Order of the President of the Court of First Instance of 28 April 2009 - United Phosphorus v Commission

(Case T-95/09 R)

(Application for interim relief - Directive 91/414/EEC - Decision concerning the non-inclusion of napropamide in Annex I to Directive 91/414 - Application for suspension of operation and for interim measures - Prima facie case - Urgency - Balance of interests)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: United Phosphorus Ltd (Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom) (represented by: C. Mereu and K. Van Maldegem, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: L. Parpala and N. Rasmussen, acting as Agents, assisted by J. Stuyck, lawyer)

Re:

Application, first, for suspension of operation of Commission Decision 2008/902/EC of 7 November 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of napropamide in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (OJ 2008 L 326, p. 35), until delivery of the judgment in the main action, and, second, for interim relief

Operative part of the order

1.    The operation of Commission Decision 2008/902/EC of 7 November 2008 concerning the non-inclusion of napropamide in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance is suspended up to 7 May 2010 - but at the latest up to the date on which the decision in the main action is delivered.

2.    That suspension is subject to the condition that the parties lodge with the Registry of the Court, by no later than 15 March 2010, observations on the course of the accelerated procedure instituted, in regard to napropamide, pursuant to Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 of 17 January 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Directive 91/414 as regards a regular and an accelerated procedure for the assessment of active substances which were part of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of that Directive but have not been included in its Annex I.

3.     The Commission is ordered to take, should the applicant so request, the measures necessary to ensure that the present order is fully effective in regard to those Member States which, prior to 7 May 2009, may already have cancelled, withdrawn or refused, pursuant to Article 2 of Decision 2008/902, authorisations for plant protection products containing napropamide.

4.     Costs are reserved.

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