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61964O0056
Order of the Court of 10 June 1965.
Etablissements Consten SARL v Commission of the EEC.
Case 56-64.
European Court reports
French edition 1966 Page 00556
Dutch edition 1966 Page 00571
German edition 1966 Page 00450
Italian edition 1966 Page 00572
English special edition 1966 Page 00382

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IN CASE 56/64
SOCIETE CONSTEN, THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF WHICH IS AT COURBEVOIE ( SEINE ), FRANCE,
APPLICANT,
V
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY,
DEFENDANT,

WHEREAS UNDER ARTICLE 37(2 ) OF THE STATUTE OF THE COURT ANNEXED TO THE EEC TREATY ANY PERSON ESTABLISHING AN INTEREST IN THE RESULT OF ANY CASE HAS THE RIGHT TO INTERVENE IN THAT CASE;
WHEREAS THE INTEREST NECESSARY IN THIS RESPECT MUST NOT RELATE SIMPLY TO ABSTRACT LEGAL ARGUMENTS BUT TO THE ACTUAL CONCLUSIONS OF A PARTY TO THE MAIN ACTION;
WHEREAS IN THE PRESENT CASE IN CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONTESTED DECISION IN RELATION TO THE OUTCOME OF THE PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE THE FRENCH COURT BETWEEN THE CONSTEN AND LEISSNER COMPANIES THE ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE DEFENDANT CANNOT FAIL TO EXERCISE A DECISIVE INFLUENCE ON THE OUTCOME OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED CASE;
WHEREAS THEREFORE THE POSITION OF THE APPLICANT IN RELATION TO THE OUTCOME OF THE PRESENT CASE IS SUCH AS TO ESTABLISH ITS INTEREST IN INTERVENING IN SUPPORT OF THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE DEFENDANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 37(2 ) OF THE STATUTE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EEC;
WHEREAS IT FOLLOWS FROM THE FOREGOING CONSIDERATIONS THAT THE APPLICATION TO INTERVENE MUST SUCCEED;

1 . THE LEISSNER COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO INTERVENE IN CASE 56/64 . A TIME LIMIT SHALL BE FIXED FOR THE LODGING OF THE INTERVENER'S WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE DEFENDANT;
2 . A COPY OF EACH PLEADING SHALL BE RESERVED ON THE INTERVENER BY THE REGISTRAR;
3 . THE COSTS ARE RESERVED .

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