage caused by transitional tax exemption arrangements for products
bought by travellers during sea-crossings between two Member States)
(Language of the case: German)
In Case T-170/00, Förde-Reederei GmbH, established in Flensburg (Germany), represented by U. Schrömbges and L. Harings, lawyers, with an address for service in Luxembourg, v Council of the European Union (Agents: A.-M. Colaert and J.-P. Hix) and Commission of the European Communities (Agents: E. Traversa, R. Lyal and K. Gross): Application seeking compensation for damage allegedly suffered following the expiry of the transitional tax exemption arrangements provided by Article 28 of Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products (OJ 1992 L 76, p. 1), Court of First Instance (Second Chamber), composed of: R.M. Moura Ramos, President, J. Pirrung and A.W.H. Meij, Judges; D. Christensen, Administrator, for the Registrar, has given a judgment on 20 February 2002, in which it:
1. Dismisses the application;
2. Orders the applicant to pay all the costs.
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