Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 7 October 2009 - Vischim v Commission
(Plant protection products - Active substance chlorothalonil - Amendment of the entry in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC - Directive 2006/76/EC - Retroactivity - No transitional period - Legal certainty - Legitimate expectations - Principle of equal treatment)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Vischim Srl (Cesano Maderno, Italy) (represented by: C. Mereu and K. Van Maldegem, lawyers)
Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: L. Parpala and B. Doherty, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for the annulment of the second paragraph of Article 2 of Commission Directive 2006/76/EC of 22 September 2006 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the specification of the active substance chlorothalonil (OJ 2006 L 263, p. 9).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Vischim Srl to pay the costs.
____________1 - OJ C 20, 27.1.2007.