Avis juridique important

61978O0019

European Court reports 1978 Page 00679

Parties

IN CASE 19/78 R ,

XAVIER AUTHIE , REPRESENTED BY MARCEL SLUSNY , OF THE BRUSSELS BAR , WITH AN ADDRESS FOR SERVICE IN LUXEMBOURG AT THE CHAMBERS OF FRANCOISE FABER , 51 AVENUE DE LA LIBERTE ,

APPLICANT ,

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , REPRESENTEND BY ITS LEGAL ADVISER , RAYMOND BAEYENS , ACTING AS AGENT , WITH AN ADDRESS FOR SERVICE IN LUXEMBOURG AT THE OFFICE OF ITS LEGAL ADVISER , MARIO CERVINO , JEAN MONNET BUILDING , KIRCHBERG ,

DEFENDANT ,

Grounds

1 UNDER ARTICLE 83 ( 2 ) OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COURT , SUSPENSION OF OPERATION IS CONDITIONAL UPON THE EXISTENCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES GIVING RISE TO URGENCY AND GROUNDS ESTABLISHING A PRIMA FACIE CASE FOR SUCH A MEASURE .

2 THE APPLICANT HAS PLEADED THAT THE REFUSAL TO ADMIT HIM TO THE COMPETITION IS PRIMA FACIE UNJUSTIFIED .

3 IN SUPPORT OF THAT PLEA HE HAS REPEATED THE SAME GROUNDS AS THOSE INVOKED IN THE MAIN ACTION .

4 AT THIS STAGE IN THE PROCEEDINGS THE COURT ' S FINAL DECISION ON THOSE ISSUES CANNOT BE PREJUDGED .

5 IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY THE URGENCY OF HIS APPLICATION FOR THE ADOPTION OF AN INTERIM MEASURE , THE APPLICANT HAS STATED THAT IF HE SUCCEEDED ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CASE , ALL THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE COMPETITION WOULD HAVE TO BE BEGUN AFRESH , AND THAT THEREFORE IT WAS PREFERABLE TO SUSPEND THOSE PROCEEDINGS AND NOT GO ON WITH THE ORAL TESTS BEFORE THE COURT HAS GIVEN JUDGMENT ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CASE .

6 ALTHOUGH THE APPLICANT HAS EMPHASIZED HIS INTEREST IN BEING ADMITTED TO THE COMPETITION , HE HAS NOT HOWEVER SHOWN IN WHAT RESPECT THE CONTINUANCE OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE COMPETITION WOULD CAUSE HIM IRREPARABLE DAMAGE .

7 ON THE MOST FAVOURABLE VIEW FOR THE APPLICANT OF THE DECISION TO BE TAKEN ON THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CASE AND EVEN ASSUMING THAT HIS APPLICATION FOR THE ADOPTION OF AN INTERIM MEASURE IS GRANTED , SUSPENSION OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE STAGE WHICH HAS NOW BEEN REACHED WOULD NOT DISPENSE WITH THE NEED TO REPEAT THE WRITTEN TESTS , WHICH HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE .

8 FURTHERMORE , SUSPENSION OF THE ORAL TESTS WOULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE AND SERIOUS HARM BOTH TO THE COMMISSION AND TO THE MANY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE TAKEN THE WRITTEN TESTS .

9 IN THE LIGHT OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT MUST BE CONCLUDED THAT THE CONDITIONS FOR THE GRANT OF THE INTERLOCUTORY MEASURE SOUGHT HAVE NOT BEEN FULFILLED AND THAT THE APPLICATION MUST ACCORDINGLY BE DISMISSED .

Decision on costs

COSTS

10 IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES COSTS SHOULD BE RESERVED .

Operative part

ON THOSE GROUNDS ,

BY WAY OF INTERLOCUTORY DECISION ,

HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS :

1 . THE APPLICATION IS DISMISSED .

2 . COSTS ARE RESERVED .