Van Kleffens

OPINION OF MR ADVOCATE GENERAL LAGRANGE of 12 June 1956 ( 1 ) Summary Introduction I — The texts II — The contested decisions III — The conclusions contained in the applications IV — The submissions relied on in the applications V — The admissibility of the applications from the point of view of Article 33 Nature of the letter of 28 May 1955 as a decision in so far as it refers to the withdrawal of equalization Nature of the contested decisions as ‘individual decisions concerning’ the applicants Nature of the contested decisions as ‘decisions involving a misuse of powers affecting’ the applicants General considerations Application in this instance VI — Discussion of the substance The unilateral imposition of prices The fixing of reduced prices The severence of the relationship between prices and equalization payments, and the problem of selectivity The threat to withdraw equalization payments The determination of the ruling common market prices, the objective of alignment The determination of estimated production costs at the end of the transitional period, the limit of alignment Misuse of powers VII — Final conclusions Mr President, Members of the Court, Before beginning my consideration of the points at issue today allow me to express my sincere thanks to the lawyers who have spoken in this case, not only for their seriousness, conscientiousness and talent — which was to be excepted — but also for the really exceptional way in which they have succeeded, when presenting argument based on a file which ... Прочетете още