Court of Justice of the European Communities (including Court of First Instance Decisions)

ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE

8 August 1997 (1)

(Removal from the register)

In Case C-317/95,

REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EC Treaty by the Simvoulio Epikratias for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before it between

Canadane Cheese Trading amba,

Adelfi G. Kouri AEVE

and

Ipourgos Emboriou,

Ipourgos Ikonomikon,

Ipourgos Igias, Pronias kai Kinonikon Asfaliseon,

Ipourgos Georgias

(Ministeries of Commerce, Finance, Health, Welfare and Social Security, and Agriculture)

on the interpretation of Articles 30 and 36 of the EC Treaty,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE,

after hearing the observations of Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer,

makes the following

Order

1. By order of 20 June 1995, received at the Court on 10 October 1995, the Simvoulio Epikratias (Council of State) referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling a number of questions on the interpretation of Articles 30 and 36 of the EC Treaty.

2. By a letter of 24 June 1997, received at the Court on 27 June 1997, the Simvoulio Epikratias informed the Court that, by a judgment of 24 June 1997, it had decided to withdraw the questions referred to the Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling. It did not state the reasons for that decision.

3. In those circumstances, removal from the register should be ordered pursuant to Articles 77 and 78 of the Rules of Procedure.

   Costs

4. The costs incurred by the Danish, German, Greek, Austrian and Finnish Governments and by the Commission of the European Communities, which have submitted written observations to the Court, are not recoverable. Since these proceedings are, for the parties to the main proceedings, a step in the proceedings pending before the national court, the decision on costs is a matter for that court.

On those grounds,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE

hereby orders:

Case C-317/95 is removed from the register.

Luxembourg, 8 August 1997.

R. Grass G.C. Rodríguez Iglesias

Registrar President

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1: Language of the case: Greek.