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61960O0013

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Parties

HAVING REGARD TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE LAND OF NORTH RHINE - WESTPHALIA ON 20 APRIL 1961 TO INTERVENE IN THE ACTION PENDING BEFORE THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

( 1 ) 'GEITLING' RUHRKOHLEN-VERKAUFSGESELLSCHAFT MBH, ESSEN,

( 2 ) 'MAUSEGATT' RUHRKOHLEN-VERKAFSGESELLSCHAFT MBH, ESSEN,

( 3 ) 'PRASIDENT' RUHRKOHLEN-VERKAFSGESELLSCHAFT MBH, ESSEN,

( 4 ) THE MINING COMPANIES OF THE RUHR BASIN, GROUPED INTO AND REPRESENTED BY THE ABOVE THREE MARKETING COMPANIES,

HIGH AUTHORITY OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY,

Grounds

HAVING REGARD TO THE WRITTEN OBSERVATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE PARTIES TO THE ORIGINAL CASE;

WHEREAS THE GOVERNMENT OF THE LAND OF NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA CLAIMS THAT IT HAS AN INTEREST IN THE RESULT OF THE ORIGINAL CASE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT AND SUBSTANTIATES ITS CLAIM WITH A PERTINENT STATEMENT OF THE REASONS GIVING RISE TO THAT INTEREST;

WHEREAS THE LAND OF NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA HAS ADEQUATELY SUBSTANTIATED ITS INTEREST IN INTERVENING IN THE SAID CASE;

WHEREAS, MOREOVER, THE SAID INTEREST IS NOT CONTESTED BY THE PARTIES TO THE ORIGINAL CASE;

Operative part

COMPOSED OF : A . M . DONNER, PRESIDENT, CH . L . HAMMES AND N . CATALANO ( PRESIDENTS OF CHAMBERS ), O . RIESE, L . DELVAUX, J . RUEFF ( RAPPORTEUR ), AND R . ROSSI, JUDGES,

ADVOCATE-GENERAL : K . ROEMER

REGISTRAR : A . VAN HOUTTE

HEREBY ORDERS :

1 . THAT THE LAND OF NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA BE ALLOWED TO INTERVENE;

2 . THAT COPIES OF ALL PROCEDURAL DOCUMENTS BE SERVED BY THE REGISTRAR ON THE INTERVENER;