Notice for the OJ
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
of 3 February 2005
in Case T-19/01 Chiquita Brands International, Inc., and Others v Commission of the European Communities 1 (Common organisation of the markets - Bananas - Action for compensation - Regulation No 2362/98 - Agreement establishing the WTO and annexed agreements - Recommendations and rulings of the dispute settlement body of the WTO)
(Language of the case: English)
In Case T-19/01: Chiquita Brands International, Inc., established in Trenton, New Jersey (United States), Chiquita Banana Co. BV, established in Breda (Netherlands), and Chiquita Italia, SpA, established in Rome (Italy), represented by C. Pouncey, solicitor, and L. Van Den Hende, avocat, with an address for service in Luxembourg, against the Commission of the European Communities, (Agents: initially C. Van der Hauwaert and C. Brown, then L. Visaggio, C. Brown and M. Niejahr, and finally L. Visaggio and C. Brown, assisted by N. Khan, barrister, with an address for service in Luxembourg), ( action for compensation in respect of loss allegedly suffered by reason of the adoption and maintaining in force of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2362/98 of 28 October 1998, laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 regarding imports of bananas into the Community (OJ 1998 L 293, p. 32), ( the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber, Extended Composition), composed of P. Lindh, President, R. García-Valdecasas, J.D. Cooke, P. Mengozzi and M.E. Martins Ribeiro, Judges; J. Plingers, Administrator, for the Registrar, gave a judgment on 3 February 2005, in which it:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders the applicant to pay its own costs and those of the Commission.
____________1 - . OJ C 108 of 7.4.2001.