23.2.2008
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 51/6
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2007 — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Council of the European Union
(Case C-137/05) (1)
(Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 - Passports and travel documents issued by the Member States - Standards for security features and biometrics - Validity)
(2008/C 51/10)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, (represented by C. Jackson and C. Gibbs, Agents, A. Dashwood, Barrister)
Interveners in support of the applicants: Ireland (represented by: D. O'Hagan, Agent, and A. Collins, SC, and P. McGarry, BL), Slovak Republic, (represented by R. Procházka, J. Čorba and B. Ricziová, Agents)
Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by M. J. Schutte, R. Szostak and G. Giglio, Agents,
Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain, (represented by J. Rodríguez Cárcamo, Agent), Kingdom of the Netherlands, (represented by H.G. Sevenster, Agent) Commission of the European Communities, (represented by C. O'Reilly, Agent)
Re:
Annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (OJ 2004 L 385, p. 1)
Operative part of the judgment
1.
Dismisses the action;
2.
Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs;
3.
Orders the Kingdom of Spain, Ireland, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Slovak Republic and the Commission of the European Communities to bear their own costs.
(1) OJ C 132, 28.5.2005.
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