Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 30 March 2006 – EFfCI v Parliament and Council
(Case C-113/05 P)
Appeal – Directive 2003/15/EC – Action for annulment – Cosmetic products – Protection of public health – Experiments on animals – Prohibition of substances which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction – Appeal in part clearly inadmissible and in part clearly unfounded
1.Procedure – Obligation on the Court of First Instance to initiate the oral procedure before giving a ruling on a plea of inadmissibility – None (Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, Art. 114(4)) (see para. 26)
2.Appeals – Grounds – Ground having no connection to the pleas raised before the Court of First Instance – Inadmissible (Rules of Procedure of the Court, Art. 42(2)) (see para. 36)
3.Actions for annulment – Natural or legal persons – Measures of direct and individual concern to them (Art. 230, fourth para.,, EC; European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/15) (see paras 37, 56)
Re:
| Appeal against the order of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 10 December 2004 in Case T-196/03 | EFfCI | v | European Parliament and Council | – Admissibility of an action for partial annulment of Article 1 of Directive 2003/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003 amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (OJ 2003 L 66, p. 26) – Person directly and individually concerned within the meaning of the fourth paragraph of Article 230 EC |
Operative part:
The Court:
1. |
| Dismisses the appeal; |
2. |
| Orders the European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients to pay the costs. |