Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) 21 July 1998

In Joined Cases T-66/96 and T-221/97,

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (Fifth Chamber), composed of: J. Azizi, President, R. Garcia-Valdecasas and M. Jaeger, Judges, Registrar: A. Mair, Administrator,

having regard to the written procedures and further to the hearings on 17 February 1998 and 16 June 1998,

gives the following

Judgment

Legal background

Facts and procedure

Forms of order sought

Admissibility

Admissibility in Case T-66/96

Arguments of the parties

Findings of the Court

Admissibility of Case T-221/97

Findings of the Court

Substance

Breach of the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations

Findings of the Court

The plea of breach of the principle of equal treatment

Arguments of the parties

Findings of the Court

Costs

1 of the case: English.