Order of the Court of 24 March 1960. # De Gezamenlijke Steenkolenmijnen in Limburg v High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community. # Case 30-59.

Parties

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IN CASE 30/59

HAVING REGARD TO THE ORDER OF THE COURT OF 18 FEBRUARY 1960 BY WHICH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY IS ALLOWED TO INTERVENE IN THE PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE THE COURT BETWEEN

DE GEZAMENLIJKE STEENKOLENMIJNEN IN LIMBURG

AND

HIGH AUTHORITY OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY

Grounds

HAVING REGARD TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED ON 10 MARCH 1960 BY THE INTERVENER;

HAVING REGARD TO THE OBSERVATIONS SUBMITTED ON 17 MARCH 1960 BY THE DEFENDANT IN THE MAIN ACTION AND ON 21 MARCH BY THE APPLICANT IN THE MAIN ACTION;

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FIRST SUBPARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 29 ( 2 ) OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COURT, THE LANGUAGE OF THE CASE IN THE PRESENT PROCEEDINGS IS DUTCH .

NEVERTHELESS, PARAGRAPH 2 ( C ) OF THE SAID ARTICLE PROVIDES THAT 'AT THE REQUEST OF ONE OF THE PARTIES, AND AFTER THE OPPOSITE PARTY AND THE ADVOCATE-GENERAL HAVE BEEN HEARD, THE COURT MAY BY WAY OF DEROGATION FROM SUBPARAGRAPHS ( A ) AND ( B ), AUTHORIZE ANOTHER OF THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES...TO BE USED AS THE LANGUAGE OF THE CASE FOR ALL OR PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS '.

Operative part

THE COURT COMPOSED OF : A . M . DONNER, PRESIDENT, L . DELVAUX AND R . ROSSI, PRESIDENTS OF CHAMBERS, O . RIESE AND CH . L . HAMMES, JUDGES,

ADVOCATE-GENERAL : M . LAGRANGE

REGISTRAR : A . VAN HOUTTE

HEREBY MAKES THE FOLLOWING ORDER .

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY :

1 . IS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING ITS SUBMISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF ITS CONCLUSIONS DURING THE WRITTEN PROCEDURE, REQUIRED TO USE THE LANGUAGE OF THE CASE USED IN THE MAIN ACTION, NAMELY DUTCH;

2 . IS AUTHORIZED TO USE THE GERMAN LANGUAGE FOR THE ORAL PROCEDURE .