PRESS RELEASE No 78/02
30 September 2002
Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-211/02
Tideland Signal / Commission
COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE APPLIES FAST TRACK PROCEDURE
Using this procedure a judgment in an urgent case is given
within 11 weeks
The Court decided to apply the accelerated procedure in Case T-211/02. The
applicant sought the annulment of a Commission decision to reject the tender
it had submitted in respect of an aid project, under the EU's TACIS programme,
to supply navigation equipment to ports on the Caspian Sea. It asked the Court
to apply the accelerated procedure and also to adopt interim measures immediately,
claiming that these steps were necessary in order to protect its interests.
The President of the Court of First Instance issued an order suspending the
tendering procedure in question the very next day after the application was
lodged, 16 July 2002. As the fast track procedure was applied and
the case was a relatively straightforward one, the Court then heard the parties
and came to a final judgment within 11 weeks. The application was lodged on
15 July 2002 and the Court decided to apply the accelerated procedure
on 1 August 2002. On 17 September 2002, the case
was heard and judgment was given on Friday, 27 September 2002.
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