Judgment of the Court of First Instance (single Judge) 9 December 1999

In Case T-53/99,

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (single Judge), J. Azizi, sitting as a single Judge, Registrar: B. Pastor, Principal Administrator,

having regard to the written procedure and further to the hearing on 29 October 1999,

gives the following

Judgment

I — Facts

II — Procedure and forms of order sought

III — Admissibility

IV — The substance of the action for annulment

Arguments of the parties

Findings of the Court

Introduction

First plea

Second plea

— The applicant's involvement in the moves to extend the SEP after 1996 (first part) and the technical assistance in respect of questions relating to the steel industry and foundries (third part)

— The applicant's involvement in the BAT study (second part)

Conclusion

Costs

1 Language of the case: English.