Notice for the OJ

 

ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

19 December 2001

in Joined Cases T-195/01 R and T-207/01 R, Government of Gibraltar v Commission of the European Communities

(Proceedings for interim relief ( State aid ( Decision to initiate a formal investigation procedure ( Admissibility ( Prima facie case ( Urgency ( None ( Balancing of interests)

Language of the Case: English

In Joined Cases T-195/01 R and T-207/01 R, Government of Gibraltar, represented by A. Sutton, M. Llamas, Barristers, and W. Schuster, lawyer, with an address for service in Luxembourg, against Commission of the European Communities, (Agents: V. Di Bucci and R. Lyal): Application for interim measures in respect of the decisions of the Commission of 11 July 2001, notified to the Government of the United Kingdom by letters SG(2001) D/289755 and SG(2001) D/289757, to initiate the procedure provided for by Article 88(2) EC in respect of alleged State aid granted under Gibraltarian legislation to exempt and qualifying companies respectively, the President of the Court of First Instance made the following order on 19 December 2001, the operative part of which is as follows:

1.The applications for interim measures are dismissed.

2.The costs are reserved.

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