ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOURTH CHAMBER
OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
13 July 2006(*)
(Removal from the Register)
In Case T-109/03,
Arran Aromatics Ltd, established in Isle of Arran (United Kingdom),
Iain Russel, residing in Isle of Arran (United Kingdom)
Allastair Rennick, residing in Isle of Arran (United Kingdom),
represented by C. Pouncey, Solicitor, and L. Van den Hende, lawyer,
applicants,
v
Commission of the European Communities, represented by C. Brown, acting as agent,
defendant,
APPLICATION for compensation in respect of the damage allegedly caused by the levying by the United States of America of increased customs duty on imports of the applicants’ bath preparations, as authorised by the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), following a finding that the Community regime governing the import of bananas was incompatible with the agreements and understandings annexed to the Agreement establishing the WTO,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOURTH CHAMBER
OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
makes the following
Order
1 By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 4 July 2006, the applicants informed the Court of First Instance, in accordance with Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, that they wish to discontinue the proceedings and that the parties have come to an agreement in relation to costs, according to which each party will bear its own costs.
2 By letter lodged at the Court Registry on 5 July 2006, the defendant indicated to the Court of First Instance that it had no objection to the discontinuance. The defendant confirmed that the parties have come to an agreement in relation to costs according to which each party will bear its own costs.
3 Article 87(5), second subparagraph, of the Rules of Procedure provides that where discontinuance has been applied for and the parties have come to an agreement on costs, the decision as to costs shall be in accordance with that agreement.
On those grounds,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOURTH CHAMBER
hereby orders:
1. Case T-109/03 is removed from the register of the Court of First Instance.
2. Each party shall bear its own costs.
Luxembourg, 13 July 2006.